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Academy Award for Best Original Song
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
First awarded1934
Currently held byElton John, Bernie Taupin
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
Websiteoscars.org

The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film. The performers of a song are not credited with the Academy Award unless they contributed either to music, lyrics or both in their own right. The songs that are nominated for this award are typically performed during the ceremony and before this award is presented. The award category was introduced at the 7th Academy Awards, the ceremony honoring the best in film for 1934. Nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers, and the winners are chosen by the Academy membership as a whole. Fifteen songs are shortlisted before nominations are announced.

Eligibility

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As of 2019, the Academy's rules stipulate that "an original song consists of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the motion picture. There must be a clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition (not necessarily visually presented) of both lyric and melody, used in the body of the motion picture or as the first music cue in the end credits."

The original requirement was only that the nominated song appear in a motion picture during the previous year. This rule was changed after the 1941 Academy Awards, when "The Last Time I Saw Paris", from the film Lady Be Good, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, won. Kern was upset that his song won because it had been published and recorded before it was used in the film. The song was actually written in 1940, after the Germans occupied Paris at the start of World War II. It was recorded by Kate Smith and peaked at No. 8 on the best seller list before it was used in the film.

Kern got the Academy to change the rule so that only songs that are "original and written specifically for the motion picture" are eligible to win. Songs that rely on sampled or reworked material along with cover versions, remixes and parodies, such as "Gangsta's Paradise" (which samples "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder) in the 1995 film Dangerous Minds, are also ineligible.

This rule means that when a film is adapted from a previously produced stage musical, none of the existing songs from the musical are eligible. As a result, many recent film adaptations of musicals have included original songs which could be nominated, such as "You Must Love Me" in the 1996 film Evita (won award), and "Listen", "Love You I Do", "Patience" in the 2006 film Dreamgirls and "Suddenly" in the 2012 film Les Misérables.

There was a debate as to whether or not Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, who were awarded the Oscar in 2008 for "Falling Slowly", were in fact eligible. "Falling Slowly" had been released on two other albums – The Swell Season, Hansard and Irglova's duo project, and The Cost, by Hansard's band The Frames. The Swell Season was released in August 2006, and The Cost in February 2007, before the release of Once. However, the AMPAS music committee determined that, in the course of the film's protracted production, the composers had "played the song in some venues that were deemed inconsequential enough to not change the song's eligibility". The same issue arose two years earlier with "In the Deep" from Crash, which appeared on Bird York's 2003 album The Velvet Hour after being written for Crash, but before the film was released. The current Academy rule says an eligible song "must be recorded for use in the motion picture prior to any other usage", so recordings released prior to the film will not disqualify a song as long as the film version was recorded before then.


Number of nominations

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Until the Academy Awards for 1945 (awarded in 1946) any number of songs could be nominated for the award. For the 1945 awards, 14 songs were nominated.

From 1946 to 2011, each member of the Music Branch of the Academy was asked to vote using a points system of 10, 9.5, 9, 8.5, 8, 7.5, 7, 6.5 or 6 points. Only those songs that received an average score of 8.25 or more were eligible for nomination. If no song qualified, there would be no nominees. And if only one song achieved that score, it and the song receiving the next highest score would be the two nominees.[citation needed] This system usually resulted in five nominations each year, except for 2010 when four were nominated, 1988, 2005, and 2008, when only three were nominated; and 2011 when only two were nominated.

Following the two song competition in 2011, the rules were changed once more. The number of nominations is now contingent upon the number of submissions. Depending on the number received by the Academy there would be five, three or no nominations each year. Since then, there have always been five nominees, except in 2013 when one was disqualified.

The first film to receive multiple nominations was Fame in 1980. Only four films have featured three nominated songs: Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Dreamgirls, and Enchanted. Dreamgirls and Enchanted lost on every nomination: An Inconvenient Truth original song "I Need to Wake Up" defeated all three of the nominated songs from Dreamgirls, while "Falling Slowly" from Once defeated all three of Enchanted's nominations. After these two consecutive defeats, a new rule was instated in June 2008 that a film could have no more than two songs nominated.

Performances at the awards ceremony

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Nominated songs are usually performed live at the televised Academy Awards ceremonies. Although pre-televised ceremonies were broadcast on the radio, the tradition of performing the nominated songs did not begin until the 18th Academy Awards in 1946, in which performers included Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Dinah Shore, and Dick Haymes.

In the early years, the songs were usually not performed by the original artists as in the film. For example, in 1965, Robert Goulet performed all the nominated songs at the ceremony. (In the case of "The Look Of Love", sung by Dusty Springfield in Casino Royale, the positive reaction to the performance by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 on the 1968 telecast led to their version being released as a single and eventually becoming the bigger hit.) In 1970, this was reversed and only the people who had performed the piece in the film were permitted to perform the song on the live telecast, even if a hit version was performed by another act.

However, since Oscar nominees for 1970, 1971 and 1972 had all been major hit records by other artists, in 1973 the rule was amended again and it became standard to first offer either the original artist or artists who performed the song in the film a chance to perform it at the ceremony, followed by the artist or artists who had the hit record with it.

When neither of those is able to do so (or in rare cases where the telecast producers decide to go with someone else), the Academy chooses more well-known entertainers to perform the song at the ceremony. For example, Robin Williams performed "Blame Canada" from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut at the 72nd Academy Awards instead of the film's voice actors, Trey Parker and Mary Kay Bergman (Bergman died a few months before the show). Beyoncé Knowles sang three nominated songs (one of which was a duet with Josh Groban) during the 77th Academy Awards even though she had not performed those songs in any of the respective films.

That same year, the song "Al otro lado del río" (On The Other Side Of The River), which was featured in the film The Motorcycle Diaries, won the award, becoming the first song in Spanish and the second in a foreign language to receive such an honor (the first winner was the title tune to Never on Sunday, which was sung in Greek in the film by its star, Melina Mercouri). It was written by Uruguayan composer Jorge Drexler, but the producers would not let Drexler perform the song during the show for fear of losing ratings. Instead, the song was performed by Carlos Santana and Antonio Banderas. Drexler's acceptance speech for the award consisted of him singing a few lines a cappella and closed by simply saying "thank you".

In 1985, Phil Collins was passed over to perform his nominated composition "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)". According to representatives of both Collins' record company and Columbia Pictures, this was because the producers of the telecast were not familiar with his work. Ann Reinking performed the song instead, with Collins sitting in the audience.

At the 80th Academy Awards, "That's How You Know" from the film Enchanted was performed by Kristin Chenoweth, rather than the film's star, Amy Adams. However, Adams performed "Happy Working Song", which was nominated from the same film.

