Korean film Parasite has won Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars.

The film from Okja director Bong Joon-ho is the first film not in the English Language to win the award.

Bong won the award for Best Director earlier in the evening in another unexpected triumph.

The favourite going into the ceremony was Sam Mendes' war epic 1917.

It also beat other Best Picture nominees such as Ford v Ferrari, Little Women, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, The Irishman, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

The director joked on stage: "I’m ready to drink tonight."

He was joined on-stage by the film's jubilant cast and crew, where he also spoke about hoping that the win "opened the door" for further non-English language films at the Academy Awards.

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At the 92nd Academy Awards the film also took home Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay for Bong and co-writer Han Jin-won.

Parasite follows the impoverished Kim clan as they scheme their way into the home of the wealthy Park family.

However, once they have positions inside the house, their carefully-laid schemes begin to unravel.

The film previously took home the highest honour at Cannes Film Festival 2019 – the Palme d'Or – where it was the first to win by a unanimous vote since 2013 film Blue is the Warmest Colour.

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