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‘Parasite’ wins the Oscar for Best Picture, making history
    2020-02-11  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

SOUTH KOREAN film “Parasite” won best picture at the 92nd Academy Awards, becoming the first-ever non-English-language film to seize the top honor. The historic victory marked the fourth win of the night for the film, which mined suspense, humor and anguish in its tale rooted in the socioeconomic divide between two families.

“Parasite,” which was one of the only 10 foreign-language films in Oscar history nominated for best picture, also won best international feature film, original screenplay and director for filmmaker Bong Joon-ho. He used one of his acceptance speeches to thank fellow nominees, including Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino.

The thriller beat the odds to win best picture over strong contenders, especially “1917,” a box-office hit with a string of conquests at previous award shows. That World War I drama directed by Sam Mendes won three Oscars — for cinematography, sound mixing and visual effects.

The timely theme of class alienation in “Parasite” helped make it the highest-grossing foreign release in the U.S. last year. It found a passionate support base in Hollywood, which embraced Mr. Bong as a filmmaker working at the top of his game. And, after the director used a Golden Globes speech to encourage English-speaking audiences to get past “the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles,” Oscar voters rallied behind a movie in Korean.

The wins for “Parasite” seemed to promise a more inclusive Oscars that many critics of the Hollywood institution have called for. In one of his acceptance speeches, Mr. Bong referred to a naming change by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of the formerly “foreign-language film” category to “international feature film,” said Mr. Bong, “I applaud and support the direction that this new change symbolizes.”

The original screenplay Oscar for Mr. Bong and Han Jin Won also marks the first time an Asian nominee has won in any writing category.

The Oscar for lead actor went to Joaquin Phoenix, who dropped 52 pounds and adopted a consumptive cackle to play Arthur Fleck, a mentally ill man who spins into violence in “Joker.”

For her turn as Judy Garland in “Judy,” Renée Zellweger earned the Oscar for actress in a leading role, marking a career comeback 16 years after she won her first Oscar as a supporting actress in “Cold Mountain.”

The 92nd Academy Awards kicked off Sunday with a win for Brad Pitt, who took home the best supporting actor award for his role in “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood.”

Another Hollywood veteran, Laura Dern, won best supporting actress for playing a take-no-prisoners divorce attorney in “Marriage Story.”

Adding to a career with many memorable characters, Brad Pitt now has an Oscar-awarded performance as Cliff Booth, a stunt double and cool customer who anchors the film by director Quentin Tarantino. Mr. Pitt’s win is his first as an actor. (He holds one Oscar as a producer of best-picture winner “12 Years a Slave.”)

This is the first Oscar for Ms. Dern, who was the favorite winner. She dedicated the award to her acting heroes and parents Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd.

The World War I film “1917,” which went into the night as one of the strongest contenders, won awards for its cinematography, visual effects and sound mixing.

(SD-Agencies)


Main Oscar winners:

Best Picture: “Parasite”

Lead Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”

Lead Actress: Renee Zellweger, “Judy”

Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”

Director: Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”

Animated Feature Film: “Toy Story 4”

Animated Short: “Hair Love”

Adapted Screenplay: Taika Waititi, “Jojo Rabbit”

Original Screenplay: Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han, “Parasite”

Cinematography: Roger Deakins, “1917”

Best Documentary Feature: “American Factory”

Best Documentary Short Subject: “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone”

Best Live Action Short Film: “The Neighbors’ Window”

International Feature Film: “Parasite”

Film Editing: Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland, “Ford v Ferrari”

Original Score: Hildur Guenadóttir, “Joker”

Original Song: “I’m Gonna Love Me Again,” Rocketman

Makeup and Hair: “Bombshell”

Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran, “Little Women”

Visual Effects: “1917”

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