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In doing so, Eilish, 22, has become the two career Oscars.
That beats a very old record set by Luise Rainer, who won her second best actress Oscar at 28 in 1938.
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In the months leading up to the Academy Awards, B次元官网网址淲hat Was I Made For?B次元官网网址� has raked in numerous trophies: In 2024 alone, theyB次元官网网址檝e won for best original song and Not bad for a song written about an 11.5-inch-tall plastic doll.
B次元官网网址淲hat Was I Made For?B次元官网网址� debuted at No. 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, eventually peaking at No. 14.
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Their first film together was the 2020 time-bending thriller
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Maria Sherman, The Associated Press
