'Parasite' Named Best Picture At AACTA Awards, Saoirse Ronan Best Actress

Bong Joon-Ho’s South Korean black comedy “Parasite” has added one more accolade to its briefcase by winning the Best Picture trophy at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards.

According to the organization, the movie took home two trophies, including Best Asian Film during the ceremony. The movie has also won the prestigious Golden Globe for the Best Foreign-Language Film. The movie has now won over 60 international awards and is poised to win more as the award season progresses.

The film beat the likes of “The Irishman,” “Joker,” “The King,” and “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.”

Meanwhile, it was Quentin Tarantino who won the Best Director award for “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” and Brad Pitt was given the Best Supporting Actor trophy for the same movie. Pitt is also the recipient of the same award at the 2020 Golden Globes. Australian actress Margot Robbie won the same award in the female category for her stellar work in “Bombshell.”

Robbie faced really stiff competition from the likes of Nicole Kidman, Florence Pugh and Toni Collette.

In the main lead categories, Saoirse Ronan won the Best Actress award for Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” This is Ronan’s third trophy in that particular category this year. She is also nominated for Best Actress at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards.

Adam Driver was adjudged the Best Actor for his portrayal of Charlie Barber in Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story.” First-time AACTA nominee Taika Waititi received the Award for Best Screenplay for the World War II satire “Jojo Rabbit.”

On the other hand, Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “The Irishman” was completely shut out of the awards. The movie led the nominations with six nods but could not win a single trophy.

The full list of winners is as follows:

AACTA International Award for Best Film

“The Irishman”
“Joker”
“The King”
“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
“Parasite” (winner)

AACTA International Award for Best Direction

Sam Mendes – “1917_
Martin Scorsese – “The Irishman”
Todd Phillips – “Joker”
Quentin Tarantino – “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” (winner)
Bong Joon Ho – “Parasite”

AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor

Christian Bale – “Ford v Ferrari”
Antonio Banderas – “Pain And Glory”
Robert De Niro – “The Irishman”
Adam Driver – “Marriage Story” (winner)
Joaquin Phoenix – “Joker”

AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress

Awkwafina – “The Farewell”
Scarlett Johansson –“Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan – “Little Women” (winner)
Charlize Theron – “Bombshell”
Renée Zellweger – “Judy”

AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor John Lithgow – “Bombshell”
Al Pacino – “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci – “The Irishman”
Brad Pitt – “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” (winner)
Song Kang-Ho – “Parasite”

AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress

Toni Collette – “Knives Out”
Nicole Kidman – “Bombshell”
Florence Pugh – “Little Women”
Margot Robbie – “Bombshell” (winner)
Margot Robbie – “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”

AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay

Steven Zaillian – “The Irishman”
Taika Waititi – “Jojo Rabbit” (winner)
Todd Phillips, Scott Silver – “Joker”
Quentin Tarantino – “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
Bong Joon ho, Jin Won Han – “Parasite”