Oscars 2020 highlights: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite wins Best Picture, Joaquin Phoenix wins Best Actor
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020 highlights: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite wins Best Picture, Joaquin Phoenix wins Best Actor

Hindustan Times  

Best Picture - Parasite Joaquin Phoenix poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 92nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Best Live Action Short Film - The Neighbors’ Window Director Marshall Curry wins his first Oscar after three previous nominations. Best Original Screenplay - Parasite Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Parasite, in the first upset of the evening. Best Animated Feature - Toy Story 4, Best Animated Short - Hair Love Toy Story 4 becomes the latest Pixar film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Film. Accepting the award, director Josh Cooley said “we hope your adventures with Woody and Buzz made growing up a little easier.” Toy Story 4 became the 10th Pixar Animation Studios project to take home the best animated feature trophy at the Academy Awards.

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A nod at 90, a 42-year gap and more Oscar nomination numbers
1 year, 11 months ago

A nod at 90, a 42-year gap and more Oscar nomination numbers

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A descending look at the numbers behind Tuesday’s nominations for the 95th Academy Awards. ___ 90: Age of John Williams, nominated for best original score for “The Fabelmans.” The composer’s latest nomination makes him the oldest person ever to be nominated for a competitive Oscar. The songwriter remains a nomination machine with her best original song nod …

Oscars 2021 on April 25 will be in-person event, no virtual ceremony: Report
4 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2021 on April 25 will be in-person event, no virtual ceremony: Report

India Today  

The 93rd Academy Awards, or the Oscars 2021 will take place on April 25, 2021 and it will be an in-person event, a Variety.com report says. An awards publicist told Variety, “The Academy has done a walkthrough of the Dolby recently to see all the multiple options.” INDIA’S ENTRY TO OSCARS 2021 This year, director Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Jallikattu is …

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, …

Bong Joon Ho to publish 'Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards' to celebrate Oscar-winning film's one year anniversary
4 years, 7 months ago

Bong Joon Ho to publish 'Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards' to celebrate Oscar-winning film's one year anniversary

Firstpost  

Parasite, which examines the class divide in the Korean society through a poor family scheming its way into a rich man’s house with disastrous results, became a phenomenon on its debut at Cannes in May last year, starting a winning March that ended at Oscars. Parasite fans can get a glimpse into the creative mind of director Bong Joon Ho …

Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho won't get to keep all four of his awards for Parasite
4 years, 10 months ago

Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho won't get to keep all four of his awards for Parasite

Daily Mail  

Director Bong Joon-ho won't be able to keep all four Oscars that was awarded to his hit drama Parasite during the 92nd Academy Awards. Making history: Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho won't get to keep all four awards for Parasite, it was reported on Monday. as film's Best International Feature Film gong is awarded to South Korea Director Bong won the …

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 …

South Korea’s ‘Parasite’ wins international feature Oscar
4 years, 11 months ago

South Korea’s ‘Parasite’ wins international feature Oscar

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — “Parasite,“ director Bong Joon Ho’s dark comedy about wealth inequality, won the Oscar for best international feature at Sunday’s Academy Awards, becoming the first South Korean film to capture an Oscar. “A foreign-language film winning this later won’t be much of an issue later on, hopefully.” Still, he said he was stunned to see the film sweep …

Oscars 2020: The Irishman to Netflix, biggest snubs at 92nd Academy Awards
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: The Irishman to Netflix, biggest snubs at 92nd Academy Awards

India Today  

The 92nd Academy Awards were held in Los Angeles, US on February 9 this year and South Korean film Parasite won big by bagging four big awards - Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay. While Joe Pesci and Al Pacino lost the Best Actor in a Supporting Role trophy to Brad Pitt, The Irishman …

Oscars 2020: Joker star Joaquin Phoenix breaks down on stage. Full speech
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Joker star Joaquin Phoenix breaks down on stage. Full speech

India Today  

Joaquin Phoenix has been making headlines with all the awards that he has been taking home for his performance in the film, Joker. A teary-eyed Joaquin Phoenix got up on the stage and said, "I’m full of so much gratitude right now. pic.twitter.com/M8ryZGKGHV The Academy February 10, 2020 He added, "But I think the greatest gift that it’s given me, …

‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon Ho wins best director Oscar
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon Ho wins best director Oscar

