Current:Home > MarketsBillie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell are youngest two-time Oscar winners after 'Barbie' song win -前500条预览:
Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell are youngest two-time Oscar winners after 'Barbie' song win
View
Date:2025-04-27 13:51:02
Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell took their "Barbie" ballad "What Was I Made For?" to the Dolby Theatre stage in Los Angeles and not only scored a major win — best original song — but also became the two youngest two-time winners in Oscar history at 22 and 26, respectively.
The siblings won the same award last year for “No Time to Die,” the title song for the 2022 James Bond film. Last month, their "Barbie" hit scooped up trophies for song of the year and best song written for visual media at the Grammy Awards.
Eilish began her acceptance speech by revealing she "had a nightmare" about that exact moment, and then proceeded to thank her dance and chorus teachers, joking to one of them, "You didn't like me, but you were good at your job!"
Eilish dedicated her award to "everyone that was affected by the movie and how incredible it is."
In the pair's performance on the Oscars stage, the simple song began with an understated backdrop, as if Eilish and O'Connell were in a recording studio, before the pastel-lit curtain rose to show the audience behind them.
With more than a few nods to the “Barbie” pink motif in the background, O’Connell sat at an upright piano, and Eilish, clad in an oversized black blazer and pencil skirt, kept her eyes closed and her voice barely above a whisper as she unraveled the emotional ballad. A rising curtain revealed an orchestra as Eilish clasped the mic stand with her left hand and O’Connell dutifully played the song’s melancholy melody.
Oscar best song performances:Brutally honest reviews, including Ryan Gosling's 'I'm Just Ken'
As she wound down the song to its last pensive note, Eilish smiled toward her brother. The audience’s ovation prompted a hug between the siblings as the camera cut to a teary-eyed Kate McKinnon (aka “Weird Barbie”) and much of the cheering “Barbie” team.
Other nominees for this year's Best Original Song award included:
- "The Fire Inside" from "Flamin' Hot" (music and lyrics by Diane Warren)
- "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" (Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt)
- "It Never Went Away" from "American Symphony" (Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson)
- "Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" from "Killers of the Flower Moon" (Scott George)
Contributing: Melissa Ruggieri
Ryan Goslingsings 'I'm Just Ken' at the 2024 Oscars: Who else performed?
veryGood! (421)
Related
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Jonathan Majors' trial on assault and harassment charges begins in New York
- Dwyane Wade Shares How His Family's Cross-Country Move Helped Zaya Find an Inclusive Community
- Stock market today: Asia mixed after the US government’s credit rating was cut
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- 100 years after a president's death, a look at the prediction that haunted his first lady
- Booksellers fear impending book selling restrictions in Texas
- 2 Alabama inmates killed while working on road crew for state
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Hex crypto founder used investor funds to buy $4.3 million black diamond, SEC says
Ranking
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Getting to Sesame Street (2022)
- Father drowns to death while saving his 3 kids from river
- Politicians ask Taylor Swift to postpone 6 LA concerts amid strikes: 'Stand with hotel workers'
- Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
- Investigators say weather worsened quickly before plane crash that killed 6 in Southern California
- Deep-sea mining could help fuel renewable energy. Here's why it's been put on hold.
- Gunman shot on community college campus in San Diego after killing police dog, authorities say
Recommendation
The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
Investigators say weather worsened quickly before plane crash that killed 6 in Southern California
A finalized budget may be on the horizon with the state Senate returning to the Pennsylvania Capitol
Judge tosses charges against executive in South Carolina nuclear debacle, but case may not be over
Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
Indianapolis officer fatally shoots fleeing motorist during brief foot chase
Beyoncé's Mom Denies Singer Shaded Lizzo With Break My Soul Snub at Renaissance Concert
Grand Canyon West in northern Arizona reopens attractions a day after fatal tour bus rollover