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'Parasite' makes history at Oscars

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'Parasite' makes history at Oscars
'Parasite' makes history at Oscars

South Korean movie 'Parasite' becomes the first foreign language film to win Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

Gloria Tso reports.

BROADCAST AND DIGITAL RESTRICTIONS~** Broadcast: FOR USE OF TRAILER FOR 'PARASITE'- MUST COURTESY NEON WITH NO ARCHIVE AND NO RESALES/ FOR USE OF TRAILER AND CLIP FROM 'JOKER' - MUST COURTESY WARNER BROS WITH NO ARCHIVE AND NO RESALES/ FOR USE OF CLIPS OF 'JUDY' MUST COURTESY LD ENTERTAINMENT/ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS WITH NO ARCHIVE AND NO RESALES/ FOR USE OF TRAILER FOR "ONCE UPN A TIME ... IN HOLLYWOOD" MUST COURTESY/SONY PICTURES WITH NO ARCHIVE AND NO RESALES.

UNITED STATES DOMESTIC BROADCAST SUBSCRIBERS: 92ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS A.M.P.A.S SHOW RESTRICTIONS: FOR NEWS PURPOSES ONLY/ NOT TO BE USED AS PART OF A SHOW OR SPECIAL DEDICATED TO THE OSCARS.

NO USE BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE OSCARS SHOW (APPROXIMATELY 0430GMT ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2020).

NO ARCHIVE USE AND NO RESALE.

MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "CLIP COURTESY A.M.P.A.S.

©2020." NO MORE THAN THREE (3) MINUTES IN TOTAL MAY BE USED BETWEEN THE CONCLUSION OF THE OSCARS SHOW (APPROXIMATELY 0430GMT ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020) AND 0430GMT, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2020.

NO MORE THAN ONE (1) MINUTE, NOT SEPARATE FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES, MAY BE USED FROM 0430GMT, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11 TO 0430GMT ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2020).

FOR USE AFTER 0430GMT ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2020, CONTACT THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES BY EMAIL: PUBLICITY(AT)OSCARS.ORG ALL VIDEO RELATING TO THE OSCARS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS MUST ONLY BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING AND NOT AS PART OF A SHOW OR 'SPECIAL' DEDICATED TO THE OSCARS.

FOOTAGE AND PHOTOS CANNOT BE USED IN A MANNER THAT SUGGESTS THE ILLUSION OF A LIVE RED CARPET PROGRAM OR OSCARS SPECIAL.

USE OF SCREEN GRABS AS STILL IMAGES IS ONLY PERMITTED WITH WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE ACADEMY, AND CAN ONLY BE USED AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE TELECAST.

BROADCAST SUBSCRIBERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES / REST OF THE WORLD: 92ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS A.M.P.A.S SHOW RESTRICTIONS: FOR NEWS PURPOSES ONLY/ NOT TO BE USED AS PART OF A SHOW OR SPECIAL DEDICATED TO THE OSCARS.

NO USE BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE OSCARS SHOW (APPROXIMATELY 0430GMT ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2020).

NO ARCHIVE USE AND NO RESALE.

MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "CLIP COURTESY A.M.P.A.S.

©2020." NO MORE THAN THREE (3) MINUTES IN TOTAL MAY BE USED BETWEEN THE CONCLUSION OF THE OSCARS TELECAST (APPROXIMATELY 0430GMT ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2020) AND 0430GMT, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2020.

DURING THIS PERIOD, ANY USE OF RED CARPET VIDEO OR BACKSTAGE AWARDS CEREMONY VIDEO, WHETHER SHOT BY REUTERS OR A.M.P.A.S.

POOL, MUST BE DEDUCTED FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES.

NO MORE THAN ONE (1) MINUTE, NOT SEPARATE FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES, MAY BE USED FROM 0430GMT, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2020 TO 0430GMT, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2020.

FOR USE AFTER 0430GMT SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16, CONTACT THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES BY EMAIL: PUBLICITY(AT)OSCARS.ORG ALL VIDEO RELATING TO THE OSCARS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS MUST ONLY BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING AND NOT AS PART OF A SHOW OR 'SPECIAL' DEDICATED TO THE OSCARS.

FOOTAGE AND PHOTOS CANNOT BE USED IN A MANNER THAT SUGGESTS THE ILLUSION OF A LIVE RED CARPET PROGRAM OR OSCARS SPECIAL.

