Billie Eilish sets new record with Barbie’s only Oscar win

Billie Eilish set a new record when she received her second Oscar for Best Original Song.

The singer was presented with the award alongside her brother Finneas O’Connell at the ceremony in Los Angeles last night (March 10), with Barbie’s “What Was I Made For?” winning the hotly contested category.

It is Eilish’s second triumph in the category following her 2022 win for “No Time To Die,” the theme song to the James Bond film of the same name, and her latest award marks a historic moment.

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At just 22 years old, Eilish is now the youngest two-time Oscar winner of all time, surpassing the previous record held by Luise Rainer, who won her second Best Actress award in 1938 at the age of 28.

O’Connell, 26, who co-writes and produces Eilish’s material, is now second on the all-time list behind his sister and accepted the award with her on stage.

“I feel so incredibly happy and honored,” Eilish said during the speech. “This goes out to everyone who has been touched by the film and how incredible it is.”

The award was Barbie’s only win of the night from eight nominations, although Ryan Gosling wowed the audience with his performance of “I’m Just Ken” with the help of 65 singing and dancing Kens.

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The star, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, enlisted the help of his Ken costars Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ncuti Gatwa and Scott Evans for his number before approaching his co-stars Margot Robbie, America Ferrera and director Greta Gerwig in the audience.

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