'Parasite' Wins Best Picture, Joaquin Phoenix Best Actor At London Film Critics Circle Awards

After creating history by garnering six nominations at the Academy Awards, Bong Joon Ho’s blockbuster hit “Parasite” continues to create waves all around the world. The movie was named Best Picture at the recently held London Film Critics Circle Awards (LFCCA).

Apart from that award, Joon-Ho received the Best Director trophy at the star-studded ceremony and made the Oscars race even more interesting. The movie recently created history by winning the prestigious Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. It became the first-ever foreign-language film to win the prestigious trophy in the history of SAG awards.

With over 100 international awards in its briefcase, the movie entered the history books by becoming the only sixth movie to be nominated for Best Picture and Best Foreign-Language Film on the same night.

The leading actor categories were dominated by Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger. This is Phoenix’s fourth major award after winning a Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the movie “Joker.”

The star is considered to be a frontrunner at the Academy Awards, which will take place next month in Los Angeles.

He will be running for the trophy with the likes of Jonathan Pryce, Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Driver and Antonio Banderas.

On the other hand, Zellweger is also a top contender for the Best Actress accolade at the Oscars. Zellweger emerged victorious in the same category at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards for “Judy.”

Meanwhile, Joe Pesci (“The Irishman”) and Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”) won the Supporting Actor trophies.

“Marriage Story” picked up its second award of the night when it was announced that Noah Baumbach has been named Screenwrite of the Year. “Little Women” star Florence Pugh and “The Lighthouse” star Robert Pattinson were awarded with the British Actor and Actress of the Year.

The full list of winner is as follows:

FILM OF THE YEAR
“Parasite ”

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
“Portrait Of A Lady On Fire”

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
“For Sama ”

BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR: The Attenborough Award
“The Souvenir ”

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Bong Joon Ho – “Parasite”

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Noah Baumbach – “Marriage Story”

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Renée Zellweger – “Judy”

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Joaquin Phoenix – “Joker”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Laura Dern – “Marriage Story”

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Joe Pesci – “The Irishman”

BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Florence Pugh - "Little Wome" and "Midsommar"

BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Robert Pattinson - "The Lighthouse" and "The King"

YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Honor Swinton Byrne