From 'Parasite' To Hildur Guðnadóttir: Records That Were Made At The 2020 Oscars

The awards season has come to an end with the star-studded ceremony at the Academy Awards. “Parasite” took the top prizes and stunned the world with its victories. The South Korean film won four trophies, including Best Picture, Original Screenplay and International Feature film. Meanwhile, Bong Joon-Ho won the Best Director trophy at the ceremony.

A lot of records were made during the event, so let us take a look at the actors and the movies that made a huge impact after winning an award.

1. “Parasite” makes history

The South Korean dark comedy was one of the frontrunners to win the International Feature Film award. But it faced stiff competition from the likes of “1917” and “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” in other categories. The movie stunned everyone and won four accolades. In the process, it became the first movie in a language other than English to claim a victory in the Best Picture category.

On the other hand, Joon-Ho became the first-ever filmmaker to win the awards for directing, co-writing, and co-producing the movie. He is the eighth filmmaker to win awards in all the three categories on the same night.

Filmmakers like Leo McCarey for “Going My Way” (1944), Billy Wilder for “The Apartment” (1960), Francis Ford Coppola for “The Godfather Part II” (1974), James L. Brooks for “Terms Of Enderment” (1983), Peter Jackson for “The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King” (2003), Joel and Ethan Coen for “No Country For Old Men” (2007) and Alejandra G. Inarritu for “Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance” (2014) also had the same feat.

It is also the first non-English movie to win in the Original Screenplay category after a gap of 17 years.

2. Renee Zellweger makes a stunning comeback

The “Bridget Jones Diary” star’s victory is one of the most amazing comeback stories ever. Zellweger went on to win the Best Actress trophy at the 2020 Oscars and became the seventh female star in Oscar history to emerge victorious in both lead and support categories.

In 2003, she won the Best Supporting Actress award for the movie “Cold Mountain.” The other six stars included on the list are Helen Hayes, Ingrid Bergman, Maggie Smith, Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange, and Cate Blanchett.

3. Hildur Guðnadóttir takes women empowerment to another level

When Guðnadóttir took the stage to receive the trophy for Original Score, she was engraving her name into the history books. The Icelandic composer is the first woman to receive an award in that particular category after 20 years. The last time a female composer won happened in 1997 when Anna Dudley won for “The Full Monty.”

She is also the only fourth woman to score a win in the category.

4. “Toy Story” gives Disney one more reason to celebrate

The animated feature made by Pixar and Disney created history by winning in the Animated Feature category. This victory makes “Toy Story” the first franchise to have two wins in the same category.

“Toy Story 3” won the accolade in 2011.

The 92nd Annual Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.