Monday, February 10, 2020
Elton John won his second
Academy Award,
Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first female composer to win the original score Oscar in more than two decades and the Korean film
Parasite became the first foreign film to win Best Picture at the 92nd annual Academy Awards.
John, who won in 1995 for “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from
Lion King, and lyricist
Bernie Taupin won for “(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again” from
Rocketman. “This doesn’t suck,” Taupin said, noting it’s “justification for 53 years of hammerin’ it out.”
Guðnadóttir won for her score to
Joker, which also received a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.
Parasite’
s Bong Joon Ho won the Director and Original Screenplay awards and the pic was named Best International Feature Film.
For a full list of winners, click
here.