"I Will Always Love You" was part of the soundtrack for the 1992 film "The Bodyguard," in which Whitney Houston starred alongside Kevin Costner. At the Academy Awards, the film received two best original song nominations for "I Have Nothing" and "Run to You." But it was at the Grammys where "I Will Always Love You" scored two awards for Houston and the producer of "The Bodyguard" David Foster: Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance for a Female. The song also won Best Movie Song at the MTV Movie and TV Awards (via IMDb).
What makes "I Will Always Love You" all the more iconic is that Houston was not the first person to record it. It was not even a pop song either. In 1973, country icon Dolly Parton recorded the song as a tribute to her friend and mentor Porter Wagoner. She had built her career with him, but was heading for her solo career when she penned the track, which became a No. 1 hit. She used the song again in the 1982 film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." According to Biography, Costner asked Parton if she would allow it to be in "The Bodyguard."
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