Diane Warren: Unheard Teen to Oscar Hopeful

Legendary songwriter Diane Warren, a 16-time Oscar nominee, continues her pursuit of a competitive Academy Award. Her latest hopeful, "Dear Me," from the documentary "Diane Warren: Relentless," marks a departure as it's explicitly about her own life. Warren penned the song as a musical letter to her younger, unhappy self, who felt misunderstood and bullied in the San Fernando Valley.

This deeply personal creation explores Warren's feelings of isolation and defiance as a teenager. She admits that her younger self might have rejected such advice, a testament to her youthful anger. However, she now realizes that the song's raw emotion might be its most universal quality, offering solace to others who felt like "messed-up versions of themselves."