But the triumph for “Parasite” enabled Hollywood to flip the script, and signal a different kind of progress. The win for “Parasite” - which had echoes of the surprise victory of “Moonlight” over “La La Land” three years ago - came in year in which many criticized the lack of diversity in the nominees and the absence of female filmmakers. ![]() Unexpectedly called up again for best director, Bong saluted his fellow nominees, particularly Martin Scorsese, and concluded: “Now I’m ready to drink until tomorrow.” “I am ready to drink tonight,” Bong said, prompting roars from the crowd. Multiple standing ovations greeted Bong’s several wins. The win was a watershed moment for the Academy Awards, which has long been content to relegate international films to their own category. True to its name, “Parasite” simply got under the skin of Oscar voters, attaching itself to the American awards season and, ultimately, to history. In Hollywood,” “The Irishman” - the film academy instead went overseas, to South Korea, to reward a contemporary and unsettling portrait of social inequality in “Parasite.” In a year dominated by period epics - “1917,” “Once Upon a Time. The Gene Wyatt Award (for a Film That Best Evokes the Spirit of the South): "The Peanut Butter Falcon." Runner-up: "Just Mercy.Subtitle this: “Parasite” is the first non-English language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards.īong Joon Ho’s masterfully devious class satire took Hollywood’s top prize at the Oscars on Sunday night, along with awards for best director, best international film and best screenplay. ![]() Here is the full list of SEFCA award winners:īest Film: "Parasite." Runner-up: "The Irishman." The rest of the top 10 (in descending order): "Once Upon a Time.in Hollywood" "Marriage Story" "1917" "Jojo Rabbit" "Little Women" "The Farewell" "Uncut Gems" "Ford v Ferrari."īest Actor: Adam Driver, "Marriage Story." Runner-Up: Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker."īest Actress: Renée Zellweger, "Judy." Runner-Up: Lupita Nyong'o, "Us."īest Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, "Once Upon a Time.in Hollywood." Runner-Up: Joe Pesci, "The Irishman."īest Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, "Marriage Story." Runner-Up: Florence Pugh, "Little Women."īest Ensemble: "Knives Out." Runner-up: "The Irishman."īest Director: Martin Scorsese, "The Irishman." Runner-Up: Bong Joon-ho, "Parasite."īest Original Screenplay: Bong Joon-ho and Jin Won Han, "Parasite." Runner-Up: Noah Baumbach, "Marriage Story."īest Adapted Screenplay: Steven Zaillian, "The Irishman." Runner-Up: Greta Gerwig, "Little Women."īest Documentary: "Apollo 11." Runner-Up: "American Factory."īest Foreign-Language Film: "Parasite." Runner-up: "Pain and Glory."īest Animated Film: "Toy Story 4." Runner-up: "I Lost My Body."īest Cinematography: Roger Deakins, "1917." Runner-up: Robert Richardson, "Once Upon a Time. Meanwhile, "The Irishman" last week was named the best picture of 2019 by the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review. On the critics' circuit, the SEFCA choice echoed that of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, which on Sunday named "Parasite" the best movie of 2019, with "The Irishman" as the runner-up. 1 at the Ridgeway Cinema Grill and ran for several weeks at Malco locations. "Parasite" has been well-received by audiences as well as critics in the U.S., overturning the conventional wisdom that moviegoers will not respond to a subtitled so-called "art film" from Asia. Voting in the 28th annual SEFCA poll was conducted via online balloting this past weekend, with critics representing Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Texas. ![]() Close to 60 writers participated in the poll, including two from Memphis: John Beifuss of The Commercial Appeal and Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian.
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