Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas performed What Was I Made For? and moved the Barbie cast to tears at the 2024 Oscars on Sunday night.
The 22-year-old gave an incredibly moving performance of the song that was written for Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar film.
The performance moved people to tears, including Barbie cast members America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon, Greta, as well as Ariana Grande and other celebrities in the audience.
the entire Barbie cast was either crying or staring in awe at Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell after their Oscars performance of “What was I made for?” pic.twitter.com/T8qI9xGoHl
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 11, 2024
The pair ended up winning in the Best Original Song category.
This is the sibling’s second win after taking home the Oscar statuette for their song, No Time To Die, for the last James Bond film in 2022.
The 96th Academy Awards also saw performances from Jon Batiste, Becky G and Ryan Gosling along with 65 other Kens from the Barbie film.
Billie Eilish and Finneas performing “What Was I Made For?” at the #Oscars
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The annual Academy Awards were held in Los Angeles’s Dolby Theatre on Sunday night, where a host of stars from the film industry celebrated the last year of cinema.
Our very own Cillian Murphy took home the award for Best Actor, for his performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which also went home with the iconic Oscar statuette for Best Picture.
You can check out the full list of winners from the 2024 Oscars here.
