The First Oscar Winner of Korea
At the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020, Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho won four awards: Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay and International Feature Film.
This was the first academy awards for Korea.
Bong Joon Ho is one of the most famous movie directors in Korea.
Since he made his directing debut in 1994 with a short film called White Man, many of his films, The Host, Okja, Snowpiercer, and Parasite, have been successful.
Parasite has won a total of 176 awards at domestic and international film festivals, which is the highest winning record for a Korean film.
It shows that he and his film Parasite are receiving a lot of attention and positive reviews around the world.
The director's humble attitude and humorous remarks during the ceremy also drew much attention.
Let's look forward to what kind of works and achievements he will bring from now on.
