Why ‘Parasite’ Will Win Best Picture at Oscars 2020
4 years, 11 months ago

Why ‘Parasite’ Will Win Best Picture at Oscars 2020

The Quint  

It is not very difficult to make a case for Parasite’s at the Oscars 2020. Especially American films which usually have a distinct moral stance—an oppressor and an oppressed, a black and a white. It is an entrant in a tried and tested genre—a war film that emphasises valour, human fraternity, and the fragility of life. The biggest proponent for 1917’s contention is the remarkable technical and physical feat achieved in producing the one-shot film.

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From Casablanca to Parasite here are the greatest Best Picture winners
10 months ago

From Casablanca to Parasite here are the greatest Best Picture winners

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Look over the list of Best Picture winners over the years …

With this year's Oscar nominations, foreign-language films have gone mainstream
11 months, 2 weeks ago

With this year's Oscar nominations, foreign-language films have gone mainstream

BBC  

With this year's Oscar nominations, foreign-language films have gone mainstream Netflix Non-English language films Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest, Past Lives, and Society of Snow all received Oscar nominations – three of them for best picture. In the decades prior to this shift, non-English language films were nearly always relegated to the "best foreign language film" prize, …

In ‘CODA,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’ found the ultimate Oscars underdog
2 years, 9 months ago

In ‘CODA,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’ found the ultimate Oscars underdog

LA Times  

In “The Power of the Dog,” a swaggering man of the West — authoritative, domineering, seemingly invincible — comes face to face with a most unexpected adversary, someone who looks harmless but turns out to be anything but. It lost the best picture Oscar to “CODA,” Siân Heder’s scrappy, jugular-piercing crowd-pleaser about a hearing teenager growing up within a Deaf …

Oscar-Winning Movie 'Parasite' Rules Asian Film Awards Nominations
4 years, 4 months ago

Oscar-Winning Movie 'Parasite' Rules Asian Film Awards Nominations

ABP News  

'Parasite' -- Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning movie leads the race at this year's Asian Film Awards, by sweeping 10 nominations including best film, best director, and best screenplay. 'Parasite' created history as it became the first foreign-language film to win the Best Picture award at the Oscars. The film also bagged the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, …

Hollywood barriers fall in milestone Oscars for ‘Parasite’
4 years, 10 months ago

Hollywood barriers fall in milestone Oscars for ‘Parasite’

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Before Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” made history as the first non-English best picture winner in Academy Awards history, he made a modest plea to American moviegoers: Don’t be afraid of subtitles. Accepting the award for best foreign-language film at the Golden Globes last month, the South Korean filmmaker, who has worked in both Seoul and Hollywood, said: …

Making Oscar history, ‘Parasite’ wins best picture
4 years, 10 months ago

Making Oscar history, ‘Parasite’ wins best picture

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — In a milestone win that instantly expanded the Oscars’ horizons, Bong Joon Ho’s masterfully devious class satire “Parasite” became the first non-English language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards. “Parasite” took Hollywood’s top prize on Sunday night, along with awards for best director, best international film and best screenplay. In …

Parasite has changed the face of the Oscars – but the fight for film industry diversity doesn't end here
4 years, 10 months ago

Parasite has changed the face of the Oscars – but the fight for film industry diversity doesn't end here

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As Justin Chang, a film writer …

By winning the Best Picture Oscar, South Korean film 'Parasite' has beaten Hollywood biggies
4 years, 10 months ago

By winning the Best Picture Oscar, South Korean film 'Parasite' has beaten Hollywood biggies

India TV News  

South Korean film "Parasite" beat Hollywood biggies like "Joker", "1917" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" to win the best picture Oscar that was given a musical touch by artistes such as Elton John and Eminem. Talking about immigrants, before announcing the Academy Award for best animated feature film, Indian-American comedian Mindy Kaling said she found solace in animated …

Oscars 2020: Despite absence from ceremony, Priyanka Chopra Jonas cheers for Parasite's historic win on Instagram
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Despite absence from ceremony, Priyanka Chopra Jonas cheers for Parasite's historic win on Instagram

Firstpost  

As the South Korean drama Parasite made history at the 92nd Academy Awards, actor Priyanka Chopra congratulated the team of the movie and said the craft of artists has the power to transcend borders. At the 92nd Academy Awards, Parasite became the first foreign-language film to win the Best Picture accolade. Parasite had gained six nominations this year at the …

‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho quotes Martin Scorsese in acceptance speech at Oscars
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho quotes Martin Scorsese in acceptance speech at Oscars

The Hindu  

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho is the toast of Hollywood now, after Parasite became the first foreign film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The 50-year-old beat several iconic directors such as fellow nominees Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Sam Mendes for 1917, Todd Phillips for Joker and Martin Scorsese for The Irishman in …

Oscars 2020: From Eminem’s surprise performance to Joaquin Phoenix’s stirring speech; four highlights
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: From Eminem’s surprise performance to Joaquin Phoenix’s stirring speech; four highlights

Hindustan Times  

The 92nd Academy Awards concluded with the historic best picture win for Bong Joon-ho’s South Korean social satire, Parasite, pulling off surprise win after surprise win for a total of four Oscars. Here are four major highlights from the ceremony: Elton John and Hildur Guðnadóttir are just one award away from joining the EGOT club Elton John is seen after …

Oscars 2020: 'Parasite' Creates History, Becomes First Foreign Language Film To Win Best Picture
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: 'Parasite' Creates History, Becomes First Foreign Language Film To Win Best Picture

ABP News  

Language is a core expression of identity. #Parasite pic.twitter.com/rqFdQwX4t4 — Eugene Lee Yang February 10, 2020 : South Korean drama 'Parasite' created history as it became the first foreign-language film to win the Best Picture award at Oscars. Earlier in the ceremony, the film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, and Best Director. 'Parasite' had …

Oscars 2020: South Korea’s ‘Parasite’ makes Oscar history with Best Picture
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: South Korea’s ‘Parasite’ makes Oscar history with Best Picture

The Hindu  

Just days before the Oscars, South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho had referred to the Oscars as “very local” awards. Or, perhaps, it was Mr. Bong’s other famous quote — “once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films” — that made the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences look …

‘Parasite’ Winning Best Picture Is A Huge Leap Forward For The Oscars
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Parasite’ Winning Best Picture Is A Huge Leap Forward For The Oscars

Huff Post  

Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: NEON + CJ Entertainment/Getty This is major. The film found box-office fortune as it expanded across North American theaters throughout fall and winter, and Bong Joon Ho solidified his reputation as a cunning director skilled at disguising nuanced political allegories as crowd-pleasing blockbusters, something he’d already done with “The Host,” “Snowpiercer” and “Okja.” During the months …

Oscars 2020: Parasite Wins Best International Feature Film
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Parasite Wins Best International Feature Film

ABP News  

Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' won the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. This year, the award name was changed to Best International Feature Film from Best Foreign Language Film. In the Best Foreign Language Film category, 'Corpus Christi', 'Honeyland' ', Les Miserables', 'Pain and Glory' and 'Parasite' were nominated. 'Parasite' has gained six nominations this year at the …

Oscars 2020 winners: The complete list of who won Best Picture, Best Actor, and more at the 92nd Academy Awards.
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020 winners: The complete list of who won Best Picture, Best Actor, and more at the 92nd Academy Awards.

Slate  

The 92nd Academy Awards finished off a largely predictable ceremony on Sunday night with one major surprise: Parasite beating out 1917 for Best Picture. Parasite is not only the first South Korean movie ever to win any kind of Oscar, it’s also the first Best Picture winner in a language other than English. The bleakly comedic thriller, which follows a …

Oscars 2020: Complete List Of Academy Award Winners
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Complete List Of Academy Award Winners

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Bong Joon Ho’s twisty home invasion thriller “Parasite” took home the Best Picture trophy at the 2020 Oscars, making history in multiple categories as the first South Korean film to win major prizes at the award show. “I feel like a very opportune moment in history is happening right now,” producer Kwak Sin-ae said on stage at …

Oscars 2020 Highlights: Audience Demands to Let Crew of Best Picture Winner Parasite Finish Their Speeches
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020 Highlights: Audience Demands to Let Crew of Best Picture Winner Parasite Finish Their Speeches

News 18  

Parasite won Best Picture Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards and the audience encouraged the cast and crew to speak their heart out on stage. Sitting on the front row of the awards show, actors like Tom Hanks and Charlize Theron urged the cast and crew of the South Korean film to extend their speech beyond the stipulated time in …

Big wins for "Parasite" including Best Picture provide the thrills in a long, dull Oscars 2020
4 years, 11 months ago

Big wins for "Parasite" including Best Picture provide the thrills in a long, dull Oscars 2020

