Korean Film ‘Parasite’ Conquers Hollywood, Winning Best Picture Oscar and Three More Statuettes
Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt and Renée Zellweger also won Oscars.
The South Korean film ‘Parasite’ became the first non-English-language film to win the top film award — the Oscar for Best Picture of the year. In addition, it received three other prestigious awards: Best International Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director.
There were no major surprises among the acting nominations. Joaquin Phoenix won his first Oscar for Best Actor for ‘Joker’, and Brad Pitt won Best Supporting Actor for ‘Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood’. Renée Zellweger won her first Oscar for Best Actress for her role as Hollywood icon Judy Garland in ‘Judy’, 15 years after winning Best Supporting Actress.
Laura Dern, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for ‘Marriage Story’, was one of two wins for the streaming service Netflix, the second statuette going to Best Documentary Feature for ‘American Factory’.
All the winners
Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay: ‘Parasite’
What is the best film about?
A boy from a poor family living in a basement apartment gets a job as an English tutor for a wealthy family. Through deception, he gets his entire family hired as well. The film, which at first seems to be a comedy but ends as a drama, raises the problem of the divide between social classes.
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix (‘Joker’)
Best Actress: Renée Zellweger (‘Judy’)
Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt (‘Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood’)
Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern (‘Marriage Story’)
Best Adapted Screenplay: ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Best Cinematography: ‘1917’
Best Film Editing: ‘Ford v Ferrari’
Best Original Song: ‘(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again’ (‘Rocketman’)
Best Original Score: ‘Joker’
Best Sound: ‘1917’
Best Sound Editing: ‘Ford v Ferrari’
Best Visual Effects: ‘1917’
Best Production Design: ‘Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood’
Best Costume Design: ‘Little Women’
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: ‘Bombshell’
Best Animated Feature: ‘Toy Story 4’
Best Animated Short Film: ‘Hair Love’
Best Documentary Feature: ‘American Factory’
Best Live Action Short Film: ‘The Neighbors' Window’
Best Documentary Short Subject: Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
Who won the most Oscars
- ‘Parasite’ — 4 (Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay)
- ‘1917’ — 3 (Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects)
- ‘Ford v Ferrari’, ‘Joker‘, ‘Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood’ — 2 each
What else happened at the Oscar ceremony
The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony was again held without hosts. The ceremony was opened by singer Janelle Monáe. In the middle of the program, Eminem performed his legendary track ‘Lose Yourself’, for which he won an Oscar 17 years ago. Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell also performed on stage with the song ‘Yesterday’ in memory of those who have passed away from the film industry.
Joaquin Phoenix's speech, which everyone will be talking about today:
American film director and producer Spike Lee arrived wearing a costume in honor of Kobe Bryant:
Actress Natalie Portman arrived at the ceremony in a Dior cape embroidered with the names of female directors who were not nominated for an Oscar:
A joint photo of the legendary Eminem and Elton John:
Taika Waititi, who won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for ‘Jojo Rabbit’, placed his statuette under the seat in front of him:
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