'Parasite' Wins 4 Academy Awards... Major US and UK Media Shower Praise

Major foreign media such as NYT and WSJ give significant coverage to the film 'Parasite' winning awards

NYT: "Parasite is a monumental work beyond just a film"

LA Times: "Tonight's most outstanding winner"

BBC breaks urgent news reporting 'Parasite' wins 4 Academy Awards

▲Article on Parasite's four Academy Awards featured on the main page of the US Wall Street Journal (WSJ) online edition

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Director Bong Joon-ho's Parasite won four major awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film, prompting major foreign media to praise it as "a new history being written."

On the 9th (local time), The New York Times (NYT) reported on Parasite's Best Picture win, stating, "A foreign-language film has finally won an Oscar," and added, "Hollywood has finally reached a starting point to move beyond its excessive reliance on stories told by white filmmakers about white people." The NYT further described Parasite as "a monumental work beyond just a film" and "a movie that reminded all of Hollywood of the importance of inclusion."

The Washington Post (WP) also reported on Parasite's win, saying, "It is the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture," and noted, "This is the first time a Korean film has been nominated for an Academy Award."

The LA Times praised Parasite's win as "tonight's most outstanding winner." It highlighted that the cast, capital, and language of Parasite are all unrelated to Hollywood, and reported, "The Academy's perspective has steadily diversified over recent years, and there are increasing cases of memorable foreign-language films succeeding at the mainstream box office." The LA Times added, "Director Bong Joon-ho's unique vision and his ability to skillfully navigate and manipulate genres are the secrets to the Academy's success."

▲The news of the film "Parasite" winning awards featured on the homepage of the British daily The Guardian

Across the Atlantic in Europe, the news of the win was prominently featured by the media. France's Le Monde posted the Parasite award news as its top internet article, reporting, "Following the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Globe, Parasite has finally won the Academy Award." It is the first film in 65 years since the 1955 American film 'Marty' directed by Delbert Mann to win both the Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Picture.

The UK's daily The Guardian and BBC also gave significant coverage to Parasite's win. The BBC reported in an urgent news flash that 'Parasite' achieved four Academy Awards, stating, "Parasite is the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards."

▲The British BBC broadcasted an urgent breaking news report on the day, announcing the film 'Parasite' winning four Academy Awards.

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