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Bernie Taupin

Bernie Taupin Wins Golden Globe

Legendary songwriter wins Best Original Song honor for his work for Brokeback Mountain

ASCAP songwriter Bernie Taupin won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture at the 63rd Annual Golden Awards held January 16, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California. Taupin wrote the lyrics for the winning song "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" which is featured in Brokeback Mountain, and is performed by legendary country artist Emmylou Harris.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards the Golden Globes to honor achievements in film and television during the calendar year. ASCAP's 2006 nominees included James Newton Howard for Best Original Score for King Kong and in the Best Original Song category: Alanis Morissette (Music & Lyric By) for "Wunderkind" from The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, and Marva Jan Marrow (SIAE/ASCAP) (Lyric by) & Tony Renis (SIAE/ASCAP) (Music by) for "Christmas in Love" from Christmas in Love.