The acclaimed songwriter failed to shake off her Oscars curse at Sunday night's ceremony.
Warren was nominated this year for the 17th time in the Best Original Song category for the song Dear Me, which was performed by in the documentary about the songwriter's career, Diane Warren: Relentless.
But Warren once again went home empty-handed after the hit Golden.
Warren holds the distinction of being the nominee with the most nominations who has never won, but the record once belonged to sound mixer Greg P. Russell.
Like Warren, Russell had been nominated 17 times, but his final nomination — for 2016's 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi — was later rescinded after he allegedly called up Academy voters during the nomination period, giving him only 16 official nominations.
Ahead of the ceremony, a deflated Warren told ABCNews: 'You know, I still haven’t won the competitive one. And I’m a competitive person. It’s amazing to have the honorary Oscar - that’s harder to get than the competitive. I don’t take that for granted. But, yeah, I still want to win.
'My honorary Oscar gets really lonely. He wants a friend. He hangs out with Rabbit, my cat, but he prefers to have an Oscar buddy.
'I know I’m the underdog, for sure - or undercat. Can I be an undercat? I’m a cat person. They’re fast and they’ve got claws.'
Last week, Warren shared her disappointment that her nominated song wouldn't be performed at the 2026 Oscars.
The acclaimed songwriter Diane Warren failed to shake off her Oscars curse at Sunday night's ceremony. She holds the record for most Oscar nominations without a win after losing her 17th Oscar
Warren lost to the KPop Demon Hunters tune Golden; winners (L–R) Yuhan, EJAE, ZHUN, Mark Sonnenblick, NHD and 24 accept their award
'It would have been nice had [Kesha] been able to perform the song,' Warren told USA Today at a Women in Film Oscar nominees event on Friday. 'And that would have been an amazing moment. I'm not in control of that, but it would have been amazing.'
She was referring to the Academy's controversial decision to have only two of the nominated songs performed at the ceremony this year.
The KPop Demon Hunters song that eventually won was one of the lucky beneficiaries, along with I Lied To You from Sinners.
Warren holds the distinction of being the nominee with the most nominations who has never won, but the record once belonged to sound mixer Greg P. Russell. However, his 17th nomination was later rescinded by the Academy
Warren previously shared her frustration that the Academy changed course by only allowing performances for two of the nominated songs this year
While she continued her losing streak, another perennial also-ran, Paul Thomas Anderson, had a remarkable turn around when he won Best Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay for One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler's Sinners leads the pack with a record-breaking 16 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another landed in second place with 13 nominations, including Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, Supporting Actor nods for Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn, as well as a Supporting Actress nomination for Teyana Taylor
Marty Supreme, directed by Josh Safdie, netted nine Oscar nods, with leading man Timothee Chalamet up for Best Actor and the movie nominated for Best Picture
Conan O'Brien, 62, returned to host the show for a second consecutive year after taking over the role from .
