Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite has scooped the Best International Feature Film Academy Award Oscars
From the Dolby stage tonight, Bong noted the category’s name change and said he was “so happy to be its first recipient under the new name. I applaud and suport the new direction that this change symbolizes.”
He also thanked his “loving crew and cast members” who were all present in the audience and encouraged a round of applause. A further shoutout went to Korea’s CJ and to domestic distributor Neon who “allowed me to actualize my vision.” Then, to great enthusiasm, he tossed in, “I’m bloody ready to drink tonight, until the next morning.”’s second win of the night. It had six nominations coming in overall and is still up for Best Director and Best Picture.has taken $165.4M.
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