French composer duo Clément Ducol and Camille took home the original song award at the Oscars on Sunday for their track, “El Mal.” In January, “El Mal” earned the pair a Golden Globe in the same category.

Clément Ducol and Camille have won the 2025 Academy Award for Best Original Song for “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez. The songwriters will take home statuettes for the track, which is performed by Camille,

For a documentary about his life, John, 77, cowrote new tune “Never Too Late” with Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin and Watt. The English superstar is no stranger to the Academy, earning two previous best original song Oscars for The Lion King ’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” and Rocketman ’s " (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again.”

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

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.

Clément Ducol, Jacques Audiard, and Camille, March 2025 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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.