Meryl Streep said “saved the movies” in 2023 – may have been snubbed in some of the major categories at the 2024 Academy Awards. (Shout-out to Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig!)But there is no stopping that arch-footed doll in at least one category — Best Original Song — where Billie Eilish is the overwhelming favorite to win her second Oscar for her brooding ballad “What Was I Made For?”Only another “Barbie” ditty, “I’m Just Ken,” even stands a chance at an upset.Just like “No Time to Die” — Eilish’s Bond theme that took the song-penning prize in 2022 — the tune that hauntingly humanizes Barbie was co-written by the singer’s producer brother Finneas.
And the unstoppable siblings have already won the prestigious Song of the Year Grammy for their efforts last month. But with another victory on Sunday, not only would they become the youngest two-time Oscar winners in history, they would put “What Was I Made For?” in some elite company as the 10th track to win both the Grammy for Song of the Year and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.Here are the nine other tunes which have earned prestigious props for completing that rare feat.From: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961)And the Oscar-Grammy double goes to: Henry Mancini and Johnny MercerWhile Audrey Hepburn — who received the fourth of her five Best Actress Oscar nominations for her sterling turn as Holly Golightly — performed this timeless tune in the romantic-comedy classic, it was legendary crooner Andy Williams who sang it on Oscar night and flew it to the “Moon” as his signature song.From: “Days of Wine and Roses” (1962)And the Oscar-Grammy double goes to: Henry Mancini and Johnny MercerAfter scoring the first Oscar-Grammy double slay with “Moon River,” M&M made it two.
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