The Oscars went ga-ga for Lady Gaga as the songstress-turned-actress took home Oscar gold for co-writing the song “Shallow” for the latest Hollywood iteration of A Star is Born.

Lady Gaga (nee Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), wrote the music and lyric with Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt, who also received Oscars for their part in writing the romantic ballad.

Lady Gaga, who also was up for Best Actress (but lost to Olivia Colman, The Favourite) plays a struggling singer-songwriter in the classic tragic love story opposite Bradley Cooper, who co-wrote and directed the drama. Lady Gaga co-wrote “Shallow” with her frequent collaborator Ronson. The glamorous actress, dressed in a stunning Alexander McQueen black gown, previously was nominated in the Song category for “Til It Happens To You,” (from the 2015 college rape documentary The Hunting Ground, which she performed live at the 88th Academy Awards). She co-wrote that with Diane Warren, with whom she vied in the Best Original Song category this year.

In accepting her award, Lady Gaga encouraged youngsters watching the show to follow their dreams and stick with it.

"If you are at home and you’re sitting on your couch and you are watching this right now, all I have to say is that this is hard work," she said. "I have worked hard for a long time and it’s not about, you know, winning, but what it’s about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it. If there’s a discipline for passion, and it’s not about how many times you get rejected or you fall down or you’re beaten up. It’s about how many times you stand up and are brave and you keep on going."

Source: Forbes

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