Hildur Guðnadóttir's Oscar Win Is Richly Deserved

The Iceland composer scored Joker...

*Joker* was one of the big winners at the Oscars ceremony last night (February 9th).

The intense comic book story dispensed with superheroes, instead focussing on the origin and rise of Batman's arch-nemesis.

Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor for the central role, but another winner from the film caught our eye (and ear, actually).

Icelandic composer *Hildur Guðnadóttir* scored the film, following her acclaimed work on projects such as the TV series Chernobyl.

Fighting off fierce competition, Hildur swept the trophy, giving an emotional speech in the process.

And d'you know? It's all richly deserved - Joker's score is an integral part of the film, while also standing as an artistic gesture in its own right.

Check out the speeches below.

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