Czech singer awarded LAFCA prize for film soundtrack

Czech singer and pianist Maketa Irglova and Irish musician Glen Hansard on Sunday received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association best soundtrack award for the Irish film Once. The LAFCA prizes are regarded as the first indicators of what films could succeed in the battle for the Oscars. In January, the low budget film Once with Irglova and Hansard in the lead roles, won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.