Waititi wins Grammy for film soundtrack
The awards keep coming for film-maker Taika Waititi.
Following on from his gong for best adapted screenplay at the 2020 Oscars for Jojo Rabbit, Waititi has picked up a Grammy Award for the same film.
The film took out the award for best compilation soundtrack for visual media.
The record, which beat four other films for the accolade including Frozen 2, includes songs by The Beatles, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Waits and David Bowie.
The prize was awarded as part of the untelevised pretelecast section of the 2021 Grammy Awards.
Waititi is currently in Australia filming his latest directorial venture, Thor: Love and Thunder.
With Oscar and Grammy wins to his name, Waititi is now halfway to achieving the grand slam of show business awards: winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award (EGOT). Waititi responded to the news in his typical droll manner, reposting an announcement of the win on his social media accounts along with the comment ‘‘I guess they’re just giving Grammys to anyone now’’ before adding ‘‘I am happy today.’’
Though the televised Grammys show, which kicked off at 1pm yesterday New Zealand time, did not have its usual live audience due to the pandemic, there were performances by a plethora of A-list acts including Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, BTS, Billie Eilish, Post Malone and Megan Thee Stallion.
Beyonce´ earned her 28th Grammy, picking up honours like best R&B performance for Black Parade, best music video for Brown Skin Girl as well as best rap performance and best rap song for Savage, with Megan Thee Stallion.