Montco Native Benj Pasek Wins Golden Globe For 'La La Land' Song

Montgomery County native Benj Pasek has made the area proud by bringing home a Golden Globe award Sunday night for his song "City of Stars" from the 2016 hit film "La La Land."

Pasek, of Ardmore, and longtime collaborator Justin Paul accepted the award Sunday night, with Pasek telling the audience and world winning the award was "beyond our wildest expectations."

"This is for musical theater nerds everywhere," Pasek said with a huge smile stretching across his face.

Pasek shared a photo of himself on Twitter before the award ceremony.

Pasek and Paul were up agaisnt musical titans Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Dengermouse in the "Best Original Song" category.

Needless to say, Pasek showed how hard people in the Philadelphia area work to achieve their dreams.

The song teams the film's stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling up for a song and dance in the 2016 film about a struggling actress (Stone) and a struggling jazz pianist (Gosling).

Now we wait to see where "City of Stars" lands in the Oscar nominations.

Listen to Pasek's award winning song here: