Filmen vandt hovedprisen på Cannes Film Festival<ref name="Mumford">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/live/2019/may/25/cannes-film-festival-2019-palme-dor-winner-announced-live |title=Cannes 2019: Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins the Palme d'Or – live |first=Gwilym |last=Mumford |work=The Guardian |access-date=25. maj 2019 |archive-date=26. maj 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526093153/https://www.theguardian.com/film/live/2019/may/25/cannes-film-festival-2019-palme-dor-winner-announced-live |url-status=live }}</ref> og 4 priser ved [[Oscaruddelingen 2020|Oscaruddelingen i 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/bong-joon-ho-4-oscars-walt-disney-record-one-night-2020-2|title=Bong Joon Ho won 4 Oscars, tying Walt Disney's record for most Oscars won in one night|last=Sarkisian|first=Jacob|website=Insider|access-date=19. februar 2020}}</ref>
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