LEE Byung-hun, PARK Chan-wook, LEE Chang-dong Added to Academy Roster
In its continuing push for diversity, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which stages the annual Academy Awards, has swelled its ranks with more members of the Korean film industry. New Oscar voters include global star
LEE Byung-hun, genre filmmaking superstar
PARK Chan-wook and acclaimed arthouse filmmaker
LEE Chang-dong.
Also joining this year’s ranks are Korean-Americans such as director
KIM So-yong,
Lost actor Daniel Dae KIM, DreamWorks cinematographer JHUN Yong-duk and film producer
Roy LEE.
LEE Byung-hun, who presented an award at this year’s Oscar ceremony, first became a superstar in Korea, appearing in fare such as
A Bittersweet Life (2005), before conquering the global scene, starring in action titles such as
Red 2 (2013) and the
G.I. Joe films.
PARK Chan-wook is famous around the world for
Old Boy (2003), which launched international interest in Korean genre films and received the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, while LEE Chang-dong is a recognized master of the medium and Best Screenplay winner at Cannes for
Poetry (2010). Director KIM So-yong made the Korean indie
Treeless Mountain (2009) and the US title
For Ellen (2013) starring Paul Dano.