--- title: Bong Joon-ho Stole a Glance at His Oscar in a Magical Moment description: The way Bong Joon-ho adoringly looked at his Parasite Best Picture trophy at the Oscars is a national treasure. canonical: https://time.com/5781196/bong-joon-ho-oscars-2020/ author: Rachel E. 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Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Feb 10, 2020 2:03 PM UTC When [Bong Joon-ho’s _Parasite_](https://time.com/5779940/parasite-best-picture-oscars/) won the final Oscar of the evening at the [92nd Academy Awards](https://time.com/5780826/oscars-2020-recap/) on Sunday night, fans of the globally resonant film were thrilled. Perhaps no one was more excited than writer-director Bong, who capped off his historic night by looking adoringly at his Best Picture trophy, in a moment that was made to be memed. The win was a history-making award, as [_Parasite_](https://time.com/5697795/bong-joon-ho-parasite-interview/)is the first non-English-language movie ever to win the award in the Academy’s 92 years of ceremonies. “I feel like a very opportune moment in history is happening right now,” producer Kwak Sin-ae said during the group’s acceptance. Bong’s reaction perfectly captured how the film’s fans seemed to be feeling. > [](https://twitter.com/yosub/status/1226683033413132289) > [](https://twitter.com/kvanaren/status/1226684566083076099) > [](https://twitter.com/adorerafferty/status/1226712804100657152) > [](https://twitter.com/picture%5Fplay/status/1226718337133998080) > [](https://twitter.com/GiphyPop/status/1226714444803321856) READ MORE: [Parasite’s Best Picture Oscar Is Historic. Is This the Beginning of a New Era in Film?](https://time.com/5779940/parasite-best-picture-oscars/) The Best Picture win was _Parasite_‘s fourth of the night, after clinching Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay. Bong became the second director of Asian descent to capture the honor, following [Ang Lee](https://time.com/5696958/director-ang-lee-gemini-man/) (_Life of Pi_, _Brokeback Mountain_). The way Bong delightfully studied his award was not his first meme-making moment of the awards season. Bong previously made waves for his statement that the Oscars ceremony itself was [“very local.”](https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/bong-joon-ho-parasite.html) At the [2020 Golden Globes](https://time.com/5759355/golden-globes-2020-recap/), he encouraged Americans to watch more foreign-language films. “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films,” he said. Clearly, the internet has become extremely invested in Bong’s journey through the American awards season. > [](https://twitter.com/thejoshl/status/1213998898244653057) > [](https://twitter.com/anakinapoIogist/status/1226717414651461634) > [](https://twitter.com/S%5FEvangelina/status/1226846692768731136) Now that the final bow has been taken on the 2020 awards season, we can only hope Bong keeps this same energy for his likely future wins. And the engraving moment was just as magical. > [](https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1226765991448702976) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5781196/bong-joon-ho-oscars-2020/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5781196/bong-joon-ho-oscars-2020/"},"headline":"Bong Joon-ho Couldn't Help Steal a Glance at His Oscar for a Moment and No One Can Look Away Either","datePublished":"2020-02-10T14:03:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:34.048Z","description":"'Parasite' became the first non-English-language movie ever to win Best Picture","url":"https://time.com/5781196/bong-joon-ho-oscars-2020/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards","viral","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt97b4280daf575405/698a0a0e0116826bf397ef42/bong-joon-ho-oscars-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. 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