‘Parasite’ Wins Oscar for Best Picture as Netflix Comes Up Short
- Win is a first for a foreign film and South Korean director
- An outsider wins big in Hollywood, and it’s not Netflix
The South Korean comedy “Parasite” captured the Oscar for best picture of 2019, making history as the first foreign language film to win Hollywood’s most-coveted award.
Bong Joon-ho, who made the film, was crowned best director Sunday at the 92nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, another first. His film also captured Oscars for best original screenplay and top international picture. The U.S. TV audience for Oscars totaled just 23.6 million viewers, broadcaster ABC said Monday, marking the smallest on record going back to 1974.