LOS ANGELES: South Korean Bong Joon Ho won the best director Oscar for dark social satire “Parasite” on Sunday, becoming the first person from the Asian nation to win the award. Bong, 50, beat Hollywood veterans including Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino for his Korean language movie about the violent clash between haves and have-nots in contemporary Seoul. Bong is known for weaving social themes into stories that play as both comedies and thrillers. “A lot of American audience members have told us that ‘Parasite’ was very unpredictable and I think that’s what the audience really enjoyed,” he told Reuters. This year’s other directing nominees were Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Sam Mendes for “1917,” and Todd Phillips for “Joker.” - Reuters

Source: New Strait Times February 10, 2020 03:45 UTC