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Feb 10, 2020 · Wilkinson argues that this “deserving” Best Picture winner taps into a prevailing theme in world cinema in 2019: “that rampant inequality all over the world was building to some kind of ...
Feb 10, 2020 · Last night, Parasite became the first ever non-English language film to win best picture at the Academy Awards. Film critic Justin Chang tells NPR's Audie Cornish what makes it great.
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Things were very different for foreign language films at the start of Yang’s multi-decade career. When she arrived in Hollywood in the ’80s, Asian-language films, in particular, weren’t even considered a possibility for mainstream wide release. “They would be marketed in a different way. It was all about getting the Asian audience out, along with t...
While Lee was stringing together a run of multilingual epics, a new generation of Korean filmmakers was in the midst of its own golden age. Emboldened by the country’s expanding democratic rights and flush with cash from chaebols—large family-run conglomerates—a group of auteurs led by the trio Bong Joon-Ho, Kim Ji-woon and Park Chan-wook rose in t...
At the same time, American audiences were also seeing more faces of color on their screens thanks to the erosion of traditional gatekeepers in film and television. In 2015 and 2016, #OscarsSoWhite exploded on Twitter after two consecutive years of all-white acting nominees, leading the Academy to announce an initiative to double their number of fem...
In May, Parasite opened at Cannes to an eight-minute standing ovation, eventually winning the festival’s top prize. In October, the film opened in the U.S.—and thanks to rapturous reviews, word-of-mouth campaigns that included the efforts of Gold House—an Asian American organization that had formed in 2018 to boost Crazy Rich Asians at the box offi...
But Parasite’s best picture win does not guarantee lasting change. The Korean film industry has recently become stagnant—with admissionsplateauing since 2013—and top-heavy, with many blockbusters taking up an increasing amount of space at theaters. (Last year, a Korean Film Council study said that on any given day, 67.5% of all screenings would be ...
- Parasite in paradise. Getty Images. The Parasite team celebrating their wins. Parasite's Bong Joon-ho beat Sir Sam to the prize for best director, and also took the best original screenplay award.
- Brad Pitt gets political. Getty Images. Brad Pitt referred to President Trump's impeachment trial. Pitt won the first acting Oscar of his career - picking up the best supporting actor trophy for his role in Quentin Tarantino's film.
- Joaquin Phoenix: 'I've been a scoundrel' PA Media. Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger and Brad Pitt with their statuettes. Phoenix, who won best actor for his remarkable performance in the origin story about Batman's nemesis, also used the podium to send a heartfelt message about the state of the world, saying actors have the power to give a "voice for the voiceless".
- The biggest winners. Parasite - 4. 1917 - 3. Ford vs Ferrari - 2. Joker - 2. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - 2. The winners and nominees in full. Reaction to the ceremony and the winners.
Feb 9, 2020 · The triumph marked the first time a South Korean film had won an Oscar in any category. Parasite was widely expected to break some barriers at the Oscars, but not even the most seasoned awards ...
Feb 10, 2020 · Bong Joon Ho’s Palme d’Or winner entered the 2020 Oscars in history-making fashion as the first South Korean feature film nominated for Academy Awards. Many Oscar pundits expected “Parasite ...
Feb 9, 2020 · Feb. 9, 2020. Ninety-two years of Oscar history were shattered Sunday night when the South Korean hit “Parasite” became the first film not in the English language to win the Academy Award for ...
