Best Original Song
Academy Awards · 516 nominations across 92 ceremonies · 92 wins
98th Academy Awards
- Winner Golden from KPop Demon Hunters · Ejae
- Nominee I Lied to You from Sinners · Ludwig Göransson, Raphael Saadiq
- Nominee Viva Verdi! · Nicholas Pike
- Nominee Sweet Dreams of Joy from Viva Verdi! · Nicholas Pike
- Nominee Dear Me from Diane Warren: Relentless · Diane Warren
- Nominee Diane Warren: Relentless · Diane Warren
- Nominee Train Dreams from Train Dreams · Bryce Dessner, Nick Cave
97th Academy Awards
- Winner El Mal from Emilia Pérez · Camille, Clément Ducol, Jacques Audiard
- Nominee Like a Bird from Sing Sing · Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada
- Nominee Mi Camino · Camille, Clément Ducol
- Nominee Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late · Bernie Taupin, Brandi Carlile, Elton John
- Nominee The Journey from The Six Triple Eight · Diane Warren
96th Academy Awards
- Winner What Was I Made For? from Barbie · Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell
- Nominee Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) · Scott George
- Nominee The Fire Inside from Flamin' Hot · Diane Warren
- Nominee It Never Went Away from American Symphony · Dan Wilson, Jon Batiste
- Nominee I'm Just Ken from Barbie · Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson
- Nominee Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People) from Killers of the Flower Moon · Scott George
95th Academy Awards
- Winner Naatu Naatu from RRR · Chandrabose, M. M. Keeravani
- Nominee Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Tems
- Nominee Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick · BloodPop, Lady Gaga
- Nominee Applause from Tell It Like a Woman · Diane Warren
- Nominee This Is a Life from Everything Everywhere All at Once · David Byrne, Mitski, Ryan Lott
94th Academy Awards
- Winner No Time to Die from No Time to Die · Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell
- Nominee Be Alive from King Richard · Beyoncé, DIXSON
- Nominee Dos Oruguitas from Encanto · Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Nominee Somehow You Do from Four Good Days · Diane Warren
- Nominee Down to Joy from Belfast · Van Morrison
93rd Academy Awards
- Winner Fight for You from Judas and the Black Messiah · D'Mile, H.E.R., Tiara Thomas
- Nominee Speak Now · Leslie Odom Jr., Sam Ashworth
- Nominee Husavik from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga · Fat Max Gsus, Rickard Göransson, Savan Kotecha
- Nominee Io sì (Seen) from The Life Ahead · Diane Warren, Laura Pausini
- Nominee Judas and the Black Messiah · D'Mile, H.E.R., Tiara Thomas
- Nominee Hear My Voice from The Trial of the Chicago 7 · Celeste, Daniel Pemberton
- Nominee Speak Now from One Night in Miami... · Leslie Odom Jr., Sam Ashworth
92nd Academy Awards
- Winner (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again from Rocketman · Bernie Taupin, Elton John
- Nominee Stand Up from Harriet · Cynthia Erivo, Joshuah Brian Campbell
- Nominee I'm Standing with You from Breakthrough · Diane Warren
- Nominee Rocketman · Elton John
- Nominee I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away from Toy Story 4 · Randy Newman
- Nominee Into the Unknown from Frozen 2 · Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
91st Academy Awards
- Winner Shallow from A Star Is Born · Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson
- Nominee All the Stars from Black Panther · Anthony Tiffith, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Sounwave
- Nominee I’ll Fight · Diane Warren
- Nominee When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · David Rawlings, Gillian Welch
- Nominee The Place Where Lost Things Go from Mary Poppins Returns · Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
- Nominee I'll Fight from RBG · Diane Warren
90th Academy Awards
- Winner Remember Me from Mr. Dodd Takes the Air · Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
- Nominee Mighty River from Mudbound · Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson
- Nominee Stand Up for Something from Marshall · Common, Diane Warren
- Nominee This Is Me from The Greatest Showman · Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
- Nominee Mystery of Love from Call Me by Your Name · Sufjan Stevens
89th Academy Awards
- Winner City of Stars from La La Land · Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
- Nominee How Far I'll Go from Moana · Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Nominee The Empty Chair from Jim: The James Foley Story · J. Ralph, Sting
- Nominee Audition (The Fools Who Dream) from La La Land · Benj Pasek, Justin Hurwitz, Justin Paul
- Nominee Can't Stop the Feeling! from Trolls · Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, Shellback
