History has been made! At the end of an incredible Oscar ceremony, it was Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" which took home Best Picture, thereby becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy's top honors. The win capped a remarkable night for Bong Joon-ho, who also won for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, while the film expectedly took home the trophy for Best International Feature. Elsewhere, the awards were largely predictable, as Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger, Brad Pitt and Laura Dern scooped up the 4 acting prizes. While their categories reflected a worrying dismissal of actors of color in 2019, the Academy almost redeemed themselves with their celebration of "Parasite" and by extension, Asian and world cinema. It remains to be seen whether this will actually turn out to be a watershed moment for non-English language films, but it's a very promising start. Here are your Oscar winners for the year 2019:
BEST PICTURE
Parasite
BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon-ho - Parasite
BEST ACTOR
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
BEST ACTRESS
Renée Zellweger – Judy
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Bong Joon-ho - Parasite
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins – 1917
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jacqueline Durran – Little Women
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
BEST EDITING
Ford v Ferrari
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1917
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Bombshell
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Parasite
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again – Rocketman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
BEST SOUND MIXING
1917
BEST SOUND EDITING
Ford v Ferrari
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Toy Story 4
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Factory
