Song Kang-ho

It was a historical win at the Cannes Film Festival this year when Song Kang-ho (Parasite), star of Broker, became the first Korean male actor to win the Best Actor award. The film also won plaudits when it took home the Ecumenical Jury Award for Best Film.

When Parasite won the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes film festival by unanimous jury decision, director Bong Joon-ho went down on his knee to offer the trophy to his actor Song Kang-ho. The film went on to win four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director the following year, a first for a Korean film.