 Mayank Shekhar  mayank. shekhar@ mid- day. com  The Academy doesnu2019t vote  for a film. It films its vote, as a  moral zeitgeist of sorts, to the  world at large. Does it always  get it right with the choice of  Best Film, though? Canu2019t. That  it is radiantly dynamic and  self- correcting, year after year,  is its notable achievement.  By the Academy, we mean  the Academy of Motion Picture  Arts and Sciences u2014 of  America, with a much wider  international membership,  lately u2014 that we know for  the Oscars it hands out. And  that has no Indian equivalent.  Why? Never mind; enjoy your  pan masala.  Mindful of the annual  u2018 statementu2019 the Academy  makes with its top winner,  must admit we got our predictions  wrong (u2018 Toughest race at  the Oscars 2020u2019, mid- day, Feb  8). Although only partly, since  Bong Joon- ho and Parasite, as  mentioned, were indeed most  likely to win Best Director  and Best Picture in our books;  if Sam Mendes and his 1917  didnu2019t. And the Parasite gongs  for Best Original Screenplay  ( and, of course, Best International  Feature) tallied with  our list.  That said, what did we  miss? That the most relevant/  urgent American statement  to be made from a global platform  such as the Oscars was  not much on the price of war  ( 1917), or indeed the rise of authoritarian  leaderships ( Jojo  Rabbit).  By picking up the first  non- English film, and the  first winner of Best International  Feature, as the overall  Best Picture, the Academy  was making a full speech on  acceptance. Even as Joon- ho  warmed American hearts  with his acceptance speech u2014  doffing his hat to Hollywood  contemporaries/ greats, including  his long- time cheerleader,  Quentin Tarantino, in  the same room.  With Korean Parasite, the Oscar goes to inclusivity!  Continued on page 15  Bong Joon- hou2019s Parasite won four Oscars u2014 Best Picture, Best  Screenplay, Best International Feature Film and Best Director. pic/ pti 

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