Elton John and Bernie Taupin Win Oscar For Original Song For ‘Rocketman’
Elton John and his partner in crime Bernie Taupin have been writing songs together for 53 years. And now they have won an Oscar together. The Best Original Song Oscar was awarded to them for Rocketman’s ‘I’m Gonna Love Me Again’.
In his acceptance speech, Elton John called Bernie “the constant thing in my life.
“When I screwed up, when I was normal, he's always been there for me,” he explained.
“This is a dream for us. We've never been nominated before for anything like this,” he added.
Elton concluded his speech by mentioning his two sons who he shares with husband David Furnish.
“To my beautiful boys who are watching this in Sydney, Zachary and Elijah, how much do I love you? Daddy loves you,” he said.
For winning an Oscar with Elton, Bernie, said: “Being here with this guy, I don't have any words for it.
“This is justification for 53 years of hammering it out.”
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