USE OF SCREEN GRABS AS STILL IMAGES IS ONLY PERMITTED WITH WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE ACADEMY, AND CAN ONLY BE USED AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE TELECAST.

Digital: FOR USE OF TRAILER FOR 'PARASITE'- MUST COURTESY NEON WITH NO ARCHIVE AND NO RESALES/ FOR USE OF TRAILER AND CLIP FROM 'JOKER' - MUST COURTESY WARNER BROS WITH NO ARCHIVE AND NO RESALES/ FOR USE OF CLIPS OF 'JUDY' MUST COURTESY LD ENTERTAINMENT/ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS WITH NO ARCHIVE AND NO RESALES/ FOR USE OF TRAILER FOR "ONCE UPN A TIME ... IN HOLLYWOOD" MUST COURTESY/SONY PICTURES WITH NO ARCHIVE AND NO RESALES.

92ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS A.M.P.A.S SHOW RESTRICTIONS: ALL VIDEO RELATING TO THE OSCARS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS MUST ONLY BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING AND NOT AS PART OF A SHOW OR 'SPECIAL' DEDICATED TO THE OSCARS.

NO USE BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE OSCARS SHOW (APPROXIMATELY 0430GMT ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020).

NO ARCHIVE USE AND NO RESALE.

MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "CLIP COURTESY A.M.P.A.S.

2020." NO MORE THAN THREE (3) MINUTES IN TOTAL MAY BE USED BETWEEN THE CONCLUSION OF THE OSCARS TELECAST (APPROXIMATELY 0430GMT ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020) AND 0430GMT, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2020.

DURING THIS PERIOD, ANY USE OF RED CARPET VIDEO OR BACKSTAGE AWARDS CEREMONY VIDEO, WHETHER SHOT BY REUTERS OR A.M.P.A.S.

POOL, MUST BE DEDUCTED FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES.

NO MORE THAN ONE (1) MINUTE, NOT SEPARATE FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES, MAY BE USED FROM 0430GMT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 TO 0430GMT, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2020.

ALL AWARDS SHOW FOOTAGE MUST BE REMOVED FROM ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS FROM 0430GMT, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2020 FOR USE AFTER 0430GMT ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16, CONTACT THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES BY EMAIL: PUBLICITY(AT)OSCARS.ORG FOOTAGE AND PHOTOS CANNOT BE USED IN A MANNER THAT SUGGESTS THE ILLUSION OF A LIVE RED CARPET PROGRAM OR OSCARS SPECIAL.

USE OF SCREEN GRABS AS STILL IMAGES IS ONLY PERMITTED WITH WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE ACADEMY, AND CAN ONLY BE USED AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE TELECAST.

Social satire "Parasite" made history at the Oscars on Sunday (February 9) night, marking firsts for South Korea, director Bong Joon-Ho and non-English films. It's the first foreign language film ever to win Best Picture.

The film already made history earlier in the evening with Bong becoming the first South Korean to win best director.

In his acceptance speech, Bong also paid tribute to his fellow nominees Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino.

(SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) SHARON CHOI, INTERPRETER FOR BONG JOON-HO, SAYING: "When people in the U.S. were not familiar with my film, Quentin always put my films on his list.

He's here, thank you so much!" BONG JOON-HO, DIRECTOR OF 'PARASITE,' SAYING: "Quentin, I love you!" The movie also took home best original screenplay.

Parasite's victory is all the more emphatic given the Oscars' recent push to overcome its lack of diversity.

Meanwhile, the top acting prizes went largely as predicted.

Brad Pitt won his first acting Oscar as Best Supporting Actor in "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood." Laura Dern took the prize for Best Supporting Actress in "Marriage Story." And "Joker's" Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor, becoming the second person to win an Oscar for playing the title character, after Heath Ledger posthumously won the award as the Joker in "The Dark Knight." Renee Zellweger won Best Actress for "Judy," paying tribute to her character Judy Garland onstage.

As for the show itself, the ceremony went without a host for the second year in a row.

Instead, the show opened with singer Janelle Monae performing on stage.

And comedians Chris Rock and Steve Martin, acting as de facto hosts, poked fun at the Academy for once again leaving women out of the Best Director category.

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