Academy Award for Best Original Song
Every winner and nominee of the Academy Award for Best Original Song since 1936, newest first.
2026🏆 Winner
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KPop Demon Hunters10 nominees
Nominees (10)
Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig GöranssonI Lied to YouNominee
Nick CaveNominee
Diane WarrenNomineeDiane WarrenDear MeNominee
Bryce Dessner, Nick CaveTrain DreamsNomineeBryce Dessner, Nick CaveTrain DreamsNomineeBryce DessnerNominee
Nicholas PikeViva Verdi!NomineeNicholas PikeNominee
2025🏆 WinnerClément DucolEl Mal6 nominees
Nominees (6)
Adrian Quesada, Abraham AlexanderLike a BirdNominee
Clément Ducol, Camille+1Emilia PérezNomineeClément Ducol, CamilleMi CaminoNominee
Brandi Carlile, Elton John+1Never Too LateNomineeDiane WarrenThe JourneyNominee2024🏆 Winner
FINNEASWhat Was I Made For?4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Scott GeorgeNominee
Diane WarrenThe Fire InsideNominee
Mark Ronson, Andrew WyattI'm Just KenNominee
Jon Batiste, Dan WilsonIt Never Went AwayNominee2023🏆 Winner
M.M. KeeravaaniNaatu Naatu4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna+1Lift Me UpNominee
Lady GagaHold My HandNomineeDiane WarrenApplauseNominee
Mitski, David ByrneThis Is a LifeNominee2022🏆 WinnerFINNEASNo Time to Die4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Lin-Manuel MirandaDos OruguitasNomineeDiane WarrenSomehow You DoNominee
Van MorrisonDown to JoyNominee
BeyoncéBe AliveNominee2021🏆 Winner
H.E.R.Fight for You6 nominees
Nominees (6)
Laura Pausini, Diane WarrenIo sì (Seen)Nominee
Leslie Odom Jr.Nominee
Savan KotechaHusavikNominee
Daniel Pemberton, CelesteHear My VoiceNominee
Rickard GöranssonEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaNominee2020🏆 Winner
Elton John(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Cynthia ErivoStand UpNomineeDiane WarrenI'm Standing with YouNominee
Elton JohnRocketmanNominee
Randy NewmanI Can't Let You Throw Yourself AwayNominee
Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-LopezInto the UnknownNominee2019🏆 WinnerLady GagaShallow4 nominees
🏆 WinnerA Star Is Born
Nominees (4)
Kendrick Lamar, SZAAll the StarsNomineeDiane WarrenI’ll FightNomineeScott Wittman, Marc ShaimanThe Place Where Lost Things GoNominee
Gillian WelchWhen a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for WingsNominee
2018🏆 WinnerRobert LopezRemember Me7 nominees
Nominees (7)
Raphael Saadiq, Mary J. BligeMighty RiverNominee
Diane WarrenMarshallNomineeDiane Warren, CommonStand Up for SomethingNominee
Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq+1MudboundNominee
Benj Pasek, Justin PaulThe Greatest ShowmanNominee
Sufjan StevensMystery of LoveNominee2017🏆 WinnerCity of Stars
La La Land3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Lin-Manuel MirandaHow Far I'll GoNominee
Max Martin, Justin TimberlakeCan't Stop the Feeling!Nominee2016🏆 Winner
Sam SmithWriting's on the Wall3 nominees
2015🏆 Winner
CommonGlory3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Glen Campbell, Julian RaymondI'm Not Gonna Miss YouNominee
Danielle BriseboisLost StarsNomineeDiane WarrenGratefulNominee2014🏆 WinnerRobert LopezLet It Go3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Pharrell WilliamsHappyNominee
Adam Clayton, The Edge+2Ordinary LoveNominee
Spike Jonze, Karen OThe Moon SongNominee2013🏆 Winner
AdeleSkyfall4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Mychael DannaPi's LullabyNomineeJ. RalphBefore My TimeNominee
Seth MacFarlaneEverybody Needs a Best FriendNominee
Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel SchönbergSuddenlyNominee2012🏆 Winner
Bret McKenzieMan or Muppet1 nominee
2011🏆 WinnerRandy NewmanWe Belong Together3 nominees
Nominees (3)
2010🏆 Winner
T Bone BurnettThe Weary Kind4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Maury YestonTake It AllNominee
Randy NewmanDown in New OrleansNomineeRandy NewmanAlmost ThereNominee
Reinhardt WagnerLoin de PanameNominee2009🏆 Winner
GulzarJai Ho2 nominees
2008🏆 Winner
A.R. RahmanJai Ho!4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Alan MenkenThat's How You KnowNomineeAlan MenkenSo CloseNomineeAlan MenkenHappy Working SongNomineeJamal JosephRaise It UpNominee
2007🏆 WinnerMelissa Etheridge
An Inconvenient Truth3 nominees
Nominees (3)
2006🏆 Winner
Frayser BoyIt's Hard out Here for a Pimp3 nominees
Nominees (3)
2005🏆 Winner
The Motorcycle Diaries4 nominees
🏆 WinnerThe Motorcycle Diaries
Nominees (4)
Andrew Lloyd WebberLearn to Be LonelyNominee
Alan Silvestri, Glen BallardBelieveNominee
Adam DuritzAccidentally in LoveNominee
Christophe BarratierVois sur ton cheminNominee2004🏆 Winner
Fran WalshInto the West4 nominees
🏆 WinnerFran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annette O'TooleThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Nominees (4)
T Bone Burnett, Elvis CostelloThe Scarlet TideNominee
Michael McKean, Annette O'TooleA Kiss at the End of the RainbowNominee
StingYou Will Be My Ain True LoveNominee
Sylvain ChometBelleville rendez-vousNominee2003🏆 Winner
EminemLose Yourself5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Fred Ebb, John KanderI Move OnNomineeAdam Clayton, The Edge+2The Hands That Built AmericaNominee
John Kander, Fred EbbChicagoNominee
Julie Taymor, Elliot GoldenthalBurn It BlueNominee
Paul SimonFather and DaughterNominee2002🏆 WinnerRandy Newman
Monsters, Inc.5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Enya, Nicky Ryan+1The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingNomineeDiane WarrenThere You'll BeNominee
Paul McCartneyVanilla SkyNomineeEnyaMay It BeNomineeStingUntil...Nominee2001🏆 Winner
Bob DylanThings Have Changed4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Lars von Trier, Sjón+1I've Seen It AllNominee
James SchamusA Love Before TimeNomineeRandy NewmanA Fool in LoveNomineeStingMy Funny Friend and MeNominee2000🏆 Winner
Phil CollinsYou'll Be in My Heart4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Diane WarrenMusic of My HeartNominee
Aimee MannSave MeNomineeRandy NewmanWhen She Loved MeNominee
Trey Parker, Marc ShaimanBlame CanadaNominee1999🏆 Winner
Stephen SchwartzWhen You Believe4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Tony Renis, Carole Bayer Sager+1The PrayerNominee
Diane WarrenI Don't Want to Miss a ThingNomineeRandy NewmanNomineeAllison MoorerA Soft Place to FallNominee
1998🏆 Winner
James HornerMy Heart Will Go On4 nominees
🏆 WinnerTitanic
Nominees (4)
Elliott SmithMiss MiseryNomineeDiane WarrenHow Do I LiveNominee
Lynn AhrensJourney to the PastNomineeAlan MenkenGo the DistanceNominee1997🏆 WinnerAndrew Lloyd WebberYou Must Love Me4 nominees
Nominees (4)
James HornerMy Heart Will Go OnNominee
James Newton HowardFor the First TimeNomineeDiane WarrenBecause You Loved MeNominee
Marvin Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand+1I Finally Found SomeoneNominee1996🏆 WinnerAlan MenkenColors of the Wind5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Bruce SpringsteenDead Man Walkin'Nominee
John WilliamsNominee
Michael Kamen, Bryan AdamsHave You Ever Really Loved a Woman?Nominee
