The 53-year-old, who was nominated for the original song 'Masterpiece' in her directorial debut W.E., was shocked to receive the accolade.
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Madonna at first struggled to give her speech, stuttering as she took the microphone.
"I'm not French, I have no excuse," she said, referring to previous award recipient Ludovic Bource, who took home the award for 'Best Original Score' for The Artist.
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Madonna went on to admit that she was reluctant to pen a song for her directorial debut, as she wanted to focus solely on filmmaking. However, she revealed that a song soon came to her.
"Somehow, magically and miraculously, the song emerged," she told the audience.
Madonna especially thanked her manager for encouraging her to write a track for the film.
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