3 Reasons Why ‘Parasite’ Really Could Win Best Picture – And 1 Reason Why It Can’t

When “Parasite” debuted in Cannes in May, received rave reviews and won the festival’s Palme d’Or, it didn’t seem crazy to think that Bong Joon Ho’s black comedy about class differences could make a splash at the Oscars. But back then, “making a splash at the Oscars” meant becoming South Korea’s first-ever nominee in the Best International Feature Film category (formerly Best Foreign Language Film), and maybe, just maybe, slipping into the Best Picture race as a dark horse, the way 2012 Palme winner “Amour” did. How small and silly those dreams now seem. “Parasite” has only picked up steam through the summer and fall, going from a longshot to a lock — and now, eight days before Oscar voting begins and two-and-a-half weeks before the 92nd Academy Awards, it has a real chance to win Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture, along with its guaranteed win in the international category. Just last weekend, the film beat “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “The Irishman” to win the SAG ensemble award two days after beating “Ford v Ferrari,” “The Irishman” and “Joker” for the American Cinema Editors’ ACE Eddie Award. Given everything that has happened with the...

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