Why Bong Joon Ho actually won three Oscars this year, not four

The rules for the international feature category mean director Bong personally won three Academy Awards in the stunning 'Parasite' march to glory.

However, the academy’s Rule 13. D. 3. governing international features states, “The Academy statuette will be awarded to the film and accepted by the director on behalf of the film’s creative talents. For Academy Awards purposes, the country will be credited as the nominee. The director’s name will be listed on the statuette plaque after the country and film title.”historic Oscar wins. The country of South Korea is the credited honoree for the international feature prize.

Bong and the film set many records Sunday night. Bong and Han’s screenplay win was the first ever for Asian writers; the international feature win was South Korea’s first as a nation ; Bong’s director prize was the first for an Asian filmmaker for a work in a foreign language ; the best picture win was the first for a foreign-language film.

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