Guess 'The writing's already on the wall' for Sam Smith...

Sam Smith was something of an underdog but he managed to win his first Oscar for Best Original Song, upsetting the favorites and top prediction by most people for the award, Lady Gaga and songwriter Diane Warren's anti-rape ballad 'Til It Happens To You' from the documentary 'The Hunting Ground.'

The Englishman was shocked and cupped his face with his hands after hearing he had pulled off the seemingly impossible, but then he celebrated the evening with his writing partner Jimmy Napes, and received his gong from John Legend.

''I stand here as a proud, gay man and I hope one day we can all stand as equals...If this is the case, even if it isn't the case, I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world,'' Smith said. This came about when he misunderstood Sir Ian McKellen's comments that he could be the first open gay man to ever win an Oscar. However, this is not the case!

The Oscars' has seen several open gay winners like Sir John Gielgud (Comedy Film, Arthur in 1981), Sir Elton John (Best Original Song for Circle of Life in 1994, and also The Lion King), Alan Ball (Best Original Screenplay for American Beauty in 2000), Dustin Lance Black (Best Original Screenplay for Milk in 2008) and Bill Condon for 'Gods and Monsters' among others. Guess The Englishman has to learn his Hollywood history.

Dressed in a crisp white shirt, black bow tie and a fitted tuxedo by Dunhill, Sam Smith outperformed his fellow competitors and carried home the gong for ''Writing's On The Wall from Spectre. Even though Sam gave a wobbly rendition of the tune, the bearded star followed in the footsteps of Adele's more critically praised Bond song Skyfall by taking the gong. Sam was up against many stars this time round which typically isn't the case over the years, with:
The Weekend, Ahmad 'Belly' Balshe, Jason 'Daheala' Quenneville and Stephan Moccio for ''Earned It'' from Fifty Shades of Grey (First Academy Award Nomination);
J. Ralph (Second Academy Award Nomination after Chasing Ice in 2012) and Antony Hegarty for ''Manta Ray'' from Racing Extraction;
David Lang for ''Simple Song #3'' from Youth (First Academy Award Nomination);
Lady Gaga and Diane Warren (Eighth Academy Award Nomination after 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' from Mannequin in 1987, Up Close and Personal in 1996, 'How Do I Live' from Con Air in 1997, 'I Don't Want To Miss a Thing' from Armageddon in 1998, Music Of The Heart in 1999, Pearl Harbor in 2001, Beyond The Lights in 2014) for ''Til It Happens To You'' from The Hunting Ground.

'Writing's On the Wall' is the second Bond theme in a row to win the prize after Adele's 'Skyfall' title track won three years ago.

Following the award, the dynamic duo took their celebration backstage and later graced the press room posing together with their award, and he then corrected his earlier statement about being the first openly gay Oscar winner. Seems Smith and Napes are working together really well since they have achieved together commercial success and have won several awards last year including Record and Song of the Year in the Grammys. Cherry on top of a hyper-successful run!