Palace elated by Fil-Am composer's Oscar win

Kristen Anderson-Lopez, left, and Robert Lopez accept the award for an original song in a feature film for "Let It Go" from "Frozen" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer/Invision/AP

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang on Monday congratulated Filipino-American composer Robert Lopez for winning at the 86th Academy Awards.

"We’re very, very happy that Robert Lopez, a Fil-Am, won the Oscar award," Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said at a televised press briefing.

Lopez and his wife Kristen won the Best Original Song for their composition "Let It Go" from the animated film "Frozen."

It was the first Oscar victory for the couple.

With the latest achievement, Lopez and his wife are now among the very few people who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards, referred to as "EGOT."

Aside from bagging the Best Original Song award, "Frozen" was also declared as the Best Animated Feature Film.

"Gravity" had the most number of awards with seven, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Visual Effects.

Read: Oscars 2014: Complete list of winners

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