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Writer-director Bong Joon Ho made Oscar history Sunday night, capturing Oscars for best director and best international feature with his dark comic thriller, “Parasite,” the first South Korean film to win an Academy Award in any category. In addition to his director Oscar, Bong also shared the best original screenplay award with his “Parasite” co-writer Han Jin …

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: Parasite's Bong Joon-ho beats favourite Sam Mendes to win Best Director
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Parasite's Bong Joon-ho beats favourite Sam Mendes to win Best Director

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 In one of the biggest moments at this year's Oscars ceremony, …

Oscars 2020: Bong Joon Ho's Parasite makes Oscar history with Best Picture win
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Bong Joon Ho's Parasite makes Oscar history with Best Picture win

India Today  

South Korean social satire Parasite won the Oscar for Best Picture on Sunday, making history as the first film not in the English language to win the movie industry's highest honour. Parasite, about the gap between rich and poor in modern Seoul, won a total of four Oscars, including Best Director and Best Screenplay for Bong Joon Ho and Best …

Oscars 2020 winners list: Parasite, Bong Joon-Ho make history; Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix win top acting honours
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020 winners list: Parasite, Bong Joon-Ho make history; Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix win top acting honours

Firstpost  

At the 2020 Oscars, actor Brad Pitt went home with the award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, while Laura Dern won in the Best Supporting Actress category for Marriage Story. The 92nd Academy Awards drew to a close on 10 February with a whooping victory for Parasite as it swept away …

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 …

Oscars 2020: Joaquin Phoenix wins Best Actor for Joker, addresses racism, climate change, gender inequality
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Joaquin Phoenix wins Best Actor for Joker, addresses racism, climate change, gender inequality

Firstpost  

At the Academy Awards and the entire Hollywood award season, Phoenix had emerged as an undisputed frontrunner even though he was up against the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Driver, Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce. Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix finally ended his dry run at the Oscars as he picked up the best actor trophy for his performance in and …

‘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 …

’Joker’ earns Joaquin Phoenix his maiden Oscar
4 years, 11 months ago

’Joker’ earns Joaquin Phoenix his maiden Oscar

Live Mint  

Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix finally ended his dry run at the Oscars as he picked up the best actor trophy for his performance in and as "Joker" at the 92nd Academy Awards. At the Academy Awards and the entire Hollywood award season, Phoenix had emerged as an undisputed frontrunner even though he was up against the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, …

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 …

Oscars 2020: Parasite director Bong Joon Ho cannot take eyes off his first Oscar trophy. Watch video
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Parasite director Bong Joon Ho cannot take eyes off his first Oscar trophy. Watch video

India Today  

A video of Bong Joon Ho admiring his Oscars trophy on the stage during the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles on February 10 is going viral as the internet is delighted with the moment. Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin-won bagged the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Parasite at the event. As the crowd cheered after the award …

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 …

Oscars 2020 Winners: Joaquin 'Joker' Phoenix Best Actor, Parasite Bags Top Honours at 92nd Academy Awards
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020 Winners: Joaquin 'Joker' Phoenix Best Actor, Parasite Bags Top Honours at 92nd Academy Awards

News 18  

The Academy Awards, the highest honours in the Hollywood, were handed out on Sunday at a ceremony in Los Angles at the Dolby Theatre. The Korean film won four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay. While Joaquin Phoenix took home the trophy for Best Actor in a Leading role, Renee Zellweger was …

‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon Ho makes Oscars history with win
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon Ho makes Oscars history with win

LA Times  

A historic best director Oscar goes to ‘Parasite’ filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, the first Korean winner and only the second director to win the prize for a film not in English. But after becoming the first foreign film to win the Screen Actors Guild ensemble prize, “Parasite” nabbed Bong his first directing Oscar, capping an awards run that began in …

‘Parasite’ pulls off Oscar upset, winning four Academy Awards
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Parasite’ pulls off Oscar upset, winning four Academy Awards

LA Times  

A historic best director Oscar goes to ‘Parasite’ filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, the first Korean winner and only the second director to win the prize for a film not in English. In an upset victory and a historic milestone, director Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” — a darkly comic class satire about two families, one rich and one poor, whose lives …

Yes, Joaquin Phoenix deserves his best actor Oscar — but not for ‘Joker’ alone
4 years, 11 months ago