88th Academy Awards
- Winner Writing's on the Wall from Spectre · Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith
- Nominee Manta Ray from Racing Extinction · ANOHNI, J. Ralph
- Nominee Til It Happens to You from The Hunting Ground · Diane Warren, Lady Gaga
- Nominee Earned It from Fifty Shades of Grey · Belly, Jason Quenneville, Stephan Moccio, The Weeknd
- Nominee Simple Song #3 from Youth · David Lang
87th Academy Awards
- Winner Glory from Selma · Common, John Legend
- Nominee I'm Not Gonna Miss You from Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me · Glen Campbell, Julian Raymond
- Nominee Lost Stars from Begin Again · Danielle Brisebois, Gregg Alexander
- Nominee Everything Is Awesome from The Lego Movie · Shawn Patterson
- Nominee Grateful from Beyond the Lights · Diane Warren
86th Academy Awards
- Winner Let It Go from Frozen · Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
- Nominee Happy from Despicable Me 2 · Pharrell Williams
- Nominee Alone Yet Not Alone from Alone Yet Not Alone · Bruce Broughton, Dennis Spiegel
- Nominee Ordinary Love from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom · Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge
- Nominee The Moon Song from Her · Karen O, Spike Jonze
85th Academy Awards
- Winner Skyfall from Skyfall · Adele, Paul Epworth
- Nominee Pi's Lullaby from Life of Pi · Bombay Jayashri, Mychael Danna
- Nominee Before My Time from Chasing Ice · J. Ralph
- Nominee Everybody Needs a Best Friend from Ted · Seth MacFarlane, Walter Murphy
- Nominee Suddenly from Les Misérables · Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer
84th Academy Awards
- Winner Man or Muppet from The Muppets · Bret McKenzie
- Nominee Real in Rio from Rio · Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett, Sérgio Mendes
- Nominee Rio from Rio · Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett, Sérgio Mendes
83rd Academy Awards
- Winner We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 · Randy Newman
- Nominee If I Rise from 127 Hours · A. R. Rahman, Dido, Rollo Armstrong
- Nominee I See the Light from Tangled · Alan Menken, Glenn Slater
- Nominee Coming Home from Country Strong · Hillary Lindsey, Tom Douglas, Troy Verges
82nd Academy Awards
- Winner The Weary Kind from Crazy Heart · Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
- Nominee Take It All from Nine · Maury Yeston
- Nominee Loin de Paname from Paris 36 · Frank Thomas, Reinhardt Wagner
- Nominee Almost There from The Princess and the Frog · Randy Newman
- Nominee Down in New Orleans from The Princess and the Frog · Randy Newman
81st Academy Awards
- Winner Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire · A. R. Rahman, Gulzar
- Nominee O…Saya from Slumdog Millionaire · A. R. Rahman, M.I.A.
- Nominee Down to Earth from WALL-E · Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
80th Academy Awards
- Winner Falling Slowly from Once · Markéta Irglová
- Nominee Raise It Up from August Rush · Charles Mack, Jamal Joseph, Tevin Thomas
- Nominee That's How You Know from Enchanted · Alan Menken
- Nominee Happy Working Song from Enchanted · Alan Menken
- Nominee So Close from Enchanted · Alan Menken
79th Academy Awards
- Winner I Need to Wake Up from An Inconvenient Truth · Melissa Etheridge
- Nominee Our Town from Cars · Randy Newman
- Nominee Love You I Do from Dreamgirls · Siedah Garrett
- Nominee Listen from Dreamgirls · Anne Preven, Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler
- Nominee Patience from Dreamgirls · Willie Reale
78th Academy Awards
- Winner It's Hard out Here for a Pimp from Hustle & Flow · DJ Paul, Frayser Boy, Juicy J
- Nominee Travelin' Thru from Transamerica · Dolly Parton
- Nominee In the Deep from Crash · Kathleen "Bird" York
77th Academy Awards
- Winner Al otro lado del río from The Motorcycle Diaries · Jorge Drexler
- Nominee Accidentally in Love from Shrek 2 · Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, Dan Vickrey, David Bryson, David Immerglück, Jim Bogios, Matt Malley
- Nominee Learn to Be Lonely from The Phantom of the Opera · Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart
- Nominee Believe from The Polar Express · Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard
- Nominee Vois sur ton chemin from The Chorus · Bruno Coulais, Christophe Barratier
76th Academy Awards
- Winner Into the West from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore
- Nominee The Scarlet Tide from Cold Mountain · Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett
- Nominee A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow from A Mighty Wind · Annette O'Toole, Michael McKean
- Nominee Belleville rendez-vous from The Triplets of Belleville · Benoît Charest, Sylvain Chomet
- Nominee You Will Be My Ain True Love from Cold Mountain · Sting
