South Korean film Parasite makes history at Oscars in upset for 1917 | ITV News

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South Korean film Parasite has become the first non-English-language film to win the best picture Oscar, in a significant upset for British war film 1917.

The class satire by auteur (a film director who influences their films so much that they rank as their author) Bong Joon-ho also won best director, best original screenplay and best international feature at the Academy Awards, leaving Sir Sam Mendes empty-handed.

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