Director Bong Joon Ho scripted history by becoming the first Asian and South Korean filmmaker to bag the best director Oscar for his sensational class satire "Parasite" at the 92nd Academy Awards. A cleverly crafted, genre-bending story set in a sprawling house, the film helped Bong cross the "one inch long subtitle barrier" to claim the original screenplay, international feature film and the director trophies.

As charming as ever, Bong gave a shout-out to fellow nominees, singling out "The Irishman" director Martin Scorsese as an inspiration and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" director Quentin Tarantino for always looking out for him in America when he was unknown. "I thought I was done for the day..." the director quipped as he took to the stage.