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‘Minari’ Earns Six Oscar Nominations, Including Best Supporting Actress for Youn Yuh-jung

‘Minari’ Earns Six Oscar Nominations, Including Best Supporting Actress for Youn Yuh-jung

SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — “Minari,” the drama film about a KoreanAmerican immigrant family, on Monday earned six nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards, including best picture and best supporting actress for South Korean Youn Yuh-jung. In the final list of nominees unveiled by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for this [...]

Trump Raps Academy Awards for Honoring ‘Parasite’ with Best Picture Oscar

Trump Raps Academy Awards for Honoring ‘Parasite’ with Best Picture Oscar

SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump has voiced displeasure over the Academy Awards’ decision to give this year’s best picture Oscar to the South Korean film “Parasite,” news reports said Friday. During a rally in Colorado on Thursday, Trump made the remarks about the Bong Joon-ho-directed film that won four Oscars [...]

‘Parasite’ Wins Four Oscar Trophies Including Best Picture

‘Parasite’ Wins Four Oscar Trophies Including Best Picture

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Bong Joon-ho’s sensational black comedy “Parasite” has bagged four Oscar titles, becoming the first non-English language film to win best picture. At the 92nd Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (U.S. local time), Bong’s seventh feature film, a tale of class division, won [...]

‘Parasite’ Earns Six Oscar Nominations, Including Best Picture

‘Parasite’ Earns Six Oscar Nominations, Including Best Picture

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Bong Joon-ho’s sensation “Parasite” earned six nominations, including best picture, for the upcoming Academy Awards on Monday, becoming the first South Korean movie to compete at the world’s biggest film event. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its final list of nominations for the 2020 Oscars [...]

‘Parasite’ Selected as S. Korea’s Oscar Contender

‘Parasite’ Selected as S. Korea’s Oscar Contender

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cannes-winning film “Parasite” by renowned auteur Bong Joon-ho has been selected as South Korea’s entry to the best international feature film category at the upcoming Academy Awards. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) said Thursday that it picked Bong’s black comedy film to compete for an Oscar nomination for [...]

Actor Lee Byung-hun, 3 Other Koreans Named New Academy Members

Actor Lee Byung-hun, 3 Other Koreans Named New Academy Members

LOS ANGELES, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) that gives out the Academy Awards has appointed four Koreans who represent the country’s film community, including actor Lee Byung-hun, as its new members, according to its official website on Wednesday.  Lee, best known to Western viewers for his [...]

“Hanbok” Fashion Show in LA

“Hanbok” Fashion Show in LA

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A special fashion show featuring hanbok, Korean traditional formal wear, was conducted to pay tribute to this year’s Academy Awards on February 20. The Hanbok Advancement Center held the fashion show at a pre-awards gala entitled “87th Oscar Academy Award and Hollywood Tribute 2015” in Los Angeles. Some 200 [...]