‘Once’ Soundtrack About To Move Major Units Next Week; Your Mom Knows Who Glen Hansard Is Now

We weren’t terribly big fans of “Once,” but we it admit it was nice seeing some shaggy dog underachievers win this award. Hansard and Irglova’s speeches were also genuinely earnest ones that made you root for them all the more.

“This is amazing. What are we doing here?,” Hansard said in almost-tearful disbelief. “This is mad… Make art. Make art. Thanks.” Irglova was cut-off before she was allowed to say her piece, but host Jon Stewart was kind and classy enough to bring her back after the commercial break – an unprecedented move in Oscar history? Seems so.

“Hope, at the end of the day connects us all, no matter how different we are. And so thank you so much, who helped us along way,” Irglova said in her surprisingly composed and un-nervous speech (the break surely helped) [media via the DailySwarm].

“Once”s victory should be considered extra sweet and against all odds. After the song “Falling Slowly” was nominated (at the 11th hour), it almost was disqualified after the fact.

Download: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova – “Falling Slowly” (from “Once”)
Watch: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova – “Falling Slowly” live at the 80th Annual Academy Awards