Oscars 2020: Biggest Wins, Snubs, and Bollywood’s Take on Parasite

Listen in to find out what Anil Kapoor, Kubbra Sait, Rima Das & Huma Qureshi had to say about Hollywood’s big night.

Parasite took home 4 Oscars.

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This year’s Oscars saw South Korean film Parasite emerge victorious, becoming the first international film to win the Best Picture prize. The film took home four Oscars, including Best Director for Bong Joon Ho.

We got Bollywood actors and directors like Anil Kapoor, Kubbra Sait, Rima Das and Huma Qureshi to share their take about the ceremony.

This year, the top acting prizes, that is, the Best Actor and Actress awards seemed like they were set in stone. Joaquin Phoenix for Joker and Renee Zellweger for Judy were sure-shot winners. But were there disappointments? Of course, there were.

Scarlett Johansson, who had two nominations – Marriage Story and JoJo Rabbit –was snubbed by the academy. She was incredible in both films, but sadly this wasn't her year.

Same goes for Saoirse Ronan, who, at 25, got her fourth nomination for Little Women, but no award. We decode all this and more in today’s The Big Story podcast. Tune in to listen!