Composer Diane Warren has written nine No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. (photo courtesy of the Academy Museum)

Diane Warren will appear in a conversation with screenwriter and actress Nia Vardalos at the Academy Museum on Dec. 6. The program, titled “An Evening with Diane Warren featuring Armageddon,” will also include a screening of “Armageddon” (1998), for which she wrote the original song “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith. Warren is one of modern music’s most celebrated songwriters. She has penned nine No. 1, 33 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and is tied for having written the most No. 1 songs as a sole writer in Billboard history. She is an Honorary Oscar recipient and has received 15 Academy Award nominations. She is a Grammy winner, with 15 total nominations, an Emmy winner and a two-time Golden Globe winner whose songs have been featured in more than 150 films, including chart-topping hits “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” (Mannequin, 1987) “Because You Loved Me” (Up Close and Personal, 1996) “How Do I Live” ( Con Air, 1997) “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” (Armageddon, 1998 ) and “Til It Happens To You” (The Hunting Ground, 2015).

For information, visit academymuseum.org/en/programs/detail/an-evening-with-diane-warren-featuring-armageddon-01929155-1800-ab46-b9ba-d2e7df47a013. The Academy Museum is located at 6067 Wilshire Blvd.