In 2009, Peter Gabriel, who was originally scheduled to perform his nominated song "Down to Earth" during the live broadcast, declined to perform after learning that he would be allowed to sing only 65 seconds of the song during the ceremony's Best Original Song nominee performance medley. Gabriel still attended the ceremony, with John Legend performing the song in his place, backed by the Soweto Gospel Choir.

The 84th Academy Awards did not feature performances from either nominated song ("Man or Muppet" from The Muppets or "Real in Rio" from Rio). No reason for this was given by Oscar producers. This was only the third time that Best Original Song nominees were not performed (the others were in 1989 and 2010). At the 2013 Oscars, only three of the five nominees were performed, with the eventual winner, the theme from Skyfall, being the only one performed separately on its own as opposed to being part of a musical montage sequence. The 88th Academy Awards also had three of the five nominees performed. Anohni, performer and writer of "Manta Ray", one of the two nominated songs cut from the ceremony, boycotted the ceremony for this reason.

It was originally announced that the 91st Academy Awards would only feature two live performances due to time constraints: "Shallow" from A Star is Born and "All the Stars" from Black Panther. However, this decision was reversed days later. It was announced soon after that Kendrick Lamar and SZA would no longer perform due to "logistics and timing" issues, making "All the Stars" the only nominee of the four not to be performed live.

Winners and nominees

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1930s

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Year Film Song Nominees
1934

(7th)
[1]

The Gay Divorcee "The Continental" Con Conrad (music); Herb Magidson (lyrics)
Flying Down to Rio "Carioca" Vincent Youmans (music); Edward Eliscu & Gus Kahn (lyrics)
She Loves Me Not "Love in Bloom" Ralph Rainger (music); Leo Robin (lyrics)
1935

(8th)
[2]

Gold Diggers of 1935 "Lullaby of Broadway" Harry Warren (music); Al Dubin (lyrics)
Roberta "Lovely to Look At" Jerome Kern (music); Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh (lyrics)
Top Hat "Cheek to Cheek" Irving Berlin (music and lyrics)
1936

(9th)
[3]

Swing Time "The Way You Look Tonight" Jerome Kern (music); Dorothy Fields (lyrics)
Born to Dance "I've Got You Under My Skin" Cole Porter (music and lyrics)
Pennies from Heaven "Pennies from Heaven" Arthur Johnston (music); Johnny Burke (lyrics)
Sing, Baby, Sing "When Did You Leave Heaven" Richard A. Whiting (music); Walter Bullock (lyrics)
Suzy "Did I Remember" Walter Donaldson (music); Harold Adamson (lyrics)
Trail of the Lonesome Pine "A Melody from the Sky" Louis Alter (music); Sidney Mitchell (lyrics)
1937

(10th)
[4]

Waikiki Wedding "Sweet Leilani" Harry Owens (music and lyrics)
Artists and Models "Whispers in the Dark" Frederick Hollander (music); Leo Robin (lyrics)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air "Remember Me" Harry Warren (music); Al Dubin (lyrics)
Shall We Dance "They Can't Take That Away from Me" George Gershwin (posthumously) (music); Ira Gershwin (lyrics)
Vogues of 1938 "That Old Feeling" Sammy Fain (music); Lew Brown (lyrics)
1938

(11th)
[5]

The Big Broadcast of 1938 "Thanks for the Memory" Ralph Rainger (music); Leo Robin (lyrics)
Alexander's Ragtime Band "Now It Can Be Told" Irving Berlin (music and lyrics)
Carefree "Change Partners"
The Cowboy and the Lady "The Cowboy and the Lady" Lionel Newman (music); Arthur Quenzer (lyrics)
Going Places "Jeepers Creepers" Harry Warren (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
The Lady Objects "A Mist Over the Moon" Ben Oakland (music); Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics)
Mannequin "Always and Always" Edward Ward (music); Chet Forrest & Bob Wright (lyrics)
Merrily We Live "Merrily We Live" Phil Charig (music); Quenzer (lyrics)
That Certain Age "My Own" Jimmy McHugh (music); Harold Adamson (lyrics)
Under Western Stars "Dust" Johnny Marvin (music and lyrics)
1939

(12th)
[6]

The Wizard of Oz "Over the Rainbow" Harold Arlen (music); Yip Harburg (lyrics)
Gulliver's Travels "Faithful Forever" Ralph Rainger (music); Leo Robin (lyrics)
Love Affair "Wishing" Buddy DeSylva (music and lyrics)
Second Fiddle "I Poured My Heart into a Song" Irving Berlin (music and lyrics)

1940s

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Year Film Song Nominees
1940

(13th)
[7]

Pinocchio "When You Wish Upon a Star" Leigh Harline (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)
Down Argentine Way "Down Argentine Way" Harry Warren (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics)
Hit Parade of 1941 "Who Am I?" Jule Styne (music); Walter Bullock (lyrics)
Music in My Heart "It's a Blue World" Chet Forrest & Bob Wright (music and lyrics)
Rhythm on the River "Only Forever" James Monaco (music); John Burke (lyrics)
Second Chorus "Love of My Life" Artie Shaw (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Spring Parade "Waltzing in the Clouds" Robert Stolz (music); Gus Kahn (lyrics)
Strike Up the Band "Our Love Affair" Roger Edens & Arthur Freed (music and lyrics)
You'll Find Out "I'd Know You Anywhere" Jimmy McHugh (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
1941

(14th)
[8]

Lady Be Good "The Last Time I Saw Paris" Jerome Kern (music); Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics)
All-American Co-Ed "Out of the Silence" Lloyd B. Norlin (music and lyrics)
Blues in the Night "Blues in the Night" Harold Arlen (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Buck Privates "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" Hugh Prince (music); Don Raye (lyrics)
Dumbo "Baby Mine" Frank Churchill (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)
Las Vegas Nights "Dolores" Louis Alter (music); Frank Loesser (lyrics)
Ridin' on a Rainbow "Be Honest with Me" Gene Autry & Fred Rose (music and lyrics)
Sun Valley Serenade "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Harry Warren (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics)
You'll Never Get Rich "Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye" Cole Porter (music and lyrics)
1942

(15th)
[9]

Holiday Inn "White Christmas" Irving Berlin (music and lyrics)
Always in My Heart "Always in My Heart" Ernesto Lecuona (music); Kim Gannon (lyrics)
Babes on Broadway "How About You?" Burton Lane (music); Ralph Freed (lyrics)
Bambi "Love Is a Song" Frank Churchill (posthumously) (music); Larry Morey (lyrics)
Flying with Music "Pennies for Peppino" Edward Ward (music); Chet Forrest & Bob Wright (lyrics)
Hellzapoppin' [note 1] "Pig Foot Pete" Gene de Paul (music); Don Raye (lyrics)
The Mayor of 44th Street "There's a Breeze on Lake Louise" Harry Revel (music); Mort Greene (lyrics)
Orchestra Wives "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo" Harry Warren (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics)
You Were Never Lovelier "Dearly Beloved" Jerome Kern (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Youth on Parade "It Seems I've Heard That Song Before" Jule Styne (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
1943

