Billie Eilish won the Oscar for Best Original Song with her brother Finneas O’Connell for “What Was I Made For?,” which they co-wrote for the Barbie movie soundtrack.
Eilish and O’Connell had to break out of a lineup that included another Barbie song called “I’m Just Ken,” written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt and performed by Ryan Gosling. Other nominees included “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon and “It Never Went Away” from the documentary American Symphony.
“What Was I Made For?” was a number one hit in the UK and Australia, and reached number 14 in the US. In the film, Barbie, played by Margot Robbie, is haunted by the ghost of her creator Ruth Handler (played by Rhea Perlman). There will be a scene where you will meet. At the Grammy Awards in February, it won Best Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media.
Eilish said she felt “incredibly lucky and honored” and dedicated the award to “everyone affected by this film and how amazing it was.”
She also has her best friend Zoe, who “played Barbie dolls with me,” and her two music teachers, one of whom “didn’t like me, but you were good at your job.” ” I was grateful.
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