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      'Parasite' and 'Jojo Rabbit' Win Big at 2020 WGA Awards

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      The Bong Joon-ho-directed movie and the Taika Waititi-helmed film grab a top honor each at the Writers Guild of America Awards ahead of the highly-anticipated Oscars.
      Feb 2, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Parasite” and “Jojo Rabbit” took home top honours at the Writers Guild of America Awards on Saturday, February 1, 2020.
      “Parasite” won the award for Best Original Screenplay at the 72nd annual ceremony, making it the first non-English-language feature to win a WGA award in history.
      “I’d like to share this award with all the nominees tonight and especially it’s such a huge honour to receive this award from (presenter) Kevin Bacon,” said director Bong Joon-ho as he collected the prize.
      Meanwhile, “Jojo Rabbit” took home the Best Adapted Screenplay prize at the show, which handed out its annual awards at simultaneous shows in Los Angeles and New York.
      The film awards, which are traditionally held until the end of the show, were the first two categories of the night and were announced at the New York ceremony, so that nominees could leave early and head to London, England for Sunday’s BAFTA Awards.
      Over in the TV categories, “Succession” won the award for Best Drama Series, “Barry” took home the Comedy Series prize, and “Watchmen” won for a New Series.
      “Chernobyl” also triumphed, taking home the Original Long-Form award, while “Fosse/Verdon” won for a Long-Form Adaptation.
      The full list of winners is as follows:
      Original Screenplay: “Parasite”
      Adapted Screenplay: “Jojo Rabbit”
      Documentary Screenplay: “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley”
      Drama Series: “Succession”
      Comedy Series: “Barry”
      New Series: “Watchmen”
      Original Long Form: “Chernobyl”
      Adapted Long Form: “Fosse/Verdon”
      Original Short Form New Media: “Special”
      Animation: “Thanksgiving of Horror (The Simpsons)”
      Episodic Drama: “Tern Haven (Succession)”
      Episodic Comedy: “Pilot (Dead to Me)”
      Comedy/Variety Talk Series: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
      Comedy/Variety Specials: “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Part 2”
      Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson”
      Quiz And Audience Participation: “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”
      Daytime Drama: “The Young and the Restless”
      Children’s Episodic, Long Form and Specials: “Remember Black Elvis? (Family Reunion)”
      Documentary Script: Current Events: “Trump’s Trade War (Frontline)”
      Documentary Script: Other Than Current Events: “Right to Fail (Frontline)”
      News Script: Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report: “Terror in America: The Massacres in El Paso and Dayton (Special Edition of the CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell)”
      News Script: Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: “Fly Like an Eagle (60 Minutes)”
      Digital News: “Stories About My Brother”
      Radio Audio News Script: Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report: “Hail and Farewell: Remembering Some Headline Makers”
      Radio Audio News Script: Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: “The Enduring Legacy of Jackie Kennedy Onassis”
      On Air Promotion: “Star Trek: Picard and All Rise Promos”

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      'Parasite' Dominates 2020 London Film Critics' Circle Awards

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      The Bong Joon Ho-directed comedy thriller brings home two top honors from the prizegiving event, while Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger land acting kudos for their work on ‘Joker’ and ‘Judy’.
      Jan 31, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Comedy thriller “Parasite” landed the top prize at the 40th annual London Film Critics’ Circle Awards on Thursday night, January 30.
      The South Korean movie landed the Film of the Year honour, while Bong Joon Ho was named Director of the Year.
      Bong took the stage at the Mayfair Hotel and thanked his cast and crew for their work on the movie, calling his wins a “huge honour”.
      His film is also up for four awards at Sunday’s (February 02) Baftas – two weeks after it became the first foreign language movie to land the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, picking up Best Ensemble.
      “Parasite” will also compete for six Oscars, including Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Original Screenplay.
      “The Souvenir” and “Marriage Story” were also double winners at the London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, while Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger took home the top acting prizes for their work on “Joker” and “Judy”, respectively. Both are expected to repeat their wins at the Oscars on 9 February.
      The full list of London Critics’ Circle Film Awards winners is:
      FILM OF THE YEAR: “Parasite”
      FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
      ACTRESS OF THE YEAR: Renee Zellweger, “Judy”
      ACTOR OF THE YEAR: Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
      BEST BRITISH/IRISH FILM: THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: “The Souvenir”
      BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS: Florence Pugh, “Fighting with My Family”/”Midsommar”/”Little Women (2019)”
      TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”, Barbara Ling
      DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR: “For Sama”
      DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR: Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”
      SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR: Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story”
      SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR: Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
      SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR: Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
      BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR: Robert Pattinson, “The Lighthouse”/”High Life”/”The King (2019)”
      YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER: Honor Swinton Byrne, “The Souvenir”
      BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR: “The Devil’s Harmony”
      BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER: THE PHILIP FRENCH AWARD: Mark Jenkin, “Bait”
      THE DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM: Sally Potter & Sandy Powell

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