Lady Gaga's 'Shallow' Fulfills Its Destiny As The Oscar Winner For Best Original Song

Lady Gaga will right now and forever be referred to as "Academy Award winner Lady Gaga."


Just minutes immediately after taking the stage for a extremely intimate performance with Bradley Cooper, the A Star Is Born actress took house her first Oscar, for Best Original Song. The winning number, obviously, was "Shallow," the epic anthem that sparked the connection between Gaga's Ally and Cooper's Jackson, and the musical core of The ideal Picture contender.


Taking the stage alongside her "Shallow" co-writers — Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt — Gaga was conquer with emotion as she thanked her parents and sister, who were watching from the audience. She also sweetly mentioned to Cooper, "There isn't a solitary person on the planet that could've sang this song with me yet you. Thank you for believing in us."


She continued, "If you're at house and you're sitting on your couch and you're watching this now, all I have to mention is that this is hard work. I worked hard for a long time. And it's not about winning, although what it's about isn't giving up. In case if you've a dream, fight for it. ... It's not about how several times you get declined or you fall down and you're beaten up, it's about how several times you stand up and are brave so you keep on going."


"Shallow" faced stiff competition for Best Original Song — also nominated were the inspiring RBG anthem "I'll Fight," the calming Mary Poppins Returns lullaby "The Place Where Lost Things Go," the nation ditty whenever a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and the shimmering Black Panther hit "All the Stars" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA.


Still, Gaga and Cooper's duet had every possible form of momentum heading into the awards show on Sunday night (February 24), having already won Golden Globe and also a pair of Grammys. Admit it: You knew from the moment you heard *that* note that this track deserved gold. Just as Ally was fated to crash by way of the surface and become a star, "Shallow" has finally achieved its destiny.