Oscars: Diane Warren to Submit H.E.R. Track ‘The Journey,’ From Tyler Perry’s ‘The Six Triple Eight,’ for Song Race (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comClayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Will this year be Diane Warren‘s sweet 16 for Oscar nominations? The legendary songwriter and 15-time Oscar nominee is aiming for her 16th Academy Awards invitation this year with the track “The Journey” from Tyler Perry’s upcoming war drama, “The Six Triple Eight,” starring Kerry Washington.
Netflix is set to release “The Six Triple Eight,” which tells the inspiring true story of the first and only all-Black Women’s Army Corps unit stationed overseas during World War II.
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion contributed to the war by sorting through a three-year backlog of undelivered mail and delivering it to American soldiers far from home.
In the face of discrimination and a vast, unfamiliar country divided by global conflict, these 855 women brought hope to the front lines. Read: Variety Awards Circuit’s Oscar predictions in every category.
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