Bong Joon-ho said that writing a screenplay is a “lonely” enterprise but acknowledged his country in sharing the win.
” film festival, but on Sunday, he was part of their becoming ever so slightly more international. Thedirector took to the stage to accept the Best Original Screenplay award with co-writer Han Jin-won, the first Oscar ever for a South Korean film.
Sharon Choi interpreted for the pair. “Thank you. Great honor, yeah,” said Bong, in English, before switching over to Korean to say that writing a screenplay was a lonely project, not one undertaken on behalf of one’s country. At the same time, he noted that his win marked “the very first Oscar [given] to South Korea,” acknowledging the momentousness of the occasion for South Korean films.
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