(16th)
[10]

Hello, Frisco, Hello "You'll Never Know" Harry Warren (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics)
Cabin in the Sky "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" Harold Arlen (music); Yip Harburg (lyrics)
Hers to Hold "Say a Pray'r For The Boys Over There" Jimmy McHugh (music); Herb Magidson (lyrics)
Hit Parade of 1943 "Change of Heart" Jule Styne (music); Harold Adamson (lyrics)
Saludos Amigos "Saludos Amigos" Charles Wolcott (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)
The Sky's the Limit "My Shining Hour" Arlen (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Something to Shout About "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" Cole Porter (music and lyrics)
Stage Door Canteen "We Mustn't Say Goodbye" James Monaco (music); Al Dubin (lyrics)
Star Spangled Rhythm "That Old Black Magic" [note 2] Harold Arlen (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Thank Your Lucky Stars "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" Arthur Schwartz (music); Frank Loesser (lyrics)
1944

(17th)
[11]

Going My Way "Swinging on a Star" James Van Heusen (music); Johnny Burke (lyrics)
Brazil "Rio de Janeiro" Ary Barroso (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)
Cover Girl "Long Ago (and Far Away)" Jerome Kern (music); Ira Gershwin (lyrics)
Follow the Boys "I'll Walk Alone" Jule Styne (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
Higher and Higher "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" Jimmy McHugh (music); Harold Adamson (lyrics)
Hollywood Canteen "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart" M. K. Jerome (music); Ted Koehler (lyrics)
Lady, Let's Dance "Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams" Lew Pollack (music); Charles Newman (lyrics)
Meet Me in St. Louis "The Trolley Song" Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin (music and lyrics)
Minstrel Man "Remember Me to Carolina" Harry Revel (music); Paul Webster (lyrics)
Song of the Open Road "Too Much in Love" Walter Kent (music); Kim Gannon (lyrics)
Sweet and Low-Down "I'm Making Believe" James V. Monaco (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics)
Up in Arms "Now I Know" Harold Arlen (music); Ted Koehler (lyrics)
1945

(18th)
[12]

State Fair "It Might as Well Be Spring" Richard Rodgers (music); Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics)
Anchors Aweigh "I Fall in Love Too Easily" Jule Styne (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
Belle of the Yukon "Sleighride in July" James Van Heusen (music); Johnny Burke (lyrics)
The Bells of St. Mary's "Aren't You Glad You're You?"
Can't Help Singing "More and More" Jerome Kern (posthumously) (music); Yip Harburg (lyrics)
Earl Carroll Vanities "Endlessly" Walter Kent (music); Kim Gannon (lyrics)
G. I. Joe "Linda" Ann Ronell (music and lyrics)
Here Come the Waves "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" Harold Arlen (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Love Letters "Love Letters" Victor Young (music); Edward Heyman (lyrics)
San Antonio "Some Sunday Morning" Ray Heindorf & M. K. Jerome (music); Ted Koehler (lyrics)
Sing Your Way Home "I'll Buy That Dream" Allie Wrubel (music); Herb Magidson (lyrics)
Tonight and Every Night "Anywhere" Jule Styne (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
Why Girls Leave Home "The Cat and the Canary" Jay Livingston (music); Ray Evans (lyrics)
Wonder Man "So in Love" David Rose (music); Leo Robin (lyrics)
1946

(19th)
[13]

The Harvey Girls "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" Harry Warren (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Blue Skies "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" Irving Berlin (music and lyrics)
Canyon Passage "Ole Buttermilk Sky" Hoagy Carmichael (music); Jack Brooks (lyrics)
Centennial Summer "All Through the Day" Jerome Kern (posthumously) (music); Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics)
The Dolly Sisters "I Can't Begin to Tell You" James Monaco (posthumously) (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics)
1947

(20th)
[14]

Song of the South "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" Allie Wrubel (music); Ray Gilbert (lyrics)
Good News "Pass That Peace Pipe" Ralph Blane, Roger Edens & Hugh Martin (music and lyrics)
Mother Wore Tights "You Do" Josef Myrow (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics)
The Perils of Pauline "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" Frank Loesser (music and lyrics)
The Time, the Place and the Girl "A Gal in Calico" Arthur Schwartz (music); Leo Robin (lyrics)
1948

(21st)
[15]

The Paleface "Buttons and Bows" Jay Livingston & Ray Evans (music and lyrics)
Casbah "For Every Man There's a Woman" Harold Arlen (music); Leo Robin (lyrics)
Romance on the High Seas "It's Magic" Jule Styne (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
That Lady in Ermine "This Is the Moment" Frederick Hollander (music); Leo Robin (lyrics)
Wet Blanket Policy "The Woody Woodpecker Song" Ramey Idriss & George Tibbles (music and lyrics)
1949

(22nd)
[16]

Neptune's Daughter "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Frank Loesser (music and lyrics)
Come to the Stable "Through a Long and Sleepless Night" Alfred Newman (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics)
It's a Great Feeling "It's a Great Feeling" Jule Styne (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
My Foolish Heart "My Foolish Heart" Victor Young (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)
So Dear to My Heart "Lavender Blue" Eliot Daniel (music); Larry Morey (lyrics)

1950s

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Year Film Song Nominees
1950

(23rd)
[17]

Captain Carey, U.S.A. "Mona Lisa" Ray Evans & Jay Livingston (music and lyrics)
Cinderella "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" Mack David, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston (music and lyrics)
Singing Guns "Mule Train" Fred Glickman, Hy Heath & Johnny Lange (music and lyrics)
The Toast of New Orleans "Be My Love" Nicholas Brodzsky (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
Wabash Avenue "Wilhelmina" Josef Myrow (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics)
1951

(24th)
[18]

Here Comes the Groom "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" Hoagy Carmichael (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Golden Girl "Never" Lionel Newman (music); Eliot Daniel (lyrics)
Rich, Young and Pretty "Wonder Why" Nicholas Brodzsky (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
Royal Wedding "Too Late Now" Burton Lane (music); Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics)
The Strip "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" Bert Kalmar (posthumously), Harry Ruby & Oscar Hammerstein II (music and lyrics)
1952

(25th)
[19]

High Noon "The Ballad of High Noon" Dimitri Tiomkin (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)
Singin' in the Rain "Singin' in the Rain" Nacio Herb Brown (music); Arthur Freed (lyrics)
Because You're Mine "Because You're Mine" Nicholas Brodzsky (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
Hans Christian Andersen "Thumbelina" Frank Loesser (music and lyrics)
Just for You "Zing a Little Zong" Harry Warren (music); Leo Robin (lyrics)
1953

