'El Mal' from 'Emilia Pérez' Wins Best Original Song at 2025 Oscars

French songwriters Clément Ducol and Camille take home the award for their powerful track denouncing corruption, performed in the Netflix musical thriller.

French composers Clément Ducol and Camille, along with director Jacques Audiard, won the Oscar for Best Original Song for 'El Mal' from the musical thriller 'Emilia Pérez.'
'El Mal,' performed by Zoe Saldaña in the film, is a three-minute piece addressing corruption and societal hypocrisy through a mix of rock and rap elements.
The song previously earned a Golden Globe earlier this year and was one of two tracks from 'Emilia Pérez' nominated in the same category, alongside 'Mi Camino.'
The Oscars ceremony, hosted by Conan O’Brien, broke tradition by skipping full production numbers for nominated songs, focusing instead on personal reflections from creators.
Other nominees in the Best Original Song category included tracks by Elton John, Diane Warren, and the Black Pumas’ Adrian Quesada, among others.