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Billie Eilish dragged for Best Original Song win at Oscars over Beyonce: ‘Ridiculous’

The 94th edition of the Academy Awards were held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, March 27

Billie Eilish with her musician brother Finneas Baird O'Connell won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for ‘No Time to Die’. Billie’s loyal fans might have been elated with the singer picking the golden statue at the age of 20 but the majority of the Internet expressed their disappointment over the same. The song featured in the last installment of Daniel Craig’s James Bond flick was released two years ago and social media users felt ideally it should not even have been nominated.
 
Billie Eilish’s ‘No Time to Die’ was up against ‘Dos Oruguitas’ performed by Sebastían Yatr for ‘Encanto’, ‘Somehow You Do’ by Reba McEntire for ‘Four Good Days’, ‘Down to Joy’ by Van Morrison for ‘Belfast’ and ‘Be Alive’ by Beyoncé for Will Smith starrer ‘King Richard’. The social media users also slammed the Academy for picking Billie over the deserving Beyonce. For the unversed, Billie Eilish's theme song for James Bond ‘No Time to Die’ already picked up a Grammy award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.
 
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The 94th edition of the Academy Awards were held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, March 27. Comedians Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes took over the hosting duties for the coveted award show. Awards in different categories such as film-making, acting, screenplay, costume design, music, and others were given away at the prestigious ceremony.
 

‘Billie before Beyonce is crazy and ridiculous’

Reacting to Billie winning the Oscar for Best Original Song, one of the users stated, “It's really time to just give up with these award shows especially the Oscars. That original song should've been #Beyonce #BeAlive #Oscars2022” Another chimed in, “Beyoncé should have won BEST ORIGINAL SONG! Can’t believe she was snubbed.” One user added, “The Academy awarding Billie before Beyonce is crazy and ridiculous!!!” as another mentioned, “Look I’m still shook over Billie’s song winning over Diane Warren’s song and Beyoncé’s song! And that Diane Warren song slaps!!!” The next one posted, “Billie Ellish won over Beyoncé? chileeeeee, I can’t take these award shows serious anymore.” And, one individual asserted, “How does Beyoncé lose. to billie at that mind you. like wdym be alive didn't win.” While, another concluded, “Most of the people who sing  the Bond theme song. But wtf so Beyoncé ain’t win. Y’all have it to Billie. Ya make me da f**k sick! Y’all used Beyoncé for ratings!”