On Sunday evening, “Shallow,” from A Star Is Born, won best original song at the 2019 Academy Awards.

The Academy has nearly 9,000 members, and the majority of them believed in Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s hit single “Shallow.”

Gaga had just performed the song as a duet with Bradley Cooper, receiving a standing ovation for her thrilling performance.

Three years ago, she brought the Dolby Theatre Oscar audience to its knees with her performance of her Best Song nominee “Til It Happens to You” from the documentary The Hunting Ground, but she lost to Sam Smith and James Napier’s “Writing’s on the Wall” from the James Bond film Spectre. Tonight, Gaga (together with Bradley Cooper) drove the Dolby audience to its knees once more, this time with a victorious end-result.

“I worked hard for a long time, and it’s not about winning, but it’s about not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it,” Gaga told those watching at home on the couch. “It’s not how many times you stand up, but how brave you are to keep going.” Her original song was one of two nominations she received today, along with Best Actress.

“All the Stars” (Black Panther), “I’ll Fight” (RBG), “The Place Where Lost Things Go” (Mary Poppins Returns), and “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) were also nominated.

Gaga cried as she expressed her love for her family before thanking Cooper for duetting on the song with her.

“Bradley, there’s not a single person on the planet that could’ve sang this song with me but you,” she continued, tears streaming down her face. “Thank you for believing in us.”

“Shallow” received a slew of major accolades this season, including the Golden Globe, the Broadcast Film Critics Association award, and the Grammy. “A Star Is Born” was also nominated for a BAFTA for best original score.

Gaga collaborated with Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt on the music and lyrics for the country-folk pop ballad. It was Ronson, Rossomondo, and Wyatt’s first nomination and victory.

Backstage, Gaga delivered some motivational remarks. “One of the hardest things in life is to be brave enough to be yourself. I wish everyone could feel a joy inside of them. That’s actually what Bradley said to me yesterday right before we did our last rehearsal of ‘Shallow.’ He said, ‘Let’s just drop a little bit of joy.’ And it turns out, that joy did a lot for me.” She then looked ahead to the future, “I have a true dream that these award shows will not just be male and female — that we’ll include everyone.”

It marks Lady Gaga’s first Academy Award victory, and she is also nominated for Best Actress for her part in A Star Is Born as a rising pop star who falls for a fading country crooner.

For “Black Panther,” composer Ludwig Göransson received an Academy Award for best original music.

Göransson expressed gratitude to director Ryan Coogler, recalling how they were “sitting in our dorm at USC, writing the score for your first short film, and we’re here 12 years later celebrating one of the most important cinematic moments in history.” He expressed gratitude to the African musicians that contributed to the score (including vocalist Baaba Mal) as well as the London orchestra.

“Shallow” is sung during a critical point in the film and refers to dialogues between Gaga and Cooper’s characters, Ally and Jack. Gaga penned the lyrics with the characters questioning whether or not they are happy. “Shallow” was certified platinum in the United States and peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart and No. 5 on the Hot 100.

The 2019 Academy Awards were held in the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Centre and were broadcast live on the ABC Television Network.

After Kevin Hart stepped down as host, the event was broadcast without a host for the first time in 30 years. The show featured a number of musical performances, including an opening piece by Queen with Adam Lambert.