75th Academy Awards
- Winner Lose Yourself from 8 Mile · Eminem, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto
- Nominee I Move On from Chicago · Fred Ebb, John Kander
- Nominee The Hands That Built America from Gangs of New York · Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge
- Nominee Burn It Blue from Frida · Elliot Goldenthal, Julie Taymor
- Nominee Father and Daughter from The Wild Thornberrys Movie · Paul Simon
74th Academy Awards
- Winner If I Didn't Have You from Monsters, Inc. · Randy Newman
- Nominee There You'll Be from Pearl Harbor · Diane Warren
- Nominee Vanilla Sky from Vanilla Sky · Paul McCartney
- Nominee May It Be from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · Enya, Nicky Ryan, Roma Ryan
- Nominee Until... from Kate & Leopold · Sting
73rd Academy Awards
- Winner Things Have Changed from Wonder Boys · Bob Dylan
- Nominee I've Seen It All from Dancer in the Dark · Björk, Lars von Trier, Sjón
- Nominee A Love Before Time from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · James Schamus, Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun
- Nominee A Fool in Love from Meet the Parents · Randy Newman
- Nominee My Funny Friend and Me from The Emperor's New Groove · David Hartley, Sting
72nd Academy Awards
- Winner You'll Be in My Heart from Tarzan · Phil Collins
- Nominee Music of My Heart from Music of the Heart · Diane Warren
- Nominee Save Me from Magnolia · Aimee Mann
- Nominee When She Loved Me from Toy Story 2 · Randy Newman
- Nominee Blame Canada from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut · Marc Shaiman, Trey Parker
71st Academy Awards
- Winner When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt · Stephen Schwartz
- Nominee The Prayer from Quest for Camelot · Alberto Testa, Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tony Renis
- Nominee I Don't Want to Miss a Thing from Armageddon · Diane Warren
- Nominee A Soft Place to Fall from The Horse Whisperer · Allison Moorer, Gwilym Emyr Owen III
- Nominee That'll Do from Babe: Pig in the City · Randy Newman
70th Academy Awards
- Winner My Heart Will Go On from Titanic · James Horner, Will Jennings
- Nominee Miss Misery from Good Will Hunting · Elliott Smith
- Nominee How Do I Live from Con Air · Diane Warren
- Nominee Journey to the Past from Anastasia · Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty
- Nominee Go the Distance from Hercules · Alan Menken, David Zippel
69th Academy Awards
- Winner You Must Love Me from Evita · Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
- Nominee For the First Time from One Fine Day · Allan Dennis Rich, James Newton Howard, Jud Friedman
- Nominee Because You Loved Me from Up Close and Personal · Diane Warren
- Nominee That Thing You Do from That Thing You Do! · Adam Schlesinger
- Nominee I Finally Found Someone from The Mirror Has Two Faces · Barbra Streisand, Bryan Adams, Marvin Hamlisch, Mutt Lange
68th Academy Awards
- Winner Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas · Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz
- Nominee Dead Man Walkin' from Dead Man Walking · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? from Don Juan DeMarco · Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, Mutt Lange
- Nominee You've Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story · Randy Newman
- Nominee Moonlight from Sabrina · John Williams
67th Academy Awards
- Winner Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King · Elton John, Tim Rice
- Nominee Look What Love Has Done from Junior · Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram, James Newton Howard, Patty Smyth
- Nominee Circle of Life from The Lion King · Elton John, Tim Rice
- Nominee Hakuna Matata from The Lion King · Elton John, Tim Rice
- Nominee Make Up Your Mind from The Paper · Randy Newman
66th Academy Awards
- Winner Streets of Philadelphia from Philadelphia · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Again from Poetic Justice · Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
- Nominee Philadelphia · Neil Young
- Nominee The Day I Fall in Love from Beethoven's 2nd · Carole Bayer Sager, Clif Magness, James Ingram
- Nominee A Wink and a Smile from Sleepless in Seattle · Marc Shaiman
65th Academy Awards
- Winner A Whole New World from Aladdin · Alan Menken, Tim Rice
- Nominee Friend Like Me from Aladdin · Howard Ashman
- Nominee Run to You from The Bodyguard · Allan Dennis Rich, Jud Friedman
- Nominee Beautiful Maria of My Soul from The Mambo Kings · Arne Glimcher, Robert Kraft
- Nominee I Have Nothing from The Bodyguard · David Foster, Linda Thompson
64th Academy Awards
- Winner Beauty and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast · Howard Ashman
