Parasite movie took home the most awards at the Oscars 2020, winning four Academy Awards at Oscars including Best Picture, Directing, International Feature Film and Writing (Original Screenplay).
It became the first non-English language film in Oscar history to win the award for Best Picture. Parasite was also the first film from South Korea to be nominated for International Feature Film or the category’s previous name, Foreign Language Film.
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho thanked his acclaimed film Parasite making history and winning four Oscars.point 206 |
When the film won the best picture, Bong gave the microphone to the film’s producers Kwak Sin-ae and Miky Lee.point 93 | Kwak said she felt “a very opportune moment in history is happening right now”, and Lee paid tribute to Bong, praising his “crazy hair, the way he talks, the way he walks … and especially the way he directs.point 270 |
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She then thanked the Korean cinemagoing public for “never hesitating to give us straightforward opinions that made us never about to be complacent, and to keep pushing the envelope.”
There was someone who caught everyone’s attention and it was Sharon Choi, a filmmaker and fellow director Bong Joon Ho’s translator during this awards show season. She was actually the true winner of the 2020 Oscars.
Netizens started pouring their love on Choi after her appearance during Sunday’s show.
One wrote: ‘’wanna shout out Sharon Choi — filmmaker and Bong Joon-ho’s translator. she’s a consummate professional who translates w/ nuance and clarity which is awesome bec if it were me i’d start every one of bong’s speeches with “now listen up u little bit*hes.”
Another added: ‘’How about a hand for Sharon Choi, the interpreter who’s been just as excellent in speaking for Bong Joon-ho this awards season!’’
One said: ‘’Turns out Sharon Choi was the host of this year’s Oscars.’’
According to the Korea Herald, Choi been working with Bong since May 2019, when the film won the top prize at the Cannes film festival. In one post-show interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Choi shared how translating on such a large stage made her “super anxious,” but that it’s “been great.”
“I’m just a huge fan of this film and all the filmmakers. So it’s been great,” she told the Hollywood Reporter last month.
“I’m always super anxious,” she told the Hollywood Reporter of appearing on stage before some of the biggest stars on earth.
“She has a big fandom,” the director told the same outlet. “She’s perfect, and we all depend on her.”
“You already know she’s a filmmaker. She studied film in the university. So, I’m so curious about her script. Actually, she’s writing some feature-length script. I’m so curious about it,” the director said.
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