Diane Warren on Her 16th Oscar Nomination: ‘Yes, I Would Like to Break My Decades-Long Tradition and Win’

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Diane Warren has never won an Oscar. But she has a lot of Oscar nominations. The songwriter just landed her 16th Oscar nomination in the original song category for “The Journey” from Tyler Perry’s Netflix movie “The Six Triple Eight” performed by H.E.R.

And she does have an honorary Oscar, which the Academy awarded her in 2022; but she has yet to win a competitive one. And yes, she would like to win. “Yes, I would like to break my decades-long tradition and win.” Warren’s song is up against “El Mal” and “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez.” “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” and “Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing.” Could this finally be her year?

As we speak, Warren realizes she is in a full-circle moment. She and Gabby Wilson, who is professionally known as H.E.R., share the same lawyer and go way back. “We actually met when she was 15, and here we are back together, so this song is our journey of coming back together and creating this beautiful work,” Warren says.

It was the film’s producer Keri Selig who pitched Warren for the gig; but Selig went one step further. “She had the sizzle reel, and she walked me through the movie scene by scene.