Billie Eilish Reacts to First Oscar Nomination for 'No Time to Die'
etonline.comBillie Eilish could soon be halfway to an EGOT!The seven-time GRAMMY winner landed her first Oscar nomination on Tuesday, scoring a Best Original Song nod for «No Time to Die» from the 2021 James Bond film of the same name.Eilish was nominated alongside her brother and creative partner, Finneas, for scoring the opening credits to Daniel Craig's 007 swan song.
However, due to COVID-19 theater restrictions, «No Time to Die» was actually released in May 2020, a year and a half before its accompanying film would hit theaters.Following the news of their nomination, Billie and Finneas released a statement to ET, saying, «Words cannot describe how honored and excited we are to have been nominated for an Academy Award for our song 'No Time To Die.' It was a lifelong dream of ours to write a Bond theme, and one we never thought would ever come true.
It’s completely unbelievable that we are here being recognized for this song, and this is a peak life experience for us as songwriters and artists.
To be recognized today among these other incredible nominees is something we most certainly do not take for granted.»«Thank you to the Academy, from the bottom of our hearts,» the statement continued. «Thank you to Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.
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