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'Parasite' wins Best Picture

Posted by teaearlgraycold
Tags: parasite, bong joon ho, best picture, south korea, awards, oscars.2020, foreign language.korean, usa, author.brooks barnes, author.nicole sperling, source.the new york times, paywall
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/movies/oscars-academy-awards.html

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Title
What to Watch For Tonight at the Oscars
Published
Feb 9 2020
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  1. teaearlgraycold
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    I'm really glad to see a foreign language film win the best picture award. We're all better off for promoting the international film industry. Hopefully we see more and more foreign films appear...

    I'm really glad to see a foreign language film win the best picture award. We're all better off for promoting the international film industry. Hopefully we see more and more foreign films appear in American theaters.

    7 votes
  2. spit-evil-olive-tips
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    Full list of winners & nominees here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/92nd_Academy_Awards Parasite was definitely the best movie I've seen in the past year (though out of an admittedly small sample...

    Full list of winners & nominees here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/92nd_Academy_Awards

    Parasite was definitely the best movie I've seen in the past year (though out of an admittedly small sample size) so I'm glad to see it win Best Picture / Director / Original Screenplay.

    5 votes
  3. tomf
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    I ran an Oscar pool... and two dudes got 20 and 19 picks correct (out of 24), which is crazy. I came in third with 14pts... even though I won the last two years with 10 and 11. I doubt we'll ever...

    I ran an Oscar pool... and two dudes got 20 and 19 picks correct (out of 24), which is crazy. I came in third with 14pts... even though I won the last two years with 10 and 11. I doubt we'll ever see a run like this again.

    Missing Link was robbed. Parasite was such a surprise-but-not-surprised winner.

    Regarding Hair Love, which deserved the win, here's a cool tweet about it's conception.

    my picks
    Category My Picks
    Best Picture 1917
    Actress In A Supporting Role Laura Dern (Marriage Story) *
    Actor In A Supporting Role Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood) *
    Foreign Language Film Parasite (South Korea) *
    Documentary (Short) Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) *
    Documentary Feature American Factory *
    Original Song (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again (Rocketman) *
    Animated Feature Film Missing Link
    Adapted Screenplay The Irishman
    Original Screenplay Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
    Actor In A Leading Role Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) *
    Actress In A Leading Role Renée Zellweger (Judy) *
    Director Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
    Production Design Once Upon a Time in Hollywood *
    Cinematography 1917 *
    Costume Design Jojo Rabbit
    Sound Editing Ford v Ferrari *
    Sound Mixing 1917 *
    Animated Short Film Hair Love *
    Live Action Short Film Brotherhood
    Original Score Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker) *
    Visual Effects The Lion King
    Film Editing The Irishman
    Makeup And Hairstyling Judy

    * correct choice

    4 votes