'The Brutalist' wins Oscar for best original score
First-time Academy Award nominee Daniel Blumberg is now an Oscar winner. He took home the trophy for original score for 'The Brutalist' on Sunday.
Blumberg beat Clément Ducol and Camille ('Emilia Pérez'), Kris Bowers ('The Wild Robot'), Volker Bertelmann ('Conclave') and John Powell and Stephen Schwartz ('Wicked').
'I've been an artist for 20 years now,' Blumberg said in his acceptance speech. 'And when I met (director) Brady (Corbet) I met my artistic soulmate.'
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