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Diane Warren On Her 13 Oscar Nominations: “I’ve Already Won” [Interview]

March 9, 2022 9:57 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

Diane Warren is in an elite club. Her 13th Oscar nomination in the Best Original Song category puts her among some of the greatest songwriters of all time. Sammy Cahn (23 nominations), Johnny Mercer (18 nods)...

Watch the Best Original Song Oscar Pre-Show Performances

Matthew Monagle

April 25, 2021 9:32 pm

Awards

If you tuned in at 8:00 PM EST for the Academy Awards, then odds are you missed some of the best moments of the evening. As expected, the Academy broadcast the Best Original Song performances during the pre-sh...

Janelle Monáe, John Legend, Dianne Warren & Sacha Baron Cohen Hit The 2021 Oscars Original Songs Shortlist

Gregory Ellwood

February 9, 2021 5:59 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

John Legend, H.E.R., Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell? Yes, the shortlist for the 2021 Original Song Academy Award is full of surprises. But, happily, few snubs this tim...

‘Joe Bell’: Mark Wahlberg’s Festival Drama Goes Back To The Editing Room After Lackluster TIFF Response

Charles Barfield

November 12, 2020 2:42 pm

News

Film festivals are tricky business for filmmakers. Yes, they provide instant buzz, as a successful debut at Cannes, TIFF, Venice, or Sundance can do wonders for the publicity for your project. However, there a...

Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Guey, The Life Ahead, Oscars 2021

Diane Warren Goes For Oscar Nod No. 12 With ‘Io Si (Seen)’ From ‘The Life Ahead’ [Exclusive]

Gregory Ellwood

October 30, 2020 9:30 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

"Here we go again," Diane Warren says. The Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner has jumped on the phone to discuss "Io sì (Seen)" a beautiful ballad sung by Italian pop star Laura Pausini from Edoardo Po...

Mark Ronson, Kesha, Diane Warren & More Discuss Scores, Soundtracks & Political Songwriting [Watch]

Christian Gallichio

February 18, 2019 4:19 pm

News, Video

THR hosts only their second Songwriters Roundtable on this week’s “Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter.” The conversation includes Academy Award frontrunner Mark Ronson for “Shallow” (“A Star is Born”), in add...

Updated: Academy Adds Jennifer Hudson, ‘Mary Poppins,’ ‘Buster Scruggs’ Performances To Oscar Telecast

Gregory Ellwood

January 31, 2019 4:37 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Following the revelation that only two of the Best Original Song nominees would be included on the upcoming "three hours and no longer" Oscar telecast, there was significant public and private backlash. The sh...

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