3 March 2025<\/time>\n <\/p>\n‘El Mal’ was named Best Original Song at the Academy Awards on Sunday (02.03.25).<\/p>\n
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El Mal won Best Song<\/p>\n
The track – which was performed in ‘Emilia Perez’ by cast members Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofia Gascon – scooped the accolade ahead of ‘Mi Camino’ from the film, as well as ‘The Journey’ from ‘The Six triple Eight’, ‘Like a Bird’ from ‘Sing Sing’, and ‘Never Too Late’ from ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’, and co-writer Camille hoped the song could show how music is a “force for good” in the world”.<\/p>\n
Taking to the stage at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater alongside her co-writers, partner Clement Ducol and the movie’s director Jacques Audilard, she said: <\/p>\n
“We are so grateful, thank you to all the Academy members. congrats to our beautiful fellow nominees. We wrote ‘El Mal’ as a song to denounce corruption and we hope it speaks to the role music and art can play and continue to play as a force of good and progress in the world.”<\/p>\n
Clement then took the mic to offer a string off thank yous.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: “Thank you to Jacques Audilard and the amazing cast. Thank you to our phenomenal interpreters Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofia Gascon for bringing this song to life.<\/p>\n
\n“Thank you to everyone involved in producing the music. Thank you to Netflix, Why Not, and our agents. To our publicists for your passion and support.<\/p>\n
\n“Thank you to our family, friends and our children, Marius and Lila.”<\/p>\n
\nThe pair then sang the final line of their speech, which was a shout-out to the movie.<\/p>\n
\nMeanwhile, Best Original Score went to Daniel Blumberg for ‘The Brutalist’ and he paid a touching tribute to the film’s director, Brady Corbet, who he hailed his “artistic soulmate”.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: Thank you to the Academy and everyone who watched the film and honoured the work, it means a lot.<\/p>\n
\n“I’ve been an artist for 20 years now since I was a teenager and when I met Brady, I found my artistic soulmate, for him to trust with this work and to grow alongside him has been so special, thank you Brady, I love you.<\/p>\n
\n“I want to thank my collaborators, my co-producer Peter Walsh and the artists who played on the score. The sounds you hear on ‘The Brutalist’ are made by a group of hard-working radical musicians who have been making uncompromising music for any years, I’m accepting this award on behalf of them too.”<\/p>\n
\n\u2018Conclave\u2019, \u2018Emilia P\u00e9rez\u2019, \u2018Wicked\u2019 and \u2018The Wild Robot\u2019 were also nominated for the honour.<\/p>\n
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