Travelin' Thru

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"Travelin' Thru" is a 2005 song written and performed by Dolly Parton and used in the film Transamerica.

In 2006, the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song. During the 78th Academy Awards broadcast of March 5, 2006, Parton performed "Travelin' Thru" live on stage. The award went to "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" by Paul Beauregard, Jordan Houston, and Cedric Coleman.

The song was also nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Original Song and for the Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Song, though it won neither award. According to the New York Times website, "Travelin' Thru" won for best original song at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2005.