Oscars 2020: Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Best Original Score for Joker

Noah Yoo
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Hildur Guðnadóttir has won the 2020 Oscar for Best Original Score. The Icelandic composer took home the trophy for her work on Joker, which previously netted her the Golden Globe for Best Original Score. She won the Academy Award over John Williams (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker), Alexandre Desplat (Little Women), Randy Newman (Marriage Story), and Thomas Newman (1917).

“To the girls, to the women, to the mothers, to the daughters who hear the music bubbling within, please speak up,” Hildur said in her acceptance speech. “We need to hear your voices.” Watch her speech below.

Hildur Guðnadóttir is the seventh woman in Oscars history to be nominated for Best Original Score and only the fourth ever to win in the category. She’s also the first woman ever to win the Golden Globe for Best Original Score.

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