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㽶ƵֱBarbie㽶Ƶֱ ballad 㽶ƵֱWhat Was I Made For?㽶Ƶֱ makes Billie Eilish the youngest person to win 2 Oscars

What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O㽶ƵֱConnell made for? Winning awards, apparently. The sibling duo㽶Ƶֱs 㽶ƵֱBarbie㽶Ƶֱ blockbuster ballad 㽶ƵֱWhat Was I Made For?㽶Ƶֱ won for best original song on Sunday night.

In doing so, Eilish, 22, has become the two career Oscars.

That beats a very old record set by Luise Rainer, who won her second best actress Oscar at 28 in 1938.

The second youngest is now Eilish㽶Ƶֱs 26-year-old brother and co-writer Finneas. The pair won their first Oscar for 㽶ƵֱNo Time to Die㽶Ƶֱ in 2021.

Hilary Swank and Jodie Foster 㽶Ƶֱ a best supporting actor nominee this year 㽶Ƶֱ are the only others to win two before 30.

㽶ƵֱThank you so much to the Academy. I feel like, I just didn㽶Ƶֱt think this would happen,㽶Ƶֱ Eilish started her speech. 㽶ƵֱI㽶Ƶֱm so grateful for this song and for this movie and the way that it made me feel. And this goes out to everyone who was affected by the movie and how incredible it is. And I want to thank my team and my parents. I love you guys so much.㽶Ƶֱ

She continued, 㽶ƵֱI want to thank my best friend Zoe for playing Barbies with me growing up, and being by my side forever,㽶Ƶֱ and was met with laughs from the audience. 㽶ƵֱI want to thank my, like, dance teachers growing up. I want to thank my choir teachers. Miss Brigham, thanks for believing in me. Mrs. T, you didn㽶Ƶֱt like me, but you were good at your job.㽶Ƶֱ

Eilish and Finneas beat out another 㽶ƵֱBarbie㽶Ƶֱ cut, 㽶ƵֱI㽶Ƶֱm Just Ken,㽶Ƶֱ as performed by Ryan Gosling and written by Mark Ronson and his creative partner Andrew Wyatt. Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson㽶Ƶֱs 㽶ƵֱIt Never Went Away㽶Ƶֱ from 㽶ƵֱAmerican Symphony,㽶Ƶֱ Diane Warren㽶Ƶֱs 㽶ƵֱThe Fire Inside㽶Ƶֱ from 㽶ƵֱFlamin㽶Ƶֱ Hot㽶Ƶֱ and Scott George㽶Ƶֱs 㽶ƵֱWahzhazhe (A Song For My People)㽶Ƶֱ from 㽶ƵֱKillers of the Flower Moon㽶Ƶֱ rounded out the category.

Eilish and O㽶ƵֱConnell are . In fact, they㽶Ƶֱre now two for two. Previously, they for their James Bond theme 㽶ƵֱNo Time to Die㽶Ƶֱ in 2021. That year, they beat out some impressive names, including Beyoncé, Van Morrison, Lin-Manuel Miranda and once again, Warren.

In the months leading up to the Academy Awards, 㽶ƵֱWhat Was I Made For?㽶Ƶֱ has raked in numerous trophies: In 2024 alone, they㽶Ƶֱve won for best original song and Not bad for a song written about an 11.5-inch-tall plastic doll.

㽶ƵֱWhat Was I Made For?㽶Ƶֱ debuted at No. 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, eventually peaking at No. 14.

In the 㽶ƵֱBarbie㽶Ƶֱ film, 㽶ƵֱWhat Was I Made For?㽶Ƶֱ plays a key role 㽶Ƶֱ an instrumental version of the song pops up like a leitmotif, soundtracking introspective, existential moments for its protagonist. Eilish㽶Ƶֱs voice isn㽶Ƶֱt heard until the final scene, but at that point, the audience is well-prepared for its emotional impact.

Clearly, the duo excel at making music for movies. Before 㽶ƵֱBarbie㽶Ƶֱ and Bond, three songs they wrote made it on soundtrack, pulling heavily from the likes of (asterisk)NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys.

In another music category, won the Academy Award for original score for his work on 㽶ƵֱOppenheimer.㽶Ƶֱ It is his second Oscar and third nomination, having previously won in the category in 2019 for 㽶ƵֱBlack Panther.㽶Ƶֱ

In doing so, Göransson beat John Williams (㽶ƵֱIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny㽶Ƶֱ) and three first-time nominees, Jerskin Fendrix (㽶ƵֱPoor Things㽶Ƶֱ) Laura Karpman (㽶ƵֱAmerican Fiction㽶Ƶֱ) and the late Robbie Robertson (㽶ƵֱKillers of the Flower Moon㽶Ƶֱ).

㽶ƵֱOppenheimer㽶Ƶֱ is 㽶Ƶֱs own adaptation of Martin J. Sherwin and Kai Bird㽶Ƶֱs Pulitzer Prize-winning 2005 book 㽶ƵֱAmerican Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,㽶Ƶֱ chronicling the Manhattan Project and its fallout.

㽶ƵֱChristopher Nolan, it was your idea to use violin in the score, and it allowed me to work and collaborate with my wonderful wife and acclaimed violinist Serena Göransson. We (were) recording at night and we were rushing to go home to put our kids, Apollo, Romeo, to bed. But the result of that was amazing,㽶Ƶֱ he said in his speech.

㽶ƵֱAnd to my parents up there, thank you for giving me guitars and drum machines instead of video games. Thank you,㽶Ƶֱ he concluded.

The film starring 㽶Ƶֱis poised between the shock and aftershock of the terrible revelation, as one character calls it, of a divine power,㽶Ƶֱ AP film writer Jake Coyle . Naturally, the score accomplishes something similar: Göransson composing from a first-person perspective for the first time, using his characteristic plays with rhythm and tempo to make one man㽶Ƶֱs history-altering endeavors feel larger than life.

㽶ƵֱTo be recognized on this score especially, it was a very personal score,㽶Ƶֱ Göransson told The Associated Press when the nominations were announced in January. 㽶ƵֱIt was also obviously extremely challenging to achieve these emotions and to tell the story of this complicated man㽶Ƶֱs feelings, his ambition and what he㽶Ƶֱs going through in his journey and from his perspective because the only way to do that is, I㽶Ƶֱve had to go to some to some uncomfortable places.㽶Ƶֱ

He added that 㽶Ƶֱthe way that Chris Nolan uses music in his storytelling is so unique and special and inspiring.㽶Ƶֱ

㽶ƵֱSo, give all the music awards to Nolan and his collaborators,㽶Ƶֱ he said. 㽶ƵֱI㽶Ƶֱm just very grateful to be working with him, and this is our second film together.㽶Ƶֱ

Their first film together was the 2020 time-bending thriller

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Maria Sherman, The Associated Press





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