List of accolades received by Parasite


Parasite is a 2019 South Korean black comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho. The screenplay was co-written by Bong and Han Jin-won. The film stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam and Jang Hye-jin. It won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Korean film to receive the award as well as the first film to do so with a unanimous vote since 2013's Blue Is the Warmest Colour. It was selected as the South Korean entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, Bong's second selection after 2009's Mother.
Parasite premiered at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2019. It was released in South Korea by CJ Entertainment on 30 May 2019, and in the rest of the world by Neon in late-2019. The film had a limited release on 11 October 2019 in Los Angeles and New York City, before expanding wider starting 18 October. It has grossed $257 million worldwide including $53.3 million in the United States and Canada, becoming Bong's highest-grossing release; it is currently the nineteenth highest-grossing domestic film in South Korea history. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator surveyed 412 reviews and judged 99% to be positive.
Parasite received widespread critical acclaim, with particular praise for Bong's screenplay and direction, editing, and production values, as well as the performances of the actors, especially Song. Among its numerous accolades, Parasite won four awards at the 92nd Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film. It became the first South Korean film to receive Academy Award recognition, as well as the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture.
At the 77th Golden Globe Awards, the film had three nominations, winning Best Foreign Language Film. At the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, the film received four nominations including, Best Film and Best Direction and won for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Not in the English Language. At the Screen Actors Guild Awards, it became the first non-English language film to win for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Accolades

Top-ten lists

Parasite appeared on many critics' year-end top-ten lists, among them:
Top 10
Parasite also appeared on many critics' Best-of-the-decade top 10 lists, among them:
On Metacritic, Parasite was rated as the best film of 2019 and ranked 7th among the films with the highest scores of the decade. it is the 41st highest rated film of all time on the website.