Songwriters Hall of Fame’s 2025 Convo With Oscar-Nominated Songwriters

The Songwriters Hall of Fame is hosting its ninth annual virtual “Conversation With Oscar-Nominated Songwriters,” which will be available to watch for free on the organization’s website for three weeks.

The conversation, moderated by SHOF inductees Nile Rodgers (SHOF chairman) and Paul Williams (a member of the SHOF board of directors) will become available on Monday (Feb. 10) at 10 a.m. ET, the day before final-round Oscar voting begins. It will remain on the site through March 3, the day after the 67th annual Academy Awards ceremony will be held in Los Angeles.

The SHOF corralled almost all of this year’s nominated songwriters to participate. Brandi Carlile will represent “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late; John and fellow collaborators Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt will not be involved. Clément Ducol and Camille will speak for both of their nominated songs from Emilia Pérez – “El Mal” and “Mi Camino”; Jacques Audiard, their collaborator on “El Mal” (and the film’s director, screenwriter and co-producer) will not be involved.

This year’s other nominees who will participate are perennial nominee Diane Warren (“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight) and Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada (“Like a Bird” from Sing Sing).

Williams has been nominated for best original song three times, winning for “Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born),” on which he collaborated with Barbra Streisand. His other nominations are for “Nice to Be Around” from Cinderella Liberty (collaborator: John Williams) and “The Rainbow Connection” from The Muppet Movie (collaborator: Kenny Ascher).

Final-round Oscar voting extends from Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 9 a.m. PT through Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. PT. The 97th Oscars, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will be held on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, and will be televised live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC. For the first time, the show will be streamed live on Hulu.