Billie Eilish breaks Oscar record at 22 with 'What Was I Made For?'
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Buzz // Billie Eilish Secures her 2nd Oscar
Oscar-winning siblings Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell made Oscar history Sunday night by becoming the youngest-ever two-time winners of the Best Song trophy. Billie and Finneas took home the award for the song What Was I Made For?, an original soundtrack, that was featured on Greta Gerwig's Barbie and which Billie had performed during the ceremony as well.
The brother-sister team had previously won the award for Best Original Song in 2021 for No Time to Die in the James Bond film of the same name starring Daniel Craig.
An 87-year-old industry record was broken by 22-year-old Billie when she won her second Oscar. At the age of 22, Billie breaks the record set by Luise Rainer, who was 28 when she won her second Oscar, to become the youngest two-time recipient of the Oscar. Barbie's song "What Was I Made For?" earned her a nomination. The other song that was nominated for the evening came from the same film. The talented writers of "I'm Just Ken," a poignant tribute to Ryan Gosling, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (best known for Shallow), are nominated for Star Is Born.
The 'bad guy' singer gave a remarkable and moving live stage rendition of the song for which she was nominated as the 96th Annual Academy Awards got underway. Eilish captivated the audience with her delicate vocal harmonies, accompanied by pianist O'Connell. One of the year's most-listened-to songs, the song had already won Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards.
Check Out the Complete List of Winners and Nominations at Oscars 2024
"Oppenheimer" won big at the 2024 Oscars, coming in with 13 nominations and earning awards in major categories such as best director, best actor and best picture.
"Barbie," the other half of the dual box-office Barbenheimer sensation, earned eight nominations, but only got one win Sunday night for best song.
Best sound
"The Zone of Interest" — Winner
"The Creator"
"Maestro"
"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One"
"Oppenheimer"
Best original score
"Oppenheimer" — Winner
"American Fiction"
"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"
"Killers of the Flower Moon"
"Poor Things"
Best original song
"What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie" — Winner
"It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony"
"I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie"
"The Fire Inside" from "Flamin' Hot"
"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" from "Killers of the Flower Moon"
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