Diane Warren

[Monzo]

Diane Warren has already received an Academy Honorary Award, but has not yet received the Oscar for Best Original Song.

Which of her fifteen nominations would Diane Warren deserve an Oscar for?

1987 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (from Mannequin) recorded by Starship
1996 "Because You Loved Me" (from Up Close & Personal) recorded by Céline Dion
1997 "How Do I Live" (from Con Air) recorded by LeAnn Rimes
1998 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (from Armageddon) recorded by Aerosmith
1999 "Music of My Heart" (from Music of the Heart) recorded by Gloria Estefan & 'N Sync
2001 "There You'll Be" (from Pearl Harbor) recorded by Faith Hill
2014 "Grateful" (from Beyond the Lights) recorded by Rita Ora
2015 "Til It Happens to You" (from The Hunting Ground) recorded by Lady Gaga
2017 "Stand Up for Something" (from Marshall) recorded by Andra Day & Common
2018 "I'll Fight" (from RBG) recorded by Jennifer Hudson
2019 "I'm Standing with You" (from Breakthrough) recorded by Chrissy Metz
2020 "Io sì (Seen)" (from The Life Ahead) recorded by Laura Pausini
2021 "Somehow You Do" (from Four Good Days) recorded by Reba McEntire
2022 "Applause" (from Tell It Like a Woman) recorded by Sofia Carson
2023 "The Fire Inside" (from Flamin' Hot) recorded by Becky G

 

[Banana Hammock]

I know the first 6 songs on the list. Had no idea she'd been nommed so many times.
I only got to know the Gloria Estefan/NSync track, when I bought her Greatest Hits Vol 2 , many years after its release. Anyway, my vote goes to Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now. I love the cover version by Same Difference too.

My fav Diane Warren song of all is either Saving Forever For You or Never Changing Love - both by Shanice.

 

[DallasFanForever]

I’ve always felt she should’ve won for “I Don’t want to Miss a Thing.” I was surprised she didn’t and it still gets my vote.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Didn't she once say she'd never had a relationship? Interesting, for such a prolific love song composer... Maybe that made it easier to maintain her romantic idealism.