Awards & Winners

John DeNicola

Date of Birth 04-October-1955
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Songwriter
John DeNicola is an American songwriter and producer. He is best known for co-writing the song " The Time of My Life", for which he won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination, in 1988. In 1989 he was the co-winner of ASCAP Awards' "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures" for "Time of My Life" as well as for "Hungry Eyes", another song from the film. In addition to Dirty Dancing hits for Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes and Eric Carmen, he has also written songs with and for Eddie Money, John Waite, Kristine W, Steve Holy, Jeannie Kendall, Sugar Jones, Annie Haslam, Bernie Worrell, The Sighs and Martin Briley.

Awards by John DeNicola

Check all the awards nominated and won by John DeNicola.

1988


Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Honored for : (I've Had) The Time of My Life
(Dirty Dancing)

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Dirty Dancing

1987


Academy Award for Best Original Song
Honored for : (I've Had) The Time of My Life
(Dirty Dancing)

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Song (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Dirty Dancing