Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová at Pitchfork
My favorite moment from this year's Oscars was when the female singer from Once and co-winner of Best Original Song was brought back to the stage by Jon Stewart to say her thanks after she had been cut off earlier by the orchestra. You can watch both segments here.
In an interview with Pitchfork, Markéta Irglová provides some details:
Pitchfork: Is it true that Colin Farrell had something to do with getting you back out to make your speech?
MI: I actually don't know. I don't know what happened, to be honest. I know that Colin Farrell was a huge supporter. He was so great. He came to rehearsals at 9 a.m. to say hello and say he'd be supporting us there that night. He was so great and friendly, so I wouldn't be surprised if he did, but I honestly don't know. I also hear that maybe the director of the show was the one who called it, or maybe it was Jon Stewart who called. All I know is that Jon Stewart came up to me and said "let's get you back on stage." But who took the initiative? I don't know.
Pitchfork: It's nerve-wracking enough when your name is announced. Is it even more nerve-wracking to have to go back out again?
MI: No. I thought we'd be so nervous performing that song, and that I would be shaking all trough the song. That's what I expected. It's a big deal! But I was very surprised by myself. I kept waiting for the nerves to hit, and they didn't. It was just really enjoyable to be part of that, even when I went on stage. Playing for all those people in the room, looking at all the people with their fingers crossed for us. I was just so happy. When we went on stage after our names were announced, I was just so full of joy and so excited. We had agreed that if we went up there, Glen would be the one to get to say something. That was OK with me. So when they asked me to go back on stage and make my speech, I actually didn't have anything prepared. It was kind of a mistake, really. I had honestly just leaned forward to say thank you, with this big screen in front of me counting down the time and saying "wrap it up." So I literally just wanted to say thank you, but the mic was off and the orchestra was playing. That was fine with me. It wasn't like I had some big speech prepared, but I guess it looked like I was in the middle of saying something when they cut me off. But even though I didn't expect it, I was delighted to get to go back onstage and say something. I had a ball.
Their performance of the winning song:
February 29, 2008 at 04:42 PM | Link