Alan BergmanNomineeRandy NewmanYou've Got a Friend in MeNominee1995🏆 WinnerElton JohnCan You Feel the Love Tonight4 nominees
Nominees (4)
James Newton Howard, Carole Bayer Sager+1Look What Love Has DoneNomineeElton John, Tim RiceHakuna MatataNomineeElton John, Tim RiceCircle of LifeNomineeRandy NewmanNominee1994🏆 WinnerBruce SpringsteenStreets of Philadelphia5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam+1AgainNominee
Carole Bayer SagerNominee
James IngramNominee
Neil YoungPhiladelphiaNominee
Marc ShaimanNominee1993🏆 Winner
Tim RiceA Whole New World3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Howard AshmanFriend Like MeNomineeArne Glimcher, Robert KraftBeautiful Maria of My SoulNominee
David Foster, Linda ThompsonI Have NothingNominee1992🏆 WinnerHoward AshmanBeauty and the Beast4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Leslie Bricusse, John WilliamsWhen You’re AloneNomineeHoward AshmanBe Our GuestNomineeHoward AshmanBelleNomineeMichael Kamen, Bryan Adams(Everything I Do) I Do It for YouNominee1991🏆 Winner
Stephen SondheimSooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Leslie Bricusse, John WilliamsSomewhere in My MemoryNominee
Jon Bon JoviBlaze of GloryNominee
Carmine CoppolaPromise Me You'll RememberNominee1990🏆 WinnerHoward AshmanUnder the Sea3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Howard AshmanKiss the GirlNomineeAlan Bergman, Marvin HamlischThe Girl Who Used to Be MeNomineeRandy NewmanI Love to See You SmileNominee1989🏆 Winner
Carly SimonLet the River Run1 nominee
1988Diane WarrenNothing's Gonna Stop Us Now3 nominees
Nominees (3)
1987🏆 Winner
Giorgio MoroderTake My Breath Away4 nominees
Nominees (4)
James HornerSomewhere Out ThereNomineeLeslie Bricusse, Henry ManciniLife in a Looking GlassNomineeHoward Ashman, Alan MenkenMean Green Mother From Outer SpaceNominee
Peter Cetera, David FosterGlory of LoveNominee1986🏆 Winner
Lionel RichieSay You, Say Me5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie+1Miss Celie's BluesNominee
Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton+1ColumboNomineeMarvin HamlischNominee
Stephen BishopSeparate LivesNominee
Huey LewisThe Power of LoveNominee1985🏆 Winner
Stevie WonderI Just Called to Say I Love You3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Phil CollinsAgainst All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)Nominee
Ray Parker, Jr.GhostbustersNominee
Kenny LogginsFootlooseNominee1984🏆 Winner
Irene CaraFlashdance... What a Feeling3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Alan Bergman, Michel LegrandThe Way He Makes Me FeelNomineeAlan Bergman, Michel LegrandPapa, Can You Hear Me?Nominee
Michael SembelloManiacNominee1983🏆 Winner
Buffy Sainte-MarieUp Where We Belong4 nominees
Nominees (4)
John WilliamsNomineeAlan Bergman, Michel LegrandHow Do You Keep the Music Playing?NomineeAlan Bergman, Dave GrusinIt Might Be YouNomineeAlan BergmanNominee1982🏆 Winner
Peter AllenArthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Lionel RichieEndless LoveNominee
Joe RaposoNomineeRandy NewmanOne More HourNominee
Bill ContiFor Your Eyes OnlyNomineeBuffy Sainte-MarieUp Where We BelongNominee1981
Dolly Parton9 to 54 nominees
Nominees (4)
Dolly Parton9 to 5Nominee
Willie NelsonOn the Road AgainNominee
Lalo SchifrinNominee
Lesley GoreOut Here on My OwnNominee1980Alan Bergman4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Alan BergmanNominee
Henry ManciniIt's Easy To SayNomineeCarole Bayer Sager, Marvin HamlischThrough the Eyes of LoveNominee
