List of accolades received by Parasite

Parasite accolades
Picture of Bong Joon-ho in 2017, at the premiere of Okja
Bong Joon-ho received multiple accolades for his direction and several more for co-writing the screenplay with Han Jin-won.
Totals[a]
Wins219
Nominations353
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Parasite (Korean: 기생충; RR: Gisaengchung) is a 2019 South Korean black comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won. The film, which stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam and Jang Hye-jin, follows a poor family as they get employed by a wealthy family and gradually infiltrate their household.

Parasite premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2019, where it became the first Korean film to win the Palme d'Or and the first film to do so with a unanimous vote since Blue Is the Warmest Colour in 2013.[1][2] It was released in South Korea by CJ Entertainment on 30 May 2019,[3] with releases in the rest of the world at the hands of various distributors following through the rest of 2019 and 2020.[a][4] The film screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2019.[5] In the United States, it had a limited release in Los Angeles and New York City on 11 October 2019,[6] before expanding wider starting the following weekend.[7] It was released in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2020.[8] Produced on a budget of $11.4 million, the film grossed $262.1 million worldwide,[4] becoming Bong's highest-grossing release and his first film to gross over $100 million globally.[9] Parasite received widespread critical acclaim, with praise directed at its social commentary, direction, screenplay and production values.[b] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 99% based on 467 reviews.[17] It is considered one of the best films of 2019 and of the decade, appearing on and topping multiple critic lists for both categories.[18][19]

Among its numerous accolades, Parasite won four awards – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film[c] – from six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards. It became the first South Korean film to receive Academy Award recognition, as well as the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture.[d][23] The film received four nominations at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Direction, and won Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Not in the English Language. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards, the film earned three nominations, winning Best Foreign Language Film. It was nominated in seven categories at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards, winning Best Director[e] and Best Foreign Language Film. At the Screen Actors Guild Awards, it became the first foreign language film to win Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.[24] In addition, it was named Best Foreign Language Film by the National Board of Review and was awarded the AFI Special Award by the American Film Institute.[f]

  1. ^ Mumford, Gwilym (25 May 2019). "Cannes 2019: Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins the Palme d'Or – as it happened". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ Thompson, Anne; Hanna, Beth (25 October 2013). "Feminists Debate Cannes-Winner Blue is the Warmest Color"s Patriarchal Gaze". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Robert (9 May 2024). "Oscars: South Korea Selects Palme d'Or Winner Parasite for International Feature Film Award". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Parasite". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ Whipp, Glenn; Chang, Justin (13 September 2019). "Best of the 2019 Toronto Film Festival: There was Parasite and there was everything else". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b Frater, Patrick (30 May 2019). "Cannes Palme d'Or Winner 'Parasite' Has $3.9 Million Opening Day in Korea". Variety. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ^ Kay, Jeremy (19 November 2019). "How 'Parasite' became the highest-grossing foreign-language Palme d'Or winner in the US". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Parasite becomes UK's most successful international film". BBC. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ Fuster, Jeremy (3 November 2019). " 'Parasite' Sets New Record for Director Bong Joon-Ho at Indie Box Office". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. ^ Ebiri, Bilge (22 May 2019). "Bong Joon-ho's Parasite Is a Nerve-Racking Masterpiece". Vulture. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  11. ^ Calhoun, Dave (22 May 2019). "Parasite". Time Out. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  12. ^ Kiang, Jessica (21 May 2019). "Film Review: Parasite". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  13. ^ Tallerico, Brian (7 September 2019). "Parasite". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  14. ^ Dargis, Manohla (10 February 2020). " 'Parasite' Review: The Lower Depths Rise With a Vengeance". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  15. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (7 February 2020). "Parasite review – searing satire of a family at war with the rich". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  16. ^ Kermode, Mark (10 February 2020). "Parasite review – a gasp-inducing masterpiece". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Parasite". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ Dietz, Jason (5 December 2019). "Best Of 2019: Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  19. ^ Dietz, Jason (4 January 2020). "The Best Movies of the Decade (2010–19), According to Film Critics". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  20. ^ Hoad, Phil (10 February 2020). "Parasite's best picture Oscar could kickstart a new era of internationalism". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  21. ^ "92nd Academy Awards of Merit" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  22. ^ Hoad, Phil (10 February 2020). "Parasite's best picture Oscar could kickstart a new era of internationalism". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  23. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (18 February 2020). "Oscars: 'Parasite' Makes History as First Foreign-Language Film to Win Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  24. ^ Rottenberg, Josh (19 January 2020). " 'Parasite' becomes the first foreign-language film to win SAG Awards' top prize". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  25. ^ "AFI Awards Submissions". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.


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