South Korea's 'Parasite' beats Hollywood greats to make Oscar history

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'Parasite' director Bong Joon Ho's South Korean film racks up four Oscars and breaks barriers as the first foreign-language film to win best picture

The acting Oscars went as expected. Joaquin Phoenix won best actor for playing a failing clown who finds fame through violence in the dark comic-book tale “Joker,” and Renee Zellweger was named best actress for her performance as an ageing Judy Garland in the musical biopic “Judy.”

“I’ve been a scoundrel in my life. I’ve been selfish, cruel at times and hard to work with, and I’m grateful that so many people in this room have given me a second chance,” he said. Tarantino’s sentimental ode to Tinseltown, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” brought the first acting Oscar for Brad Pitt, who played a supporting role as a laid-back stunt man.

But Netflix movie “The Irishman” a costly Mafia saga directed by Scorsese that had 10 Oscar nominations and starred Hollywood veterans Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, came away empty-handed.Music played a large part in the ceremony, with a surprise performance by rapper Eminem of his 2003 Oscar winning song “Lose Yourself” from the movie “8 Mile.”

 

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