Tonight on the 2019 Academy Awards, singer-songwriter duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings carried out “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Welch and Rawlings wrote the observe, which was carried out by Tim Blake Nelson and Willie Watson within the Coen Brothers movie. Welch and Rawlings carried out in matching western ensembles. Kacey Musgraves launched the duo. Check it out here.
“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” was nominated for Best Original Song together with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s “Shallow” (A Star Is Born), Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “All the Stars” (Black Panther), and others. The Coen Brothers additionally obtained nods for Best Adapted Screenplay for his or her work with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
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