Bong Joon-ho's masterful social thriller just made history as the first foreign-language film ever to win Best Picture.
It happened, folks. Bong Joon-ho's masterful, biting social thrilleris the first foreign language film ever to win Best Picture. Its nomination in the category already made history, since it's the first Korean film ever to be recognized in the Best Picture field—following its Cannes debut last year, where it also became the first Korean film ever to win the Palme d'Or.
As the cast and crew accepted the trophy at tonight's ceremony, producer Kwak Sin-ae expressed her gratitude and noted that this history-making event could usher in much-needed change at the Oscars."I feel like a very opportune moment in history is happening right now," she said.Producer Miky Lee also praised their fearless director."Hi everybody, I'd like to thank director Bong," she said."Thank you for being you.
Earlier in the evening, the film also won the award for Best Original Screenplay."Writing a script is a very lonely process," Bong said in his inspiring speech."You never write to represent your country — but this is the very first Oscar for South Korea. I thank my wife for always being an inspiration to me. I thank all the actors who are with me today for bringing this film to life.
Later, Bong appeared onstage again to accept the award for Best International Film, which was renamed this year from Best Foreign Film. Bong noted that he was"so happy to be its first recipient under the new name. I applaud and support the new direction that this change symbolizes.", a) rectify that immediately, please, and b) the film centers on a working class family struggling to survive in Seoul, who collectively con their way into working for an obscenely wealthy family.
This caps a momentous awards season for the film, which has won a number of other accolades including Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTAs, and became the first non-English film ever to win the Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture.Emma Dibdin writes about television, movies, and podcasts, with coverage including opinion essays, news posts, episodic reviews and in-depth interviews with creatives.
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