This year diversity won at the 92nd Academy Awards as the movie Parasite secured 4 Oscars. The South Korean film made history by becoming the first non-English film to receive the top honor in 92 years. They won in the best picture, best director, best original screenplay and best international film categories. While the world applauded Bong Joon Ho’s directorial venture, his name started trending on social media.
Parasite made history and became the first foreign language film to win Best Picture at the #Oscars, along with 3 other wins. pic.twitter.com/aBv2AN1TQB
— E! Online Asia (@eonlineasia) February 10, 2020
And, while the saying goes ‘What’s in a name’, people online were thrilled about Bong’s success. Taking to Twitter, they congratulated the director.
Have a look at what desi twitter had to say about his win:
#BongJoonHo creates history. Another bong, another win. Bengalis across the world are going to drink tonight.#Oscars
— Lord Meow (@RanjibMazumder) February 10, 2020
If I know my facts right, #BongJoonHo is the second Bong to win an Oscar….#OscarAwards #Bengali #Bangla
— Nandan Pandit (@npandit) February 10, 2020
Can we, somehow, play the Bengali card and manipulate Bong Joon-ho into making Bengali films? Seems our only hope.
— Zico Ghosh (@zico_gh0sh) February 10, 2020
After MOVIE NAME
It shouldn't be BONG JOON HO it should be BONG JO HOON…Meaning bengali jo hoon…— chandan kumar (@chandan_jaihind) February 10, 2020
Incidentally, Ho is the first 'bong' to win an Oscar after the great Satyajit Ray. 🤪😄 #Bong #ParasiteMovie #BongJoonHo
— Sparsh Mudgal (@MudgalSparsh) February 10, 2020
I wish I had a Bengali friend named Joon-ho so that I could save his phone number as Bong Joon-ho.
— d' (@dhruwayne) December 15, 2019
Bong wins Best Picture at the Oscars. A proud day for all Bengalis! @ParasiteMovie pic.twitter.com/yEjtWn5rAa
— navin theeng (@netheeng) February 10, 2020
My Bengali friends are telling me that a Bong has won the Oscars #Parasite #Oscar2020
— Jarshad NK (@jarshadnk) February 10, 2020
Irrespective of everything else, congratulations to the talented man for his well-deserving wins. He has surely made the world proud.