El Mal,″ from the controversial musical “Emilia Pérez,” won best original song at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards.

The song 'El Mal' from 'Emilia Perez' won the best original song Oscar, while Daniel Blumberg won best original score for 'The Brutalist.'

We are so grateful," said Camille, letting out a great "whoo hoo" as she and Clément Ducol accepted the Oscar for Best Original Song for El Mal in Emilia Perez. "We wrote El Mal as a song to denounce corruption and we hope it speaks to the role that music and art can play and

Original songs from Elton John and Diane Warren were also among this year's nominees The Oscar for Best Original Song has gone to "El Mal" from Emilia Pérez! At the 97th annual Academy Awards on Sunday,

Zoe Saldaña won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the Spanish-language musical “Emilia Pérez.” She plays Rita, a downtrodden Mexico City lawyer who decides to accept an offer to help Emilia Pérez, a drug cartel boss played by Karla Sofía Gascón, set up a new life after receiving gender-affirming surgery.

Emilia Pérez was already the villain of the 2025 Oscars, but songwriter and French singer Camille Dalmais didn’t help her film’s reputation when she started singing, unprompted, during her acceptance speech for Best Original Song.

Zoe Saldaña took home her first Oscar, a best supporting actress nod for her role in “Emilia Pérez.” Now she can also say she’s also the singer of an Oscar-winning song: “El Mal,” marking the film’s second win of the night.