Once upon a time at the Academy Awards...

 

Not since the Oscar wins of Matt and Ben has there been a fond excitement over a duet. 

Oscar's Best Song went to "Falling Slowly" from the little film that could Once and sung by real-life musicians and its lead actors, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. They were both surprised and equipped with stellar, heartfelt and very memorable thank you speeches in the history of the Academy.  And rarely is there a film that is exceptionally wonderful from beginning to the end that the characters stay with you like friends at summer camp.  So, it was great to see Glen and Marketa together again, perform live, win Best Song and even cause a mini-stir with their acceptance speeches. 

For those who missed it, below is a clip of why it's important that when you dream, dream big. 

Here is a clip from Once of Glen and Marketa's first duet of "Falling Slowly".  

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