Salon  

"Parasite," a film about extreme socioeconomic disparity and class discrimination, won Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards. It's also obvious to anyone with working vision that the Academy charged Howell Taylor and Allain to do everything they could to make up for the fact that Academy voters selected an egregiously uninspired slate of nominees that were entirely white in …

How ‘Parasite’ made Oscars history as the first foreign-language best picture winner
4 years, 11 months ago

How ‘Parasite’ made Oscars history as the first foreign-language best picture winner

LA Times  

By the time Leonardo DiCaprio crashed the poolside “Parasite” party at the Sunset Tower Hotel on the weekend of the Golden Globes, the awards-season momentum for Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed thriller had been building for months. “Parasite” premiered at Cannes in May, unanimously winning the festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or prize, the first in a series of firsts for its filmmaker …

‘Parasite’, the Oscars and one-inch barriers
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Parasite’, the Oscars and one-inch barriers

Live Mint  

Bong Joon-ho has been making films for 20 years. Bong has been living a charmed life since May, when Parasite won the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Parasite has snapped up critics’ circle and guild awards across the country, the line “Jessica, only child, Illinois, Chicago” is a rare cinephile meme, it has won a Golden Globe …

‘Parasite’, the Oscars and one-inch barriers
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Parasite’, the Oscars and one-inch barriers

Live Mint  

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Oscars 2020: Which men were nominated for Best Director, and which women were left out?
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Which men were nominated for Best Director, and which women were left out?

Firstpost  

Issa Rae summed up the Best Director race succinctly, perhaps in more ways than she realised, when she announced the nominees: “Congratulations to those men.” Regardless of the work at hand, the group that the Academy has chosen to nominate represents a gaze toward the past — with one key exception, Parasite — and it feels terribly fitting that a …

‘1917’ dominates our 2020 Oscar predictions, but ‘Parasite’ could surprise
4 years, 11 months ago

‘1917’ dominates our 2020 Oscar predictions, but ‘Parasite’ could surprise

LA Times  

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‘Parasite’ Is a Brilliant Take on Social Divide and Manipulation
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Parasite’ Is a Brilliant Take on Social Divide and Manipulation

The Quint  

After bagging nearly every possible award and accolade through 2019, Bong Joon Ho’s masterful Korean film Parasite releases in Indian theaters this week, and it is a cause for celebration. Secondly, for those of you new to Parasite and Korean cinema in general, I would personally highly recommend all of Bong Joon Ho’s films as the first to begin your …

The Oscars need ‘Parasite’ more than ‘Parasite’ needs the Oscars
4 years, 11 months ago

The Oscars need ‘Parasite’ more than ‘Parasite’ needs the Oscars

LA Times  

“Parasite” deserves to win best picture. It wasn’t just that “Parasite” might be deemed too dark and violent by an academy that only rarely sees the merits of a thriller as unnerving as “No Country for Old Men” or “The Silence of the Lambs.” It wasn’t just that a corrosively funny, morally unsettling domestic drama about a subterranean class war …

‘Parasite’ was one of the best-acted movies of 2019. Why didn’t the Oscars recognize that?
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Parasite’ was one of the best-acted movies of 2019. Why didn’t the Oscars recognize that?

LA Times  

Spoiler alert: If you have not seen “Parasite,” be forewarned that this essay discusses key plot details from the movie, including the ending. Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” made Oscar history on Monday morning by becoming the first Korean movie to score nominations not only for international feature but also for best picture, director and original screenplay. But amid these well-earned, …

Everything you need to know about ‘Parasite’ and its Oscar nominations
4 years, 11 months ago

Everything you need to know about ‘Parasite’ and its Oscar nominations

LA Times  

It was clear from Times critic Justin Chang’s radiant enthusiasm coming out of Cannes in May: “Parasite” was something special — a movie to be seen, and then to be watched as it took the awards circuit by storm. But for those those who’ve missed the “Parasite” train thus far, here’s a short course in why director Bong Joon Ho’s …

How Netflix’s dominance in the Golden Globe nominations signals a new era for cinema
5 years, 1 month ago

How Netflix’s dominance in the Golden Globe nominations signals a new era for cinema

LA Times  

The battle for the future of movies has ended, and streaming has won. Propelled by Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic “The Irishman,” the searing divorce drama “Marriage Story” and the Vatican-set “The Two Popes” — all three of which earned best picture nods in the drama category, along with the World War I drama “1917” and the gritty comic-book smash “Joker” …

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