(26th)
[20]

Calamity Jane "Secret Love" Sammy Fain (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
The Caddy "That's Amore" Harry Warren (music); Jack Brooks (lyrics)
Miss Sadie Thompson "Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues)" Lester Lee (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)
The Moon Is Blue "The Moon Is Blue" Herschel Burke Gilbert (music); Sylvia Fine (lyrics)
Small Town Girl "My Flaming Heart" Nicholas Brodzsky (music); Leo Robin (lyrics)
1954

(27th)
[21]

Three Coins in the Fountain "Three Coins in the Fountain" Jule Styne (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
The High and the Mighty "The High and the Mighty" Dimitri Tiomkin (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)
A Star Is Born "The Man That Got Away" Harold Arlen (music); Ira Gershwin (lyrics)
Susan Slept Here "Hold My Hand" Jack Lawrence & Richard Myers (music and lyrics)
White Christmas "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" Irving Berlin (music and lyrics)
1955

(28th)
[22]

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" Sammy Fain (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
Daddy Long Legs "Something's Gotta Give" Johnny Mercer (music and lyrics)
Love Me or Leave Me "I'll Never Stop Loving You" Nicholas Brodszky (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
The Tender Trap "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" James Van Heusen (music); Cahn (lyrics)
Unchained "Unchained Melody" Alex North (music); Hy Zaret (lyrics)
1956

(29th)
[23]

The Man Who Knew Too Much "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" Jay Livingston & Ray Evans (music and lyrics)
Friendly Persuasion "Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" Dimitri Tiomkin (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
High Society "True Love" Cole Porter (music and lyrics)
Julie "Julie" Leith Stevens (music); Tom Adair (lyrics)
Written on the Wind "Written on the Wind" Victor Young (posthumously) (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
1957

(30th)
[24]

The Joker Is Wild "All the Way" James Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
An Affair to Remember "An Affair to Remember" Harry Warren (music); Harold Adamson & Leo McCarey (lyrics)
April Love "April Love" Sammy Fain (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
Tammy and the Bachelor "Tammy" Ray Evans & Jay Livingston (music and lyrics)
Wild Is the Wind "Wild Is the Wind" Dimitri Tiomkin (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)
1958

(31st)
[25]

Gigi "Gigi" Frederick Loewe (music); Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics)
A Certain Smile "A Certain Smile" Sammy Fain (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
Houseboat "Almost in Your Arms (Love Song from Houseboat)" Jay Livingston & Ray Evans (music and lyrics)
Marjorie Morningstar "A Very Precious Love" Fain (music); Webster (lyrics)
Some Came Running "To Love and Be Loved" James Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
1959

(32nd)
[26]

A Hole in the Head "High Hopes" James Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
The Best of Everything "The Best of Everything" Alfred Newman (music); Cahn (lyrics)
The Five Pennies "The Five Pennies" Sylvia Fine (music and lyrics)
The Hanging Tree "The Hanging Tree" Jerry Livingston (music); Mack David (lyrics)
The Young Land "Strange Are the Ways of Love" Dimitri Tiomkin (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)

1960s

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Year Film Song Nominees
1960

(33rd)
[27]

Never on Sunday "Never on Sunday" Manos Hadjidakis (music and lyrics)
The Alamo "The Green Leaves of Summer" Dimitri Tiomkin (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
The Facts of Life "The Facts of Life" Johnny Mercer (music and lyrics)
High Time "The Second Time Around" James Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
Pepe "Faraway Part of Town" André Previn (music); Dory Langdon (lyrics)
1961

(34th)
[28]

Breakfast at Tiffany's "Moon River" Henry Mancini (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Bachelor in Paradise "Bachelor in Paradise" Mancini (music); Mack David (lyrics)
El Cid "Love Theme from El Cid (The Falcon and the Dove)" Miklós Rózsa (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
Pocketful of Miracles "Pocketful of Miracles" James Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
Town Without Pity "Town Without Pity" Dimitri Tiomkin (music); Ned Washington (lyrics)
1962

(35th)
[29]

Days of Wine and Roses "Days of Wine and Roses" Henry Mancini (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Mutiny on the Bounty "Love Song from Mutiny on the Bounty (Follow Me)" Bronislaw Kaper (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
Tender Is the Night "Tender Is the Night" Sammy Fain (music); Webster (lyrics)
Two for the Seesaw "Song from Two for the Seesaw (Second Chance)" André Previn (music); Dory Langdon (lyrics)
Walk on the Wild Side "Walk on the Wild Side" Elmer Bernstein (music); Mack David (lyrics)
1963

(36th)
[30]

Papa's Delicate Condition "Call Me Irresponsible" James Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
Charade "Charade" Henry Mancini (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
55 Days at Peking "So Little Time" Dimitri Tiomkin (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" Ernest Gold (music); Mack David (lyrics)
Mondo Cane "More" Riz Ortolani & Nino Oliviero (music); Norman Newell (lyrics)
1964

(37th)
[31]

Mary Poppins "Chim Chim Cher-ee" Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (music and lyrics)
Goldfinger "Goldfinger" John Barry (music); Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (lyrics)
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte "Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte" Frank De Vol (music); Mack David (lyrics)
Mary Poppins "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (music and lyrics)
Robin and the 7 Hoods "My Kind of Town" James Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
1965

(38th)
[32]

The Sandpiper "The Shadow of Your Smile" Johnny Mandel (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
Cat Ballou "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" Jerry Livingston (music); Mack David (lyrics)
The Great Race "The Sweetheart Tree" Henry Mancini (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg "I Will Wait for You" Michel Legrand (music); Jacques Demy (lyrics); Norman Gimbel (English lyrics)
What's New Pussycat? "What's New Pussycat?" Burt Bacharach (music); Hal David (lyrics)
1966

(39th)
[33]

Born Free "Born Free" John Barry (music); Don Black (lyrics)
Alfie "Alfie" Burt Bacharach (music); Hal David (lyrics)
An American Dream "A Time for Love" Johnny Mandel (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
Georgy Girl "Georgy Girl" Tom Springfield (music); Jim Dale (lyrics)
Hawaii "My Wishing Doll" Elmer Bernstein (music); Mack David (lyrics)
1967

(40th)
[34]

The Graduate "Mrs. Robinson" Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel (music and lyrics)
The Jungle Book "The Bare Necessities" Terry Gilkyson (music and lyrics)
Casino Royale "The Look of Love" Burt Bacharach (music); Hal David (lyrics)
The Jungle Book "I Wan'na Be Like You" Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (music and lyrics)
Thoroughly Modern Millie "Thoroughly Modern Millie" James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn (music and lyrics)
1968

