EYE ON OSCARS

Will Parasite make history?

If South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's work wins Best Picture, it will be the first non-English-language film to do so

Parasite, starring (from left) Choi Woo-sik, Song Kang-ho, Jang Hye-jin and Park So-dam, is in the Oscars race with six nominations, including Best Picture. Things are looking good for World War I drama 1917, which picked up the Producers Guild Award
Parasite, starring (from left) Choi Woo-sik, Song Kang-ho, Jang Hye-jin and Park So-dam, is in the Oscars race with six nominations, including Best Picture. PHOTO: GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES
Parasite, starring (from left) Choi Woo-sik, Song Kang-ho, Jang Hye-jin and Park So-dam, is in the Oscars race with six nominations, including Best Picture. Things are looking good for World War I drama 1917, which picked up the Producers Guild Award
Best Picture: Things are looking good for World War I drama 1917, which picked up the Producers Guild Award for Best Picture. PHOTO: UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Brad Pitt (left) and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood. It will be a close fight between Bong Joon-ho (far left) and Sam Mendes (left) for Best Director. Fresh from wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Joaquin Phoenix (left) an
Best Actor: Fresh from wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Joaquin Phoenix (above) and Renee Zellweger look poised to take home Oscars too. PHOTO: WARNER BROS
Brad Pitt (left) and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood. It will be a close fight between Bong Joon-ho (far left) and Sam Mendes (left) for Best Director. Fresh from wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Joaquin Phoenix (left) an
Best Actress: Fresh from wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger (above) look poised to take home Oscars too. PHOTO: SHAW ORGANISATION
Brad Pitt (left) and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood. It will be a close fight between Bong Joon-ho (far left) and Sam Mendes (left) for Best Director. Fresh from wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Joaquin Phoenix (left) an
Best Director: It will be a close fight between Bong Joon-ho (left) and Sam Mendes (right) for Best Director. PHOTOS: REUTERS
Brad Pitt (left) and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood. It will be a close fight between Bong Joon-ho (far left) and Sam Mendes (left) for Best Director. Fresh from wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Joaquin Phoenix (left) an
Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern (left) and Scarlett Johansson in Marriage Story. PHOTO: NETFLIX
Brad Pitt (left) and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood. It will be a close fight between Bong Joon-ho (far left) and Sam Mendes (left) for Best Director. Fresh from wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Joaquin Phoenix (left) an
Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt (left) and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood. PHOTO: SONY PICTURES
John Lui
Film Correspondent
Updated
Jan 23, 2020, 08:56 AM
Published
Jan 23, 2020, 05:00 AM
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Bong Joon-ho might next month become the second person from Asia to pick up an Academy Award for Best Director.

Lee Ang, from Taiwan, made history when his 2005 romantic drama Brokeback Mountain made him the first Asian, and first non-white person, to win that accolade. With the allegorical fantasy Life Of Pi (2012), he added one more Best Director statuette to his shelf.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 23, 2020, with the headline Will Parasite make history? . Subscribe

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