Billie Eilish Wins Best Song Oscar for "What Was I Made For?" from Barbie

Billie Eilish, along with her brother Finneas O’Connell, has won the Oscar for Best Song with "What Was I Made For?" from the Barbie movie soundtrack.

The song, co-written by Eilish and O’Connell, triumphed over a lineup that included another song from Barbie: "I’m Just Ken," written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt and performed by Ryan Gosling. Other contenders included "Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)" from "Killers of the Flower Moon," and "It Never Went Away" from the documentary "American Symphony."

"What Was I Made For?" was a No. 1 hit in the UK and Australia, and reached number 14 in the US. It accompanies a scene in the film where Barbie, played by Margot Robbie, meets the ghost of her creator Ruth Handler, played by Rhea Perlman. The song had previously won Best Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the Grammy Awards in February.

“I feel so incredibly lucky and honoured,” said Eilish, dedicating the award to “everyone affected by the movie and how incredible it was.” She also thanked her best friend, Zoe, “for playing Barbies with me,” as well as two music teachers, one of whom “didn’t like me but you were good at your job.”