Paul WilliamsRainbow ConnectionNominee1979🏆 Winner
Paul JabaraLast Dance3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Alan BergmanNominee
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. ShermanWhen You're LovedNomineeMarvin HamlischNominee1978🏆 Winner
Joseph BrooksYou Light Up My Life2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin HamlischNobody Does It BetterNomineeCarol Connors, Sammy FainSomeone's Waiting For YouNominee
1977🏆 Winner
Barbra StreisandEvergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Don BlackNomineeHenry ManciniNominee
Jerry GoldsmithAve SataniNomineeBill Conti, Carol ConnorsGonna Fly NowNomineeSammy FainNominee
1976🏆 Winner
Keith CarradineI'm Easy2 nominees
1975
Mel Brooks5 nominees
Nominees (5)
1974🏆 WinnerAlan BergmanThe Way We Were3 nominees
Nominees (3)
John Williams, Paul WilliamsNice to Be AroundNominee
Linda McCartney, Paul McCartneyLive and Let DieNominee
Sammy CahnNominee1973Don BlackBen3 nominees
Nominees (3)
1972🏆 Winner
Isaac Hayes
Shaft5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Barry De VorzonBless the Beasts and ChildrenNomineeAlan Bergman, Henry ManciniAll His ChildrenNomineeRichard M. Sherman, Robert B. ShermanThe Age of Not BelievingNomineeMarvin HamlischNominee
Johnny MercerNominee1971🏆 WinnerJimmy GriffinFor All We Know5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Leslie BricusseNomineeAlan Bergman, Michel LegrandPieces of DreamsNomineeHenry ManciniNominee
Riz OrtolaniNomineeJohnny MercerNominee1970🏆 Winner
Burt BacharachRaindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Elmer Bernstein, Don BlackTrue GritNominee
Rod McKuenNomineeAlan Bergman, Michel LegrandWhat Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?Nominee1969🏆 WinnerAlan BergmanThe Windmills of Your Mind4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Quincy JonesFor Love of IvyNomineeRichard M. Sherman, Robert B. ShermanChitty Chitty Bang BangNomineeSammy CahnStar!Nominee
Jule StyneFunny GirlNominee1968🏆 WinnerLeslie BricusseTalk to the Animals4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Quincy JonesThe Eyes of LoveNomineeBurt BacharachThe Look of LoveNominee
Terry GilkysonThe Bare NecessitiesNomineeSammy CahnThoroughly Modern MillieNominee1967🏆 Winner
John BarryBorn Free3 nominees
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1966Henry ManciniThe Sweetheart Tree3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Henry Mancini, Johnny MercerThe Sweetheart TreeNomineeBurt BacharachWhat's New Pussycat?Nominee
Jacques Demy, Michel LegrandI Will Wait for YouNominee1965🏆 WinnerChim Chim Cher-ee
Mary Poppins4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Henry Mancini, Ray Evans+1Dear HeartNomineeSammy CahnWhere Love Has GoneNomineeSammy CahnMy Kind of TownNominee
Frank De VolHush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte (song)Nominee1964🏆 WinnerSammy CahnCall Me Irresponsible2 nominees
1963🏆 WinnerHenry ManciniDays of Wine and Roses4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Elmer BernsteinWalk on the Wild SideNominee
André PrevinSong from Two for the SeesawNomineeSammy FainTender Is the NightNominee
Bronislau KaperLove Song from Mutiny on the BountyNominee1962🏆 WinnerHenry ManciniMoon River1 nominee
1961🏆 Winner
Manos HatzidakisNever on Sunday3 nominees
Nominees (3)
André PrevinThe Faraway Part of TownNomineeJohnny MercerThe Facts of LifeNomineeSammy CahnThe Second Time AroundNominee1960🏆 WinnerSammy CahnHigh Hopes1 nominee