Yes, Joaquin Phoenix deserves his best actor Oscar — but not for ‘Joker’ alone

LA Times  

In one of his greatest, most entrancing performances, Joaquin Phoenix plays a coldblooded killer who strikes terror in the hearts of the rich, the predatory and the corrupt. All this is true of Arthur Fleck, the villainous psychopath at the center of Todd Phillips’ “Joker” and the role that won Phoenix the best actor Oscar on Sunday night. But it …

Oscar 2020 predictions: Joaquin Phoenix is the sure-shot win, while ‘Parasite’ is the dark horse
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscar 2020 predictions: Joaquin Phoenix is the sure-shot win, while ‘Parasite’ is the dark horse

The Hindu  

The Oscars are predictable. For instance, it can be predicted with 99.8% certainty that, this year, Joaquin Phoenix is going to win Best Actor in a Leading Role for Joker. Whereas in the Best Picture category, the win probabilities are relatively more closer, with 1917 at 71%, Joker at 10% and Parasite only at 2%. For instance, between 1938 and …

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 …

Oscars 2020: Parasite, The Irishman, Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Marriage Story — how to watch all the Best Picture nominees – Firstpost
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Parasite, The Irishman, Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Marriage Story — how to watch all the Best Picture nominees – Firstpost

Firstpost  

While most of the Best Picture nominations at Oscars 2020 are currently running in theatres, some of them are available on streaming services. With various nominations across the awards circuit, critics are all praise for Gerwig’s Little Women, with many stating she has “modernised the book’s timeless story in unexpected ways.” How to watch it: Little Women is scheduled to …

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 …

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020 highlights: Joaquin Phoenix pays tribute to Heath Ledger; Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston's reunion
4 years, 11 months ago

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020 highlights: Joaquin Phoenix pays tribute to Heath Ledger; Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston's reunion

Firstpost  

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020 saw Joaquin Phoenix win Best actor for Joker and Renée Zellweger pick best actress for Judy, At the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild awards, presented on Sunday, Parasite became the first foreign-language movie to win SAG’s coveted best ensemble prize. Joaquin Phoenix Phoenix, who picked the best actor award in a leading role for Joker, …

‘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, …

Joaquin Phoenix on Joker leading Oscars 2020 nominations: Honoured by the Academy's recognition
4 years, 11 months ago

Joaquin Phoenix on Joker leading Oscars 2020 nominations: Honoured by the Academy's recognition

India Today  

Actor Joaquin Phoenix is overwhelmed that his film Joker is leading the Oscar nomination pack this year, and says that the Academys encouragement helped ignite and sustain his career. Todd Phillips' Joker, an origin story about superhero Batman's biggest enemy Joker, got 11 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. Joker composer Hildur Guonadottir earned her first Oscar …

Oscars 2020: Joaquin Phoenix's Joker leads with 11 nominations
4 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2020: Joaquin Phoenix's Joker leads with 11 nominations

India TV News  

Filmmaker Todd Phillips' "Joker", an origin story about superhero Batman's biggest enemy Joker, led the Oscar nominations with 11 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. Sam Mendes' World War drama "1917", Quentin Tarantino's ode to Los Angeles "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood", and Martin Scorsese's mob epic "The Irishman" followed close behind with 10 nods each. …

’Joker’ leads Oscar nominations with 11 nods, ’Parasite’ creates history
4 years, 11 months ago

’Joker’ leads Oscar nominations with 11 nods, ’Parasite’ creates history

Live Mint  

"Joker" trumped critically-acclaimed titles to emerge as the front-runner at the 92nd Academy Award nominations with the Joaquin Phoenix-starrer leading the pack with 11 nods. For the second spot, there was a tie among three most talked-about movies of the year: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" and Sam Mendes' "1917" with 10 nominations. …

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 …

Joaquin Phoenix wins Best Actor for Joker at Golden Globes 2020: The ascent after the descent
5 years ago

Joaquin Phoenix wins Best Actor for Joker at Golden Globes 2020: The ascent after the descent

India Today  

Todd Phillips's Joker received four nominations at the 77th Golden Globe Awards - Best Actor, Best Director, Best Original Score and Best Motion Picture. It secured two wins - Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Original Score for Hildur Gu°nad³ttir. - #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/78Y5FewsLj Golden Globe Awards January 6, 2020 Phoenix's Joker emerged on the other side dancing - down …

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