Sean Baker‘s film ‘Anora’, which deals with the joys and sorrows of sex workers, swept the American Academy Awards, taking home five Oscar trophies. Although there were no films with Korean or Korean-American directors or actors at this year’s Academy Awards, Blackpink member Lisa became the first K-pop artist to perform on stage for the award.

‘Anora’, which depicts what happens when a female stripper meets a new Russian tycoon, was nominated for six categories at the 97th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, USA on the 3rd (Korean time), and took home trophies in five categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing. In particular, the 25-year-old young actor Mikey Madison, who played the lead role, drew attention by winning the Best Actress Award, beating out Demi Moore for ‘Substance’, who swept the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG).

‘Anora’, which won the Palme d‘Or, the top award at last year’s Cannes International Film Festival, also became the fourth film in history to simultaneously win the Palme d‘Or and the Academy Award for Best Picture. Previously, only three films had won both awards: ‘The Lost Weekend’ in 1945, ‘Marty’ in 1955, and Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ in 2019.
‘The Brutalist’ Adrien Brody won the Best Actor trophy again, 22 years after ‘The Pianist’, while ‘Real Pain’ Kieran Culkin, who is also known as the younger sibling of ‘Home Alone’ star Macaulay Culkin, and ‘Emilia Perez’ Zoe Saldana won the Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards, respectively.

Meanwhile, BLACKPINK member Lisa caught everyone‘s attention by performing a congratulatory stage at the awards ceremony attended by top Hollywood stars. This is the first time a K-pop artist has performed a celebratory stage at the Academy Awards, and Lisa, along with pop stars Doja Cat and Ray, performed a tribute stage for the ‘007 Series’.

After actress Margaret Qualley’s stunning dance performance, who appeared on stage with the ‘007 Series’ signature music, Lisa went up on stage in a black rave dress and sang ‘Live and Let Die’, the main theme song from the 1973 ‘007 Live and Let Die’. Following Lisa, Doja Cat and Ray performed the main theme songs from the 1972 ‘007 Diamonds Are Forever’ and the 2012 ‘007 Skyfall’, respectively.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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