Hollywood honours Parasite stars Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam and Choi Woo-shik as the Oscars academy welcomes South Korean talent
The academy announced on its website that it extended invitations to 819 artists and executives “who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures”.
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Non-acting staff of the film – costume designer Choi Se-yeon, editor Yang Jin-mo, composer Jung Jae-il, producer Kwak Sin-ae, production designer Lee Ha-jun, sound designer Choi Tae-young and co-writer Han Jin-won – were also extended invitations.
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South Korean director Yi Seung-jun of In the Absence, a documentary on the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster nominated for best short documentary at this year's Oscars, and Lee Hyun-min, supervisor for Walt Disney Animation Studios' Moana and Frozen 2, were also offered invitations by the academy this year.
The academy currently has some 40 South Korean members, including auteurs Park Chan-wook and Lee Chang-dong, and star actor Lee Byung-hun, who joined the prestigious organisation in 2016.
Parasite, a satirical thriller on the theme of wealth inequality, won four Oscars, including best picture, at this year's Academy Awards. It has collected over 50 awards from global film festivals.
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This article originally appeared on Korea Times.
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