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Feb 28, 2008 · Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova accepting the Oscar® for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" from the film "Once" - the 80th Annual Academy Awards®.
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The award ceremony took place on February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories.
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film.
"Falling Slowly" is a song in the indie folk and indie rock genres that was written, composed and performed by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 Irish musical romance film Once, which starred Hansard and Irglová, and for which it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 80th Academy Awards. [2]
Sep 8, 2016 · Instead of awarding The Boss, the Academy utilized Best Original Song to shower even more love on Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, which came out of nowhere in '08 to all but sweep the year's Oscars, defeating more traditionally awards-baity projects like Frost/Nixon and Milk.
Feb 25, 2008 · Since then, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova have become unlikely movie stars, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song Sunday night. This track is an early version of the winner,...
