12-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren hopes to finally win

The songwriter has previously been nominated for an Oscar 11 times without a win. Will 12th time be the charm? Photo: AP

For a dozen and more reasons, Diane Warren would be overjoyed to win a best original song Oscar for her work in The Life Ahead starring Sophia Loren.

A trophy for the Italian-language film's song, Io Si (Seen), would be Warren’s first after 11 previous Academy Award nominations came up short.