Parasite won the biggest award of the Academy Awards - Best Picture
February 10, 2020 - 05:03 GMT Emmy Griffiths It is never a predictable night at the Academy Awards! While Joker and 1917 were thought to have been the frontrunners for Best Picture on Sunday night, the Oscars audience was shocked and delighted when Parasite - the only foreign language film nominated - won the biggest award of the evening.
var playerInstance=playerInstance || []; playerInstance['pk2Y2PLF']=document.addEventListener=> { window.player=lf.player; }); WATCH: Parasite makes history by winning Best Picture The film's huge win made Oscars history, becoming the first ever foreign language film to win the accolade in the award ceremony's 92-year history. Speaking about the win, producer Kwak Sin Ae said through an interpreter:"We never imagined this to happen. We're so happy. I feel like a very opportune moment in history is happening right now. I express my deepest gratitude and respect for all the members of the Academy for making this decision.
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