(41st)
[35]

The Thomas Crown Affair "The Windmills of Your Mind" Michel Legrand (music); Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (music and lyrics)
Funny Girl "Funny Girl" Jule Styne (music); Bob Merrill (lyrics)
The Producers "Springtime for Hitler" John Morris (music); Mel Brooks (lyrics)
Star! "Star!" Jimmy Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
1969

(42nd)
[36]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" Burt Bacharach (music); Hal David (lyrics)
The Happy Ending "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" Michel Legrand (music); Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie "Jean" Rod McKuen (music and lyrics)
The Sterile Cuckoo "Come Saturday Morning" Fred Karlin (music); Dory Previn (lyrics)
True Grit "True Grit" Elmer Bernstein (music); Don Black (lyrics)

1970s

[edit]
Year Film Song Nominees
1970

(43rd)
[37]

Lovers and Other Strangers "For All We Know" Fred Karlin (music); Robb Royer & James Griffin (music)
Darling Lili "Whistling Away the Dark" Henry Mancini (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Madron "Till Love Touches Your Life" Riz Ortolani (music); Arthur Hamilton (lyrics)
Pieces of Dreams "Pieces of Dreams" Michel Legrand (music); Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
Scrooge "Thank You Very Much" Leslie Bricusse (music and lyrics)
1971

(44th)
[38]

Shaft "Theme from Shaft" Isaac Hayes (music and lyrics)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks "The Age of Not Believing" Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (music and lyrics)
Bless the Beasts & Children "Bless the Beasts & Children" Barry De Vorzon & Perry Botkin Jr. (music and lyrics)
Sometimes a Great Notion "All His Children" Henry Mancini (music); Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory "Pure Imagination" Leslie Bricusse (music); Anthony Newley (lyrics)
1972

(45th)
[39]

The Poseidon Adventure "The Morning After" Al Kasha & Joel Hirschhorn (music and lyrics)
Ben "Ben" Walter Scharf (music); Don Black (lyrics)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey" Maurice Jarre (music); Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
The Little Ark "Come Follow, Follow Me" Fred Karlin (music); Marsha Karlin (lyrics)
The Stepmother "Strange Are the Ways of Love" Sammy Fain (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
1973

(46th)
[40]

The Way We Were "The Way We Were" Marvin Hamlisch (music); Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
Cinderella Liberty "Nice to Be Around" John Williams (music); Paul Williams (lyrics)
Live and Let Die "Live and Let Die" Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney (music and lyrics)
Robin Hood "Love" George Bruns (music); Floyd Huddleston (lyrics)
A Touch of Class "All That Love Went to Waste" George Barrie (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
1974

(47th)
[41]

The Towering Inferno "We May Never Love Like This Again" Al Kasha & Joel Hirschhorn (music and lyrics)
Benji "I Feel Love" Euel Box (music); Betty Box (lyrics)
Blazing Saddles "Blazing Saddles" John Morris (music); Mel Brooks (lyrics)
Gold "Wherever Love Takes Me" Elmer Bernstein (music); Don Black (lyrics)
The Little Prince "Little Prince" Frederick Lowe (music); Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics)
1975

(48th)
[42]

Nashville "I'm Easy" Keith Carradine (music and lyrics)
Funny Lady "How Lucky Can You Get" Fred Ebb & John Kander (music and lyrics)
Mahogany "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" Michael Masser (music); Gerry Goffin (lyrics)
The Other Side of the Mountain "Richard's Window" Charles Fox (music); Norman Gimbel (lyrics)
Whiffs "Now That We're in Love" George Barrie (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
1976

(49th)
[43]

A Star Is Born "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" Barbra Streisand (music); Paul Williams (lyrics)
Half a House "A World That Never Was" Sammy Fain (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
The Omen "Ave Satani" Jerry Goldsmith (music and lyrics)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again "Come to Me" Henry Mancini (music); Don Black (lyrics)
Rocky "Gonna Fly Now" Bill Conti (music); Carol Connors & Ayn Robbins (lyrics)
1977

(50th)
[44]

Saturday Night Fever "Stayin' Alive" Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb (music and lyrics)
You Light Up My Life "You Light Up My Life" Joseph Brooks (music and lyrics)
Pete's Dragon "Candle on the Water" Al Kasha & Joel Hirschhorn (music and lyrics)
The Rescuers "Someone's Waiting for You" Sammy Fain (music); Carol Connors & Ayn Robbins (lyrics)
The Spy Who Loved Me "Nobody Does It Better" Marvin Hamlisch (music); Carole Bayer Sager (lyrics)
1978

(51st)
[45]

Thank God It's Friday "Last Dance" Paul Jabara (music and lyrics)
Foul Play "Ready to Take a Chance Again" Charles Fox (music); Norman Gimbel (lyrics)
Grease "Grease" Frankie Valli (music); Barry Gibb (lyrics)
"Hopelessly Devoted to You" John Farrar (music and lyrics)
"You're the One That I Want"
1979

(52nd)
[46]

The Rose "The Rose" Amanda McBroom (music & lyrics)
Ice Castles "Through the Eyes of Love" Marvin Hamlisch (music); Carole Bayer Sager (lyrics)
The Muppet Movie "The Rainbow Connection" Paul Williams & Kenny Ascher (music and lyrics)
Norma Rae "It Goes Like It Goes" David Shire (music); Norman Gimbel (lyrics)
The Promise "I'll Never Say 'Goodbye'" David Shire (music); Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)

1980s

[edit]
Year Film Song Nominees
1980

(53rd)
[47]

Fame "Fame" Michael Gore (music); Dean Pitchford (lyrics)
American Gigolo "Call Me" Giorgio Moroder (music); Debbie Harry (lyrics)
Fame "Out Here on My Own" M. Gore (music); Lesley Gore (lyrics)
Honeysuckle Rose "On the Road Again" Willie Nelson (music and lyrics)
Nine to Five "Nine to Five" Dolly Parton (music and lyrics)
1981

(54th)
[48]

Arthur "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross & Peter Allen (music and lyrics)
Endless Love "Endless Love" Lionel Richie (music and lyrics)
For Your Eyes Only "For Your Eyes Only" Bill Conti (music); Mick Leeson (lyrics)
The Great Muppet Caper "The First Time It Happens" Joe Raposo (music and lyrics)
Ragtime "One More Hour" Randy Newman (music and lyrics)
1982

(55th)
[49]

An Officer and a Gentleman "Up Where We Belong" Jack Nitzsche & Buffy Sainte-Marie (music); Will Jennings (lyrics)
Best Friends "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" Michel Legrand (music); Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
Pink Floyd – The Wall "When the Tigers Broke Free" Roger Waters (music and lyrics)
Rocky III "Eye of the Tiger" Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan III (music and lyrics)
Tootsie "It Might Be You" Dave Grusin (music); A. Bergman & M. Bergman (lyrics)
1983

