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As Deadline exclusively broke on March 31 (and as I also detailed earlier in today’s Notes on the Season column), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has confirmed that for the first time ever all five nominated songs will not be a part of the actual Oscar ceremony but rather performed in their entirety on…

The 25th of April is a special day for songwriter Diane Warren. Not just because it’s the Oscars and she’s nominated for her 12th Best Song in a row for “Io Sì (Seen)” from the Netflix Sophia Loren movie The Life Ahead, but also because it’s her late father’s birthday. “He would have been 105 years old. He was the…

Following their win at the Golden Globes, in the category of Best Original Song – Motion Picture, songwriters Diane Warren and Laura Pausini have locked down an Oscar nomination, which recognized "Io Sì," the original song they wrote for Italian Netflix drama, The Life Ahead. While this recognition brought Warren to a…

UPDATED with video: Six-time Golden Globe award nominee and, now, two-time winner Diane Warren was brief in her acceptance speech for Best Original Song – Motion Picture on Sunday, when the habitually soft-spoken composer got to the point for her work on “Io Si (Seen)” from Netflix’s The Life Ahead. She thanked…