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Diane Warren was denied an Oscar for the 16th time Sunday, after losing in the Best Original Song category to Emilia Pérez‘s “El Mal.” Warren, who was nominated for The Six Triple Eight‘s “The Journey,” wasn’t deterred by the loss, she told Variety. “I’m consistent as fuck,” Warren said. “You know, it is what it is. I’m happy to be here.”
Warren said she believed she had a fair chance at the 97th Oscars. H.E.R., an Oscar-winning artist, performed “The Journey,” and the Netflix-distributed historical drama received more than 52.4 million views in its first four weeks. Plus, the swarm of controversy surrounding the Spanish-language musical drama Emilia Pérez also gave Warren a fighting chance.
“I’m the Terminator of the Oscars, I’ll be back,” Warren continued. “That’s in my Arnold Schwarzenegger voice. I’m coming back. You can’t get rid of me.”
Warren received her first Oscar nomination for “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” which was sung by Starship and featured in the 1987 film Mannequin. She earned eight consecutive Best Original Song nominations since the 2017 film Marshall, which starred Chadwick Boseman as a young Thurgood Marshall. Warren’s other notable Oscar-nominated original songs include Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” fromUp Close and Personal and Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” fromArmageddon.
The Six Triple Eight, directed and produced by Tyler Perry, pulls from the first and only all-female army crew of color, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, to serve in Europe during World War II. Kerry Washington stars as Major Charity Adams, the troop’s commander, alongside cast membersMilauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, and Sarah Jeffery.
Other Best Original Song nominees from Sunday includedEmilia Pérez’s “Mi Camino” performed bySelena Gomez,Sing Sing’s “Like a Bird” performed byAbraham Alexander&Adrian Quesada, and Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s “Never Too Late” from the documentary of the same name.