1959Sammy CahnTo Love and Be Loved4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Sammy CahnTo Love and Be LovedNomineeRay Evans, Jay LivingstonAlmost in Your ArmsNominee
Sammy FainA Certain SmileNominee
Sammy FainA Very Precious LoveNominee
1958🏆 WinnerSammy CahnAll the Way3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Leo McCareyAn Affair to RememberNomineeRay Evans, Jay LivingstonTammyNominee
Sammy FainApril LoveNominee
1957🏆 WinnerRay EvansQué Será, Será2 nominees
1956🏆 WinnerSammy FainLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Alex NorthUnchained MelodyNomineeJohnny MercerSomething's Gotta GiveNomineeSammy Cahn(Love Is) The Tender TrapNomineeSammy CahnI'll Never Stop Loving YouNominee1955🏆 WinnerSammy CahnThree Coins in the Fountain1 nominee
1953Sammy CahnBecause You're Mine1 nominee
1952🏆 WinnerJohnny MercerIn the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening1 nominee
1951🏆 WinnerRay EvansMona Lisa1 nominee
1950Larry Morey3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Larry MoreyNominee
Alfred NewmanThrough a Long and Sleepless NightNomineeSammy Cahn, Jule StyneIt's a Great FeelingNominee1949🏆 WinnerRay EvansButtons and Bows2 nominees
1947🏆 WinnerJohnny MercerOn the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Irving BerlinYou Keep Coming Back Like a SongNominee
Hoagy CarmichaelOle Buttermilk SkyNominee1946
E.Y. HarburgMore and More7 nominees
Nominees (7)
E.Y. HarburgMore and MoreNomineeJohnny MercerAc-Cent-Tchu-Ate the PositiveNominee
Victor YoungLove LettersNomineeSammy Cahn, Jule StyneI Fall in Love Too EasilyNomineeSammy Cahn, Jule StyneAnywhereNomineeRay Evans, Jay LivingstonThe Cat and the CanaryNominee
Ray HeindorfSome Sunday MorningNominee
1945Sammy CahnI'll Walk Alone2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Sammy Cahn, Jule StyneI'll Walk AloneNominee
Ary BarrosoRio de JaneiroNominee1944E.Y. HarburgHappiness Is a Thing Called Joe5 nominees
Nominees (5)
E.Y. HarburgHappiness Is a Thing Called JoeNominee
Cole PorterYou'd Be So Nice to Come Home ToNomineeJohnny MercerMy Shining HourNomineeJohnny MercerThat Old Black MagicNomineeJule StyneNominee1943🏆 WinnerIrving BerlinWhite Christmas5 nominees
Nominees (5)
Don RayePig Foot PeteNominee
Larry MoreyLove Is a SongNominee
Johnny MercerDearly BelovedNomineeSammy CahnNomineeJule StyneNominee1942Cole PorterSince I Kissed My Baby Goodbye4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Cole PorterSince I Kissed My Baby GoodbyeNomineeHugh Prince, Don RayeBoogie Woogie Bugle BoyNominee
Gene AutryBe Honest with MeNomineeJohnny MercerBlues in the NightNominee1941
Artie ShawLove of My Life4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Artie Shaw, Johnny MercerLove of My LifeNomineeJohnny MercerI’d Know You AnywhereNomineeJule StyneWho Am I?NomineeArthur FreedOur Love AffairNominee
1940🏆 WinnerE.Y. HarburgOver the Rainbow1 nominee
1939Irving BerlinChange Partners3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Irving BerlinChange PartnersNomineeIrving BerlinNow It Can Be ToldNomineeJohnny MercerJeepers CreepersNominee1938🏆 WinnerHarry OwensSweet Leilani2 nominees
1937Cole PorterI've Got You Under My Skin1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Cole PorterI've Got You Under My SkinNominee1936Irving BerlinCheek to Cheek1 nominee
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Fame2 nominees
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🏆 WinnerGlen Hansard
🏆 WinnerDirty Dancing
Nominees (2)
Live and Let DieNominee
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