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Billie Eilish & Finneas ‘Are So Incredibly Honored’ by Best Original Song Oscar Nod for ‘What Was I Made For?’

“This means everything to us,” the brother-sister pair said in a joint statement.

Billie Eilish and brother Finneas ‘ “What Was I Made For?” from the Barbie soundtrack earned a 2024 Academy Award nomination for best original song on Tuesday (Jan. 23), and the siblings are delighted by the honor. “Thank you to Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt for weaving our song into the fabric and heart of this film so well,” they continued, giving props to the two songwriters who also penned “I’m Just Ken,” which is also competing in the same category. They were previously nominated in the best original song category in 2022 for their James Bond track “No Time to Die,” which won over Beyonce’s “Be Alive” from King Richard, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto, Van Morrison’s “Down to Joy” from Belfast, and Diane Warren’s “Somehow You Do” from Four Good Days.

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