(56th)
[50]

Flashdance "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Giorgio Moroder (music); Keith Forsey & Irene Cara (lyrics)
Flashdance "Maniac" Michael Sembello & Dennis Matkosky (music and lyrics)
Tender Mercies "Over You" Austin Roberts & Bobby Hart (music and lyrics)
Yentl "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" Michel Legrand (music); Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
"The Way He Makes Me Feel"
1984

(57th)
[51]

The Woman in Red "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Stevie Wonder (music and lyrics)
Against All Odds "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" Phil Collins (music and lyrics)
Footloose "Footloose" Kenny Loggins & Dean Pitchford (music and lyrics)
"Let's Hear It for the Boy" Tom Snow & Pitchford (music and lyrics)
Ghostbusters "Ghostbusters" Ray Parker Jr. (music and lyrics)
Purple Rain "When Doves Cry" Prince (music and lyrics)
1985

(58th)
[52]

White Nights "Say You, Say Me" Lionel Richie (music and lyrics)
Back to the Future "The Power of Love" Chris Hayes & Johnny Colla (music); Huey Lewis (lyrics)
The Breakfast Club "Don't You (Forget About Me)" Keith Forsey & Steve Schiff (music and lyrics)
A View to a Kill "A View to a Kill" Bernard Edwards (music); Duran Duran & John Barry (lyrics)
White Nights "Separate Lives" Stephen Bishop (music and lyrics)
1986

(59th)
[53]

Top Gun "Take My Breath Away" Giorgio Moroder (music); Tom Whitlock (lyrics)
An American Tail "Somewhere Out There" James Horner & Barry Mann (music); Cynthia Weil (lyrics)
Castle in the Sky "Kimi wo Nosete (Carrying You)" Joe Hisaishi (music); Hayao Miyazaki (lyrics)
The Karate Kid Part II "Glory of Love" Peter Cetera & David Foster (music); Cetera & Diane Nini (lyrics)
Little Shop of Horrors "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" Alan Menken (music); Howard Ashman (lyrics)
1987

(60th)
[54]

Dirty Dancing "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Franke Previte, John DeNicola & Donald Markowitz (music); Previte (lyrics)
Beverly Hills Cop II "Shakedown" Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey (music); Faltermeyer, Forsey & Bob Seger (lyrics)
Cry Freedom "Cry Freedom" George Fenton & Jonas Gwangwa (music and lyrics)
Mannequin "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Albert Hammond & Diane Warren (music and lyrics)
The Princess Bride "Storybook Love" Willy DeVille (music and lyrics)
1988

(61st)
[55]

Working Girl "Let the River Run" Carly Simon (music and lyrics)
Buster "Two Hearts" Lamont Dozier (music); Phil Collins (lyrics)
The Land Before Time "If We Hold on Together" James Horner (music); Barry Mann & Will Jennings (lyrics)
My Neighbor Totoro "Tonari no Totoro" Joe Hisaishi (music); Hayao Miyazaki (lyrics)
Oliver & Company "Why Should I Worry?" Billy Joel (music); Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight (lyrics)
1989

(62nd)
[56]

The Little Mermaid "Under the Sea" Alan Menken (music); Howard Ashman (lyrics)
Batman "Partyman" Prince (music and lyrics)
Chances Are "After All" Tom Snow (music); Dean Pitchford (lyrics)
Do The Right Thing "Fight the Power" Carlton Ridenhour Eric Sadler Hank Boxley, Ralph Andrei Duay and Keith Boxley (music and lyrics)
The Little Mermaid "Kiss the Girl" Menken (music); Ashman (lyrics)
"Part of Your World"

1990s

[edit]
Year Film Song Nominees
1990

(63rd)
[57]

Young Guns II "Blaze of Glory" Jon Bon Jovi (music and lyrics)
Dick Tracy "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics)
The Godfather Part III "Promise Me You'll Remember" Carmine Coppola (music); John Bettis (lyrics)
Home Alone "Somewhere in My Memory" John Williams (music); Leslie Bricusse (lyrics)
Postcards from the Edge "I'm Checkin' Out" Shel Silverstein (music and lyrics)
1991

(64th)
[58]

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" Alan Menken (music); Howard Ashman (posthumously) (lyrics)
Beauty and the Beast "Be Our Guest" Menken (music); Ashman (posthumously) (lyrics)
"Belle"
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Michael Kamen (music); Bryan Adams & Robert John Lange (lyrics)
Rush "Tears in Heaven" Russ Titelman (music); Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (lyrics)
1992

(65th)
[59]

Aladdin "A Whole New World" Alan Menken (music); Tim Rice (lyrics)
Aladdin "Friend Like Me" Menken (music); Howard Ashman (posthumously) (lyrics)
The Bodyguard "I Have Nothing" David Foster (music); Linda Thompson (lyrics)
"Run to You" Jud Friedman (music); Allan Rich (lyrics)
A League of Their Own "This Used to Be My Playground" Madonna & Shep Pettibone (music and lyrics)
The Mambo Kings "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" Robert Kraft (music); Arne Glimcher (lyrics)
1993

(66th)
[60]

Philadelphia "Streets of Philadelphia" Bruce Springsteen (music and lyrics)
The Nightmare Before Christmas "This is Halloween" Danny Elfman (music and lyrics)
Philadelphia "Philadelphia" Neil Young (music and lyrics)
Poetic Justice "Again" Janet Jackson, James Harris III & Terry Lewis (music and lyrics)
Sleepless in Seattle "A Wink and a Smile" Marc Shaiman (music); Ramsey McLean (lyrics)
1994

(67th)
[61]

The Lion King "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Elton John (music); Tim Rice (lyrics)
Junior "Look What Love Has Done" Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram & Patty Smyth (music and lyrics)
The Lion King "Circle of Life" John (music); Rice (lyrics)
"Hakuna Matata"
The Paper "Make Up Your Mind" Randy Newman (music and lyrics)
1995

(68th)
[62]

Pocahontas "Colors of the Wind" Alan Menken (music); Stephen Schwartz (lyrics)
Batman Forever "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" U2 (music); Bono (lyrics)
Dangerous Minds "Gangsta's Paradise" Doug Rasheed (music); Artis Ivey, Jr., Larry Sanders & Stevie Wonder (lyrics)
Dead Man Walking "Dead Man Walkin'" Bruce Springsteen (music and lyrics)
Don Juan DeMarco "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams & Robert John Lange (music and lyrics)
Toy Story "You've Got a Friend in Me" Randy Newman (music and lyrics)
1996

(69th)
[63]

