South Korean Thriller ‘Parasite’ Wins Oscar 2020, Makes History!

It was lightning struck history for the South Korean film industry where it did not just win the award for best picture oscar 2020 but also made a record of becoming the first foreign film and non-English film to steal the prestigious award.

Praises and love keep pouring from the film fraternity and people around the world for the movie crew for this historic achievement. Here’s a video delivering the proud moment,

The historic victories made front-page news in South Korea, where Baek Young-hoon, 50, a Seoul office worker and avid Bong fan noted, “The South Korean movie industry became 100 years old last year, and this is a momentous event that makes South Koreans proud.”

Some popular tweets:

.@official_ACE7 was off the chain last night at the @ParasiteMovie #oscar party… pic.twitter.com/aONZoE6MG6

— Andrew Freund (@andrewfreund) February 10, 2020

It would be hard to overstate the disruption caused by "Parasite’s" win.

Until now, broad hits from outside the English-speaking world were almost non-existent. https://t.co/MB1DEdFuyt

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 10, 2020

봉준호 감독님 정말정말정말 정말로 정말이지 정말 축하드립니다🎺📯 #우식씨눈물훔치는거잘봤어요 pic.twitter.com/yfzpAbw6iQ

— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) February 10, 2020