Oscars 2020: Tom Hanks and Charlize Theron chant for lights to come back up after Parasite speech is cut short

Executive producer Miky Lee was about to take to the microphone

Given that Parasite made history at last night’s Oscars by becoming the first foreign language film to take home Best Picture, you’d have thought those involved would be allowed to finish their acceptance speeches.

And yet, by the time executive producer Miky Lee took to the microphone to say a few words, the lights on the stage had dimmed to signal that their allotted time had come to an end.

Almost immediately, several people in the crowd, including Charlize Theron and Tom Hanks, started chanting “Up! Up! Up!” – with accompanying enthusiastic arm movements – to show their support for Lee. The lights were swiftly turned back on, and Lee had her moment.

“Hi, everybody,” she said. “I’d really like to thank director Bong. Thank you for being you, and I like everything about him, his smile, his crazy hair, the way he talks the way he walks and especially the way he directs. But what I really like about him is his sense of humour.”

While South Korean black comedy Parasite was the evening's biggest winner, others at the 2020 ceremony included Brad Pitt, who delivered an emotional acceptance speech that saw him praise Leonardo DiCaprio and criticise the verdict of Trump's impeachment trial, while Laura Dern took home the prize for Best Supporting Actress.

As expected, Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor for Joker following which he criticised inequality and paid tribute to his brother River Phoenix, who died in 1993.

Meanwhile, Olivia Colman had the audience in stitches before presenting Phoenix with his award.

Find a full list of the 2020 Oscar winners here.