Park Chan-wook's "Decision to Leave" Nominated for Golden Globe Best Non-English Language Film Award

'Parasite', 'Minari', 'Ojingeo Game' Continue Winning Streak
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A scene from the movie 'Decision to Leave'. Photo by CJ ENM

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] Director Park Chan-wook's film "Decision to Leave" was nominated for Best Picture Non-English Language at the Golden Globe Awards, one of the two major film awards in the United States, on the 12th (local time). The Golden Globes is a prestigious American film award on par with the Academy Awards.

"Decision to Leave" was included among the five nominees for the Best Picture Non-English Language category announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which hosts the 80th Golden Globe Awards. "Decision to Leave" competes for the non-English language film award against "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Germany), "Argentina, 1985" (Argentina), "Close" (Belgium), and "RRR: Rise Roar Revolt" (India).

Released domestically in June, "Decision to Leave" is Director Park Chan-wook's first feature film in six years since "The Handmaiden." It is a romantic thriller depicting the story of detective Hae-joon (played by Park Hae-il), who investigates a death case and develops both suspicion and interest toward the deceased's wife, Seo-rae (Tang Wei).

If "Decision to Leave" actually wins the award, Korean content will have the honor of winning for three consecutive years. In 2020, Director Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" became the first Korean film to win the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film (Non-English Language Film), and last year, Korean-American director Lee Isaac Chung's "Minari" won the foreign language film award. At the 79th ceremony held in January this year, Oh Young-soo from "Squid Game" won the Best Actor award in the TV drama category.

Meanwhile, the turmoil surrounding the Golden Globes, which has been boycotted by Hollywood, is expected to continue this year. Last year's Golden Globe ceremony faced difficulties due to HFPA's controversies over racial and gender discrimination and allegations of corruption among its management, leading to the cancellation of the live broadcast.

The ceremony scheduled for January next year will be broadcast again by NBC, but actors' reactions remain cold. Brendan Fraser, nominated for Best Actor in the film category, announced he would not attend the ceremony ahead of the nominee announcement. In a recent interview, Fraser claimed that Philip Berk, the former HFPA president who was expelled from the association, sexually assaulted him at an event in 2003. According to major foreign media, it was difficult to find actors or directors sharing their thoughts after the nominee announcement that day.

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