20 Things You Didn't Know About Parasite

20. The Film’s Historic Award-Winning Run

One would not be amiss in stating that Parasite’s sweep at the awards circuit was nothing of awe-inspiring. Its monumental win proved that prickly old Academy voters and their ilk sometimes do get it right when it comes to awarding the year’s very best in cinema.

After its Cannes bow suggested that Bong Joon-ho had something special on his hands, the film went on to win a medley of awards such as the SAG Awards for Best Ensemble, a slew of directorial and writing-based awards as well as the much-coveted Best Picture at the Oscars.

It is only the third film in history to win the Palme D’Or at Cannes and the Best Picture Oscar and the only one (alongside 1955’s Marty) to win the Palme D’or via unanimous vote.