A heartbreaking clip of the songwriter who has now lost the Oscar 16 times went viral again after her latest defeat at the awards show.
Diane Warren has been an industry тιтan for decades, not just in pop music but writing for movies like Con Air, Armageddon and Pearl Harbor.
The 68-year-old musician had already been nominated for the Oscars 15 times before this year – a record for a songwriter – but fallen short of gold each time.
This Sunday she had one more chance for The Journey, a song she wrote for The Six Triple Eight, a Tyler Perry film about a black female postal battalion in World War II.
However the prize went to El Mal from the Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez, starring Selena Gomez, Karla Sofia Gascon and Oscar winner Zoe Saldana.
In response to Diane’s latest defeat, fans unearthed a crushing clip of her losing the Oscar three years go – when she was unable to conceal her disappointment.
In response to Diane Warren’s latest Oscar defeat, fans unearthed a crushing clip of her losing the Oscar three years go – when she was unable to conceal her disappointment
The old clip was from the 2022 Oscars when Diane was up for the song Somehow You Do, written for the addiction drama Four Good Days.
That year, she lost out on the honor to the James Bond song No Time To Die from the film of the same name – a number performed and co-written by Billie Eilish.
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When No Time To Die was declared the winner, a splitscreen showed Billie leaping up, elated, as Diane was reduced to a shocked and horrified stare.
At one point, she shuddered slightly, looking as if she might have been attempting to fight back tears as the writers who defeated her took the stage.
As the clip circulated online, fans shared their reactions, with one writing: ‘wait i feel bad for her omg,’ and another sympathetically opining: ‘this is not cool, camera man is making fun of her reaction.’
‘That cameraman was playing in her face,’ wrote one as another joked: ‘Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour the weekend after Diane Warren loses at the Oscars.’
‘Can we get a compilation of all of these I’m willing to pay,’ quipped another, while another marveled: ‘Damn, Diane really can’t catch a break, huh?’
‘The Susan Lucci of this category. Her time will come,’ joked an X user, as another vamped: ‘Its like they say, the 17th time is the charm.’
That year, she lost out on the honor to the James Bond song No Time To Die from the film of the same name – a number performed and co-written by Billie Eilish
When No Time To Die was declared the winner, a splitscreen showed Billie leaping up, elated, as Diane was reduced to a shocked and horrified stare
Fans shared their reactions, with one writing: ‘wait i feel bad for her omg,’ and another sympathetically opining: ‘this is not cool, camera man is making fun of her reaction’
Diane was first nominated at the 1988 Oscars for a song she co-wrote called Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now for the romantic comedy Mannequin.
Since then, she has racked up a staggering 16 nods, including one nomination for every single one of the past eight years.
Although Diane has never won an Oscar in a compeтιтive category, she got the Academy Honorary Award two years ago, presented to her by Cher.
This year’s nominees for best original song included Like A Bird from the prison drama Sing Sing, starring Oscar nominee Colman Domingo.
Another contender was Never Too Late from the documentary Elton John: Never Too Late, written by Elton and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin among others.
This Sunday (pictured) she had one more chance for The Journey, a song she wrote for The Six Triple Eight, a Tyler Perry film about a black female postal battalion in World War II
Diane commented on her historic Oscars losing streak last year, joking: ‘They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and hoping for a different result. So, I guess I’m certifiably insane,’ via The Hollywood Reporter.
She noted : ‘It’s not easy to get nominated for an Academy Award. They put you among five people, and there are a lot of others who didn’t get in.’
Diane advised nominees: ‘Just be thankful and grateful that you got the respect of the best in your field. No matter what the outcome is, you’ve already won.’
She reflected: ‘I was never a popular kid – no one ever invited me to anything. Now I get to go to the coolest party in the world.’
Diane confessed: ‘I actually stay up all night and count the seconds until the nominations are announced. I don’t ever lose the excitement about this.’
Oscar winners 2025 full list – see who received honors for this year’s Academy Awards
Best Picture
Anora – WINNER
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Anora was the biggest winner of the night as Mikey Madison earned Best Actress
Best Director
Jacques Audiard — Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker — Anora – WINNER
Brady Corbet — The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat — The Substance
James Mangold — A Complete Unknown
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo — Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón — Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison — Anora – WINNER
Demi Moore — The Substance
Fernanda Torres — I’m Still Here
Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody — The Brutalist – WINNER
Timothée Chalamet — A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo — Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes — Conclave
Sebastian Stan — The Apprentice
Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro — A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande — Wicked
Felicity Jones — The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini — Conclave
Zoe Saldaña — Emilia Pérez – WINNER
Zoe Saldana was recognized in the Best Supporting Actress category for Emilia Perez
Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov — Anora
Kieran Culkin — A Real Pain – WINNER
Edward Norton — A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce — The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong — The Apprentice
Animated Feature Film
Flow – WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Cinematography
The Brutalist — Lol Crawley – WINNER
Dune: Part Two — Greig Fraser
Emilia Pérez — Paul Guilhaume
Maria — Ed Lachman
Nosferatu — Jarin Blaschke
Original Screenplay
Anora — Sean Baker – WINNER
The Brutalist — Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain — Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 — Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; co-Written by Alex David
The Substance — Coralie Fargeat
Sean Baker earned three individual honors for Anora in addition to Best Picture
Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown — James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Conclave — Peter Straughan – WINNER
Emilia Pérez — Jacques Audiard with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Nickel Boys — RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield
Achievement in Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked – Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales – WINNER
Achievement in Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two – WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Dune: Part Two won Best Achievement in Sound as Gareth John, Richard King, and Ron Bartlett are seen left to right
Original Song
El Mal – Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard – WINNER
The Journey – The Six Triple Eight
Like A Bird – Sing Sing
Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez
Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late
Original Score
The Brutalist — Daniel Blumberg – WINNER
Conclave — Volker Bertelmann
Emilia Pérez — Clément Ducol and Camille
Wicked — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
The Wild Robot — Kris Bowers
Live-Action Short Film
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot – WINNER
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress – WINNER
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land – WINNER
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
No Other Land took home Documentary Feature Film as Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham are seen left to right
Documentary Short Film
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra – WINNER
International Feature Film
I’m Still Here (Brazil) – WINNER
The Girl With the Needle (Denmark)
Emilia Pérez (France)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Flow (Latvia)
Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance – Pierre Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli – WINNER
Wicked
Achievement in Costume Design
A Complete Unknown — Arianne Phillips
Conclave — Lisy Christl
Gladiator II — Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Nosferatu — Linda Muir
Wicked — Paul Tazewell – WINNER
Blockbuster Wicked did not come away empty handed as Paul Tazewell became the first Black male winner of Achievement in Costume Design
Achievement in Film Editing
Anora — Sean Baker – WINNER
The Brutalist — David Jancso
Conclave — Nick Emerson
Emilia Pérez — Juliette Welfling
Wicked — Myron Kerstein
Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two – WINNER
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