Evita "You Must Love Me" Andrew Lloyd Webber (music); Tim Rice (lyrics)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame "Someday" Alan Menken (music); Stephen Schwartz (lyrics)
The Mirror Has Two Faces "I Finally Found Someone" Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams & Robert "Mutt" Lange (music and lyrics)
Space Jam "I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly (music and lyrics)
That Thing You Do! "That Thing You Do!" Adam Schlesinger (music and lyrics)
Up Close and Personal "Because You Loved Me" Diane Warren (music and lyrics)
1997

(70th)
[64]

Titanic "My Heart Will Go On" James Horner (music); Will Jennings (lyrics)
Anastasia "Journey to the Past" Stephen Flaherty (music); Lynn Ahrens (lyrics)
Con Air "How Do I Live" Diane Warren (music and lyrics)
Good Will Hunting "Miss Misery" Elliott Smith (music and lyrics)
Hercules "Go the Distance" Alan Menken (music); David Zippel (lyrics)
1998

(71st)
[65]

The Prince of Egypt "When You Believe" Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics)
Armageddon "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Diane Warren (music and lyrics)
Babe: Pig in the City "That'll Do" Randy Newman (music and lyrics)
The Horse Whisperer "A Soft Place to Fall" Allison Moorer & Gwil Owen (music and lyrics)
Quest for Camelot "The Prayer" Carole Bayer Sager & David Foster (music); Sager, Foster, Tony Renis & Alberto Testa (lyrics)
1999

(72nd)
[66]

Tarzan "You'll Be in My Heart" Phil Collins (music and lyrics)
Magnolia "Save Me" Aimee Mann (music and lyrics)
Music of the Heart "Music of My Heart" Diane Warren (music and lyrics)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut "Blame Canada" Trey Parker & Marc Shaiman (music and lyrics)
Toy Story 2 "When She Loved Me" Randy Newman (music and lyrics)

2000s

[edit]
Year Film Song Nominees
2000

(73rd)
[67]

Wonder Boys "Things Have Changed" Bob Dylan (music and lyrics)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon "A Love Before Time" Jorge Calandrelli & Tan Dun (music); James Schamus (lyrics)
Dancer in the Dark "I've Seen It All" Björk (music); Lars von Trier & Sjon Sigurdsson (lyrics)
The Emperor's New Groove "My Funny Friend and Me" Sting & David Hartley (music); Sting (lyrics)
Meet the Parents "A Fool in Love" Randy Newman (music and lyrics)
2001

(74th)
[68]

Monsters, Inc. "If I Didn't Have You" Randy Newman (music and lyrics)
Kate & Leopold "Until" Sting (music and lyrics)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring "May It Be" Enya, Nicky Ryan & Roma Ryan (music and lyrics)
Pearl Harbor "There You'll Be" Diane Warren (music and lyrics)
Vanilla Sky "Vanilla Sky" Paul McCartney (music and lyrics)
2002

(75th)
[69]

8 Mile "Lose Yourself" Eminem, Jeff Bass & Luis Resto (music); Eminem (lyrics)
Chicago "I Move On" John Kander (music); Fred Ebb (lyrics)
Gangs of New York "The Hands That Built America" Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen (music and lyrics)
Lilo & Stitch "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" Alan Silvestri and Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu (music and lyrics)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie "Father and Daughter" Paul Simon (music and lyrics)
2003

(76th)
[70]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King "Into the West" Fran Walsh, Howard Shore & Annie Lennox (music and lyrics)
Cold Mountain "Scarlet Tide" T Bone Burnett & Elvis Costello (music and lyrics)
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" Sting (music and lyrics)
A Mighty Wind "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" Michael McKean & Annette O'Toole (music and lyrics)
The Triplets of Belleville "Belleville Rendez-vous" Benoît Charest (music); Sylvain Chomet (lyrics)
2004

(77th)
[71]

The Motorcycle Diaries "Al otro lado del río" Jorge Drexler (music and lyrics)
The Chorus "Look to Your Path" Bruno Coulais (music); Christophe Barratier (lyrics)
The Phantom of the Opera "Learn to Be Lonely" Andrew Lloyd Webber (music); Charles Hart (lyrics)
The Polar Express "Believe" Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri (music and lyrics)
Shrek 2 "Accidentally in Love" Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immerglück, Matthew Malley & David Bryson (music); Duritz & Daniel Vickrey (lyrics)
2005

(78th)
[72]

Hustle & Flow "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman & Paul Beauregard (music and lyrics)
Brokeback Mountain "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" Gustavo Santaolalla (music); Bernie Taupin (lyrics)
Crash "In the Deep" Kathleen "Bird" York & Michael Becker (music); York (lyrics)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire "Magic Works" Jarvis Cocker (music and lyrics)
Transamerica "Travelin' Thru" Dolly Parton (music and lyrics)
2006

(79th)
[73]

An Inconvenient Truth "I Need to Wake Up" Melissa Etheridge (music and lyrics)
Cars "Our Town" Randy Newman (music and lyrics)
Dreamgirls "Listen" Scott Cutler & Henry Krieger (music); Anne Preven (lyrics)
"Love You I Do" Krieger (music); Siedah Garrett (lyrics)
"Patience" Krieger (music); Willie Reale (lyrics)
2007

(80th)
[74]

Once "Falling Slowly" Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová (music and lyrics)
August Rush "Raise It Up" Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack & Tevin Thomas (music and lyrics)
Enchanted "Happy Working Song" Alan Menken (music); Stephen Schwartz (lyrics)
"So Close"
"That's How You Know"
2008

(81st)
[75]

Slumdog Millionaire "Jai Ho" A. R. Rahman (music); Gulzar (lyrics)
Bolt "I Thought I Lost You" Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele (music and lyrics)
Slumdog Millionaire "O... Saya" Rahman & Maya Arulpragasam (music and lyrics)
WALL-E "Down to Earth" Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman (music); Gabriel (lyrics)
The Wrestler "The Wrestler" Bruce Springsteen (music and lyrics)
2009

(82nd)
[76]

Crazy Heart "The Weary Kind" Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett (music and lyrics)
Nine "Take It All" Maury Yeston (music and lyrics)
Paris 36 "Loin De Paname" Reinhardt Wagner (music); Frank Thomas (lyrics)
The Princess and the Frog "Almost There" Randy Newman (music and lyrics)
"Down in New Orleans"

2010s

[edit]
Year Film Song Nominees
2010

(83rd)
[77]

Toy Story 3 "We Belong Together" Randy Newman (music and lyrics)
Burlesque "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" Diane Warren (music and lyrics)
Country Strong "Coming Home" Tom Douglas, Troy Verges & Hillary Lindsey (music and lyrics)
127 Hours "If I Rise" A. R. Rahman (music); Dido & Rollo Armstrong (lyrics)
Tangled "I See the Light" Alan Menken (music); Glenn Slater (lyrics)
2011

