Bong Joon Ho accepted the award for Best Director at the 2020 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood Sunday, marking the first time a Korean film ever won in the category.

“After winning Best International Feature, I thought I was done for the day and was ready to relax,” he joked.

The director spent his speech thanking fellow nominees whom he beat out, such as Martin Scorsese, who was nominated for “The Irishman.”

“When I was in school, I studied Martin Scorsese’s films. Just to be nominated was a huge honor,” he said through his translator. “I never thought I would win.”

The director also won the prestigious directing award — which included no female nominees — over Todd Phillips (“Joker”), Sam Mendes (“1917”) and Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in . . . Hollywood”), whom he also called out.

“When people in the US were not familiar with my film, Quentin always put my films on his list,” he said. “Thank you so much. Quentin, I love you.”

“Todd and Sam, great directors that I admire. If the Academy allows, I would like to get a Texas chainsaw, split the Oscar trophy into five and share it with all of you,” he added via his translator.

“I will drink until next morning,” he concluded in English.

Bong is the second director of a non-English film to win the accolade and also the second in a row, after Alfonso Cuarón’s win for “Roma” last year. He’s also the second Asian director to win, following Ang Lee, who won twice for “Brokeback Mountain” and “Life of Pi.”

Earlier in the night, Bong won Best International Feature Film and Original Screenplay.

Bong’s “Parasite” won best foreign language film at the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards, both in January. He also tied with Mendes for best director at the Critics’ Choice ceremony and nabbed awards for original screenplay and film not in the English language at the BAFTAs.

The win is momentous for Bong, after an outspoken Oscar voter told the Hollywood Reporter in February that the Korean film should not be nominated with “regular” movies, despite being lauded by critics as one of the best movies of the year. The director even landed a deal with HBO to create a series based on “Parasite,” which follows two families as twists and turns reveal who they really are.