Donald Trump bags Parasite’s Best Picture Oscar

Donald Trump has scorned the best picture Oscar for South Korean film Parasite.

Parasite director Bong Joon Ho and multiple Oscars. Picture: AFP

Donald Trump has scorned the best picture Oscar for South Korean film Parasite, asking how a foreign movie could get the honour.

“How bad was the Academy Awards this year?” the US Presiden asked the crowd at a packed re-election campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

“We got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. On top of it, they give them the best movie of the year?”

Parasite, a dark comedy ­exploring class divides, made history by becoming the first non-English-language film to win Hollywood’s biggest annual prize.

Saying “was it good? I don’t know”, Mr Trump indicated he had not watched the film.

Neon, the US distributor for Parasite, answered Mr Trump on Twitter, saying his opposition to the subtitled film was “understandable, he can’t read”.

Mr Trump said it was time to bring back classics from Hollywood’s golden age. “Let’s get Gone With the Wind. Can we get Gone With the Wind back please? Sunset Boulevard?” he said.

Mr Trump also took a crack at Best Supporting Actor winner Brad Pitt, calling him “a little wiseguy”. Pitt used his award ­acceptance speech to support the impeachment of Mr Trump.

AFP