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Guys, guys, guys, guys. What is it going to take for Diane Warren to win a freakin' Oscar??? (don't talk to me about honorary Oscars) This woman has been nominated for Oscars for Original Song SIXTEEN TIMES, and if that's not impressive enough for you, may I also add that she has been nominated EVERY YEAR for the last eight years? Readers of the blog know that I'm still mad about "Til It Happens to You" from The Hunting Ground which she wrote with Lady Gaga and that produced one of the most moving moments in Oscars history during the telecast. But ok, let's say I'm willing to let that go - may I also add that this being the only nomination for The Six Triple Eight is enraging. If Warren also doesn't win (which I suspect she won't again this year), I'm going to raise my fist for both injustices now.
The Six Triple Eight is based on a true story of a regiment of all black women in World War 2 who were given the perhaps impossible challenge to sort and distribute over 17 million pieces of mail to American soldiers and from them to their families; and they did so in less than 3 months. They took their jobs seriously, and in cases where they couldn't read the writing clearly enough to distribute it, they undertook other methods to decipher where the letters were meant to go. The performances in the film were moving and heavy duty, the screenplay hit all the right notes. If you watch the movie (and you should), you'll help me decipher why it got so little attention. Everyone to whom I have recommended this picture has thanked me for it. So will you. And you won't even need to send me a thank you note.
The song is beautiful and so instead of posting the trailer as I usually do, I'm posting the YouTube video of H.E.R. singing the song. Enjoy!
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