UPDATE, Feb. 8, 2015: The awesome and dearly departed Joan Rivers just won a posthumous Grammy for her hilariously candid memoir Diary of a Mad Diva.
Congrats Best Spoken Word Album 'Diary Of A Mad Diva' #JoanRivers #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/x9NAa630M9— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) February 8, 2015
The audio version of the memoir won in the category for Best Spoken Word Album. Rivers was last nominated for her 1984 comedy album What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most?
ORIGINAL POST: Joan Rivers, who died Sept. 4 after complications from throat surgery, was just nominated for a Grammy for her hilariously candid memoir Diary of a Mad Diva.
The audio version of the memoir snagged a nod in Best Spoken Word Album. This is Rivers' second Grammy nomination, following her 1984 Best Comedy Album nomination for What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most?
Fashion Police co-host Giuliana Rancic revealed the category's nominees on Twitter on Friday as part of the Recording Academy's new Twitter-centric announcement process:
.@theGRAMMYs Best Spoken Word noms @JamesFrancoTV @Joan_Rivers @SenWarren @gloriagaynor #JimmyCarter #JohnWatershttps://t.co/txewq5FVQl— Giuliana Rancic (@GiulianaRancic) December 5, 2014
The memoir is up against projects from actor James Franco, senator Elizabeth Warren, singer Gloria Gaynor, former president Jimmy Carter and film director John Waters.
The 57th Grammy Awards telecast airs Feb. 8 on CBS.
BONUS: 10 Joan Rivers Lessons on How to Not Take Yourself Too Seriously
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