Bong Joon Ho may have been the big winner at Sunday night’s Oscars, but at several points, he happily shared the spotlight with someone else: his translator, Sharon Choi. (Bong speaks English, but prefers to deliver acceptance speeches in Korean.) Choi has been a constant presence over the course of the season, standing alongside Bong at numerous ceremonies and galas and astutely delivering the Parasite director’s message to the masses. She’s earned a loyal following on social media, delighting many when she revealed that she is an aspiring filmmaker herself. The adoration tripled on Sunday night when Choi also said that she wants to make a movie about…awards season, according to the Wrap reporter Steve Pond. Reps for Choi have not yet responded to Vanity Fair’s request for comment.

Choi didn’t say much else about her potential project, but her directing aspirations came up when she was in the Oscar pressroom with Bong and Parasite producers. A reporter asked Bong if he was going to help her with her film, which, bless her, appeared to make Choi sheepish. She laughed and stood to the side while Bong approached the mic and responded in English, in full proud-dad mode.

“She studied film in the university,” he said of Choi. “She’s writing [a] feature-length script. I’m curious about it.”

Choi is incredibly equipped to tell a story about awards season, considering she’s been alongside Bong ever since Parasite debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or. She’s taken the stage with Bong at every awards show of note since then, including the Golden Globes and Sunday night’s Oscars, where Parasite made history with its four wins.

At the Parasite Oscars after-party, she also tried to take the stage with Bong while he gave yet another thank-you speech. But this time, Bong stopped her.

“Tonight, Sharon, it’s okay,” he said as the audience cheered and applauded. “Drink. Just drink.”

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