They won, and she got her turn.

In the end, the infectious buzz around the South Korean film, which centers on two families on opposite sides of South Korea’s economic gap, turned out to be too powerful for its Oscar competitors, which included some of Hollywood’s most seasoned filmmakers.

“Parasite” is the first non-English film and first South Korean film to win best picture at the Academy Awards. Only 11 non-English language films have ever been nominated in the category.

It also picked up best director, best international feature film and best original screenplay.

Heading into Sunday night, “1917” and “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” had been considered major competition for the movie. The question on the minds of many in Hollywood had been whether the Academy would put its votes toward those films — the likes of which have been recognized in the past (a war epic and a star-packed film from a beloved director) — or honor a filmmaker and cast less familiar to the mainstream.

With the win for “Parasite,” the Academy made a choice to honor a film unlike any of those honored in the past 91 ceremonies.

“I think the fact that Asian Americans are rooting for ‘Parasite’ is because we still aren’t even seeing ourselves in main dramatic roles,” she said. “The more Asians succeed on the international stage, I think Asian Americans do feel like that will then open up more opportunities for Asian-American actors in Hollywood.”

On social media, the win was hailed.

Sandra Oh, who presented on Sunday night, said, “Congratulations @ParasiteMovie So so proud to be Korean.”