Will 'Gisaengchung' Also Snatch the Golden Globe... Bong Joon-ho and Others Head to the U.S.

Oscar Precursor Awards: Nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film in 3 Categories

Director Bong Joon-ho, who won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for the first time for a Korean film with "Parasite," is returning to Korea through Incheon International Airport on the 27th. / Yeongjongdo - Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

The cast and crew of the film Parasite departed for the United States on the 2nd to attend the 77th Golden Globe Awards ceremony, which will be held in Los Angeles on the 5th (local time). On the plane were director Bong Joon-ho, actors Song Kang-ho and Lee Jung-eun, producer Kwak Sin-ae, CEO of Barunson E&A, and writer Han Jin-won. Actress Jo Yeo-jeong will leave for the U.S. on the 3rd.

The Golden Globe Awards, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), are considered one of the two major film awards in the U.S., alongside the Academy Awards (Oscars). The results often influence the Oscars held the following month, earning the Golden Globes the nickname of the Oscars' precursor.

Parasite was nominated in three categories this year: Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film. This is the first time a Korean work has been nominated for a Golden Globe in either film or television categories.

Director Bong is competing for Best Director against Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, Sam Mendes for 1917, and Todd Phillips for Joker. The Best Screenplay nominees, which include Bong and writer Han Jin-won, also feature Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, Steven Zaillian for The Irishman, Noah Baumbach for Marriage Story, and Anthony McCarten for The Two Popes. The nominees for Best Foreign Language Film include Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Farewell, Les Mis?rables, and Pain and Glory. The ceremony will take place on the 5th at 5 p.m. (Korean time: 10 a.m. on the 6th).

After the Golden Globe Awards, Director Bong plans to remain in the U.S. to attend various film events. He is also expected to attend the Academy Awards ceremony on the 9th of next month. Parasite has been shortlisted for the International Feature Film and Original Song categories at the Oscars. The final nominees will be announced on the 13th.

Last year, Parasite swept awards from various associations, including the National Board of Review (Best Foreign Language Film), the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor), and the Chicago Film Critics Association (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Foreign Language Film). It is also considered a strong contender at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), which will be held on the 2nd of next month. The nominees for that ceremony will be announced on the 7th.

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