Los Angeles, CA – The International Press Academy (IPA) is proud to name celebrated songwriter Diane Warren as the recipient of one of its highest honors, the Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to the Entertainment Industry at the 27th Annual Satellite Awards.
Warren joins the esteemed ranks of previous honorees that include Rod Steiger, Alan J. Pakula, Francis Ford Coppola, Maximillian Schnell, Karl Malden, Arnon Milchan, Robert Evans, Louis Gossett Jr., Kathy Bates, Jodie Foster, Susan Sarandon, Vanessa Williams, Gena Rowlands, Mitzi Gaynor, Martin Landau, Michael York, Terence Stamp, Mike Medavoy, Ellen Burstyn, Louise Fletcher, Edward James Olmos, Tilda Swinton, and most recently Tom Skerritt.
Ms. Warren is a three-time winner of the Satellite award for Best Original Song. Such titles include “Io Si” (Seen),” “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” from the motion picture Armageddon, and “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me”, as performed by the legendary Cher. Of late, she has written the original song “Applause” as performed by Sofia Carson and featured in the motion picture Tell It Like a Woman for which Warren received a nomination from the International Press Academy for Best Original Song.
Diane perfectly exemplifies both consummate skill and tenacious dedication to her craft. No stranger to recognition, she has penned nine #1 and thirty-two top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and is tied for having written the most #1 songs as a sole writer in Billboard history. Warren was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001.
In addition to popular music Warren is a veteran of more than one industry, namely, her songs, as of this writing, have graced more than 100 motion pictures spanning many genres and including the work of multiple world-renowned talents.
An inveterate humanitarian Warren also created the Diane Warren Foundation in support of animal rights and protection, as well as various musical related charities all of which are close to Warren’s heart.
In additional recognition of her talent and drive, she is a Grammy winner with 15 nominations to her credit, as well as an Emmy winner and a two-time Golden Globe winner. However, this is only half of the story. Being the talent that she is, Warren has shown her abilities both in creating her own art and distributing it as well, with a professionalism and elan that reflects the depth of her dedication.
Diane splits her time between her art and her managing of publishing company Realsongs, a company she herself owns and helped to build up as the sole owner granting Ms. Warren’s company the honorable distinction of most successful female-owned and operated business in the music industry.
An industry veteran, Warren debuted her album Diane Warren: The Cave Sessions Vo. 1 (Di-Namic/BMG) in 2021, which featured performances from talents as varied and exciting as Jon Batiste, Carlos Santana, Rita Ora, Maren Morris, John Legend, and Jimmie Allen to name only a few.
A fourteen-time Academy Award nominee Warren is currently nominated for Best Original Song for “Applause” featured in the motion picture Tell It Like a Woman.
Warren received an Honorary Oscar at the Academy’s 13th Governors Awards on November 19, 2022 in Los Angeles as voted on by the Academy’s Board of
Governors. She is the first songwriter to receive an Honorary Oscar.
She was immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame continuing to ensure her legacy as both a talent and an industry metric by which more and more subsequent luminaries will be measured.
Warren has recently completed work on the original song “Gonna Be You” as performed by musical industry legends Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, and Debbie Harry for the feature film 80 for Brady starting Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field.
Diane Warren has shown, constantly and consistently, the length and breadth of her talent, remaining humble as to her own skill and diligently committed to the bettering of her craft and to the sharing of her gifts with an appreciative audience and industry. While it is often said and even believed that one must sacrifice one’s humility to truly carry theirtalents forward Warren has shown, through her warmth and spirit, her talent and drive, that one can be an artist worthy of recognition and a wonderful personality worth honoring and celebrating.
