Marketa Irglova is the 20-year-old, Czech Republic-born musician who delivered just over one minute of total Oscar bliss after she had been unintentionally cut off by that infamous music while attempting to accept the Oscar for Best Song.
Irglova and musician Glen Hansard, 17 years her senior, made a movie together, called Once. I went to see it bearing absolutely no preconceptions (coincidentally, my favorite way to check out a movie) at a local independent theatre, and after a few minutes adjusting to Hansard's strong, delightfully rough voice, pretty much flat-out fell in love with both Hansard and Irglova, and especially the two of them together. Partway through the movie, my boyfriend at the time (who of course, was a musician), leaned over and kissed me, swift and hard.
"What was that for?" I whispered.
"I love you," he responded.
We went home, he figured out "Falling Slowly" (the song that would later win the Oscar) within five minutes on the guitar, and we proceeded to sing in his bedroom, perched on drummer's thrones and high on that unique soul-rumble that can only from a truly great song.
It was much to my giggly cheer, then, to learn months later that Irglova and Hansard are actually dating in real life, and to hear Irglova's words after Jon Stewart graciously asked her back on stage:
"The fact that we're standing here tonight, the fact that we're able to hold this, it's just proof that no matter how far out your dreams are, it's possible," Irglova said during take two. "And, you know, fair play to those who dare to dream, and don't give up. This song was written from the perspective of hope, and hope, at the end of the day, connects us all, no matter how different we are."
Spoken quickly, effortlessly, and with the grace of someone twice her age, Irglova rocketed her way to tons of best Oscar moments lists, and damned near made me cry.
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