(84th)
[78]

The Muppets "Man or Muppet" Bret McKenzie (music and lyrics)
The Help "The Living Proof" Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr, and Damon Thomas (music and lyrics)
Rio "Real in Rio" Sérgio Mendes & Carlinhos Brown (music); Siedah Garrett (lyrics)
The Muppets "Life's a Happy Song" Bret McKenzie (music and lyrics)
W.E. "Masterpiece" Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry (music and lyrics)
2012

(85th)
[79]

Skyfall "Skyfall" Adele & Paul Epworth (music and lyrics)
Les Misérables "Suddenly" Claude-Michel Schönberg (music); Herbert Kretzmer & Alain Boublil (lyrics)
Life of Pi "Pi's Lullaby" Mychael Danna (music); Bombay Jayashri (lyrics)
Ted "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" Walter Murphy (music); Seth MacFarlane (lyrics)
Wreck-It Ralph "When Can I See You Again?" Adam Young (music); Matt Thiessen and Brian Lee (lyrics)
2013

(86th)
[note 3]
[80][81]

Frozen "Let It Go" Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (music and lyrics)
Despicable Me 2 "Happy" Pharrell Williams (music and lyrics)
Frozen "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (music and lyrics)
Her "The Moon Song" Karen O (music); O & Spike Jonze (lyrics)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom "Ordinary Love" Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen (music); Hewson (lyrics)
2014

(87th)

Selma "Glory" John Stephens & Lonnie Lynn (music and lyrics)
Begin Again "Lost Stars" Gregg Alexander & Danielle Brisebois (music and lyrics)
Big Hero 6 "Immortals" Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley (music and lyrics)
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond (music and lyrics)
The Lego Movie "Everything Is Awesome" Shawn Patterson (music and lyrics)
2015

(88th)
[82]

Spectre "Writing's on the Wall" Jimmy Napes & Sam Smith (music and lyrics)
Fifty Shades of Grey "Earned It" The Weeknd, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville & Stephan Moccio (music and lyrics)
Furious 7 "See You Again" Justin Franks, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz and Andrew Cedar (music and lyrics)
The Hunting Ground "Til It Happens to You" Diane Warren & Lady Gaga (music and lyrics)
Youth "Simple Song #3" David Lang (music and lyrics)
2016

(89th)
[83]

La La Land "City of Stars" Justin Hurwitz (music); Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (lyrics)
La La Land "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" Hurwitz (music); Pasek & Paul (lyrics)
Moana "How Far I'll Go" Lin-Manuel Miranda (music and lyrics)
Trolls "Can't Stop the Feeling!" Justin Timberlake, Max Martin & Karl Johan Schuster (music and lyrics)
Zootopia "Try Everything" Shakira (music); Sia Fuler, Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen (lyrics)
2017
(90th)

[84]

Coco "Remember Me" Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (music & lyrics)
Beauty and the Beast "Evermore" Alan Menken (music); Tim Rice (lyrics)
"How Does a Moment Last Forever"
Call Me by Your Name "Mystery of Love" Sufjan Stevens (music & lyrics)
The Greatest Showman "This Is Me" Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (music & lyrics)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 "Guardians' Inferno" Tyler Bates (music); James Gunn (lyrics)
Marshall "Stand Up for Something" Diane Warren (music); Common & Warren (lyrics)
Mudbound "Mighty River" Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq & Taura Stinson (music & lyrics)
My Little Pony: The Movie "Rainbow" Sia Fuller and Jesse Shatkin (music & lyrics)
"Time to be Awesome" Daniel Ingram (music); Michael Vogel (lyrics)
2018
(91st)

[85]

A Star Is Born "Shallow" Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (music & lyrics)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" David Rawlings & Gillian Welch (music & lyrics)
Black Panther "All the Stars" Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave & Anthony Tiffith (music); Lamar, SZA & Tiffith (lyrics)
Mary Poppins Returns "The Place Where Lost Things Go" Marc Shaiman (music); Shaiman & Scott Wittman (lyrics)
"Trip a Little Light Fantastic"
Ralph Breaks the Internet "A Place Called Slaughter Race" Alan Menken (music); Phil Johnston and Tom MacDougall (lyrics)
RBG "I'll Fight" Diane Warren (music & lyrics)
2019
(92nd)
Rocketman "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" Elton John (music); Bernie Taupin (lyrics)
Aladdin "Speechless" Alan Menken (music); Benji Pasek and Justin Paul (lyrics)
Breakthrough "I'm Standing with You" Diane Warren (music & lyrics)
Frozen II "Into the Unknown" Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (music & lyrics)
"Show Yourself"
Harriet "Stand Up" Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo (music & lyrics)
Toy Story 4 "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" Randy Newman (music & lyrics)

2020s

Year Film Song Nominees
2020/21(93rd) Judas and the Black Messiah "Fight for You" D'Mile & H.E.R. (music); H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (lyrics)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga "Husavik" Rickard Göransson, Fat Max Gsus & Savan Kotecha (music & lyrics)
The Life Ahead "Io sì (Seen)" Diane Warren (music); Laura Pausini & Warren (lyrics)
One Night in Miami... "Speak Now" Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom Jr. (music & lyrics)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 "Hear My Voice" Daniel Pemberton (music); Celeste & Pemberton (lyrics)
2021(94th) No Time to Die "No Time to Die" Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell (music & lyrics)
Belfast "Down to Joy" Van Morrison (music & lyrics)
Encanto "Dos Oruguitas" Lin-Manuel Miranda (music & lyrics)
Four Good Days "Somehow You Do" Diane Warren (music & lyrics)
King Richard "Be Alive" Beyoncé & Dixson (music & lyrics)
Sing 2 "Your Song Saved My Life" U2 (music); Bono (lyrics)

Notes

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  1. ^ The nominations list and awards dinner program from 1942 list "Pig Foot Pete" as a nomination for Hellzapoppin', released in Los Angeles in 1942. The song does not appear in the film, but rather in Keep 'Em Flying, a 1941 release from the same production company and studio. The song would have been ineligible for nomination.
  2. ^ In 1943, "That Old Black Magic" was nominated under the title "Black Magic" as it was submitted by Paramount Pictures' Music Department. Academy records have since been revised to reflect the more common title.
  3. ^ In 2013, a nomination for "Alone Yet Not Alone" from the film of the same name, with music by Bruce Broughton and lyrics by Dennis Spiegel, was revoked prior to voting. The Academy concluded that Broughton's campaigning via personal communication with music branch members was inconsistent with promotional regulations.

Records

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Winners of multiple awards

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Number of nominations in parentheses

Most number of songs nominated by studio

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Foreign-language song winners

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See also

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