Carole Bayer Sager
Birth Name:
Carole Bayer
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Music department
Fast Facts
- Executive produced the album "It's Still Okay to Dream," featuring songs by Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand, and Don Henley, with all proceeds going to the Save the Children Foundation
- Was nominated for two Grammy Awards, one for Best Original Score for "Ice Castles" in 1980 and one for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture for "Beethoven's 2nd" in 1995
- Won a Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting in 2002
- Won a Satellite Award for Best Original Song for "Grace Is Gone," written with Clint Eastwood for the film by the same name, in 2007
- Wrote her first hit song while she was still in high school, "A Groovy Kind of Love," first recorded by The Mindbenders in 1966 and later covered by Phil Collins and Neil Diamond
- Best known as a singer and songwriter whose hit songs include "Stronger Than Before" and "That's What Friends Are For․"
- Her songs have been recorded by artists like Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Frank Sinatra
- Worked with Peter Allen for 10 years, writing songs like "Everything Old is New Again," "There's A Lady On Stage," and "Don't Cry Out Loud," all of which are featured in the biographical Broadway musical of Allen's life titled "The Boy From Oz․"
- Was a celebrity guest judge on "American Idol" in 2007 and her song "Don't Cry Out Loud" was sung by a finalist during the season finale
Awards
- 1978Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 1978Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1978Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1980Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 1980Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1980Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1980Grammy - Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special:Nominated
- 1982Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Winner
- 1982Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Winner
- 1983Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1987Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1989ASCAP Award - Most Performed Feature Film Standards:Winner
- 1991ASCAP Award - Most Performed Feature Film Standards:Winner
- 1994Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 1994Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1995Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 1995Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1995Grammy - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:Nominated
- 1999Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 1999Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Winner
- 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Family Score:Nominated
- 1999Golden Satellite Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2007Satellite Award - Best Original Song:Winner
- 2008Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2018HMMA Award - Best Original Song - Feature Film:Nominated