'Parasite' Makes History At Oscars, Becomes First Foreign Language Film To Win Best Picture!

Bong Joon Ho's acclaimed thriller Parasite has been the top contender for Oscars as several fans as well as critics had already predicted that the film would bag an Oscar.

And as expected, Parasite took home the top prize at the 92nd Academy Awards.

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With that, it made history. It is the first time ever that a non-English language movie has bagged the best picture at Oscars.

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The movie also bagged the award for best International Feature, and thus became the first film to win Both Best Picture & Best International Film Awards.?

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It is the 11th non-English movie to be nominated for Best Picture, and the sixth one to be nominated for both Best Picture and Best International Film in the same year.?

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This wasn't all. Bong also won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.?

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Parasite bagged four awards in total at the Oscars 2020. The thriller was nominated for six Academy Awards.

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It has already made history by becoming the first South Korean feature to be nominated for best International Film. And it yet again, made history by becoming the first South Korean movie to win the award too.?