- Nominee When You’re Alone · John Williams, Leslie Bricusse
- Nominee Belle from Beauty and the Beast · Howard Ashman
- Nominee Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast · Howard Ashman
- Nominee (Everything I Do) I Do It for You from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves · Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, Mutt Lange
- Nominee When You're Alone from Hook · John Williams, Leslie Bricusse
63rd Academy Awards
- Winner Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man) from Dick Tracy · Stephen Sondheim
- Nominee Somewhere in My Memory from Home Alone · John Williams, Leslie Bricusse
- Nominee Blaze of Glory from Young Guns II · Jon Bon Jovi
- Nominee Promise Me You'll Remember from The Godfather Part III · Carmine Coppola, John Bettis
- Nominee I'm Checkin' Out from Postcards from the Edge · Shel Silverstein
62nd Academy Awards
- Winner Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid · Howard Ashman
- Nominee Kiss the Girl from The Little Mermaid · Howard Ashman
- Nominee The Girl Who Used to Be Me from Shirley Valentine · Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch
- Nominee I Love to See You Smile from Parenthood · Randy Newman
- Nominee After All from Chances Are · Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow
61st Academy Awards
- Winner Let the River Run from Working Girl · Carly Simon
- Nominee Two Hearts from Buster · Lamont Dozier, Phil Collins
- Nominee Calling You from Bagdad Cafe · Bob Telson
60th Academy Awards
- Winner (I've Had) The Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing · Donald Markowitz, Franke Previte, John DeNicola
- Nominee Shakedown from Beverly Hills Cop II · Bob Seger, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey
- Nominee Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now from Mannequin · Albert Hammond, Diane Warren
- Nominee Cry Freedom from Cry Freedom · George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
- Nominee Storybook Love from The Princess Bride · Willy DeVille
59th Academy Awards
- Winner Take My Breath Away from Top Gun · Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock
- Nominee Somewhere Out There from An American Tail · Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, James Horner
- Nominee Glory of Love from The Karate Kid Part II · David Foster, Diane Nini, Peter Cetera
- Nominee Life in a Looking Glass from That's Life! · Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse
- Nominee Mean Green Mother From Outer Space from Little Shop of Horrors · Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
58th Academy Awards
- Winner Say You, Say Me from White Nights · Lionel Richie
- Nominee The Power of Love from Back to the Future · Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis, Johnny Colla
- Nominee Miss Celie's Blues from The Color Purple · Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton
- Nominee Separate Lives from White Nights · Stephen Bishop
- Nominee Surprise Surprise from A Chorus Line · Edward Kleban, Marvin Hamlisch
57th Academy Awards
- Winner I Just Called to Say I Love You from The Woman in Red · Stevie Wonder
- Nominee Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) from Against All Odds · Phil Collins
- Nominee Ghostbusters from Ghostbusters · Ray Parker Jr.
- Nominee Footloose from Footloose · Dean Pitchford, Kenny Loggins
- Nominee Let's Hear It for the Boy · Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow
56th Academy Awards
- Winner Flashdance... What a Feeling from Flashdance · Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara, Keith Forsey
- Nominee Maniac from Flashdance · Dennis Matkosky, Michael Sembello
- Nominee The Way He Makes Me Feel from Yentl · Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
- Nominee Papa, Can You Hear Me? from Yentl · Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
- Nominee Tender Mercies from Tender Mercies · Austin Roberts
55th Academy Awards
- Winner Up Where We Belong from An Officer and a Gentleman · Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jack Nitzsche, Will Jennings
- Nominee Eye of the Tiger from Rocky III · Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik
- Nominee It Might Be You from Tootsie · Alan Bergman, Dave Grusin, Marilyn Bergman
- Nominee How Do You Keep the Music Playing? from Best Friends · Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
- Nominee If We Were In Love from Yes, Giorgio · John Williams
54th Academy Awards
- Winner Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) from Arthur · Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, Peter Allen
- Nominee For Your Eyes Only from For Your Eyes Only · Bill Conti, Mick Leeson
- Nominee Endless Love from Endless Love · Lionel Richie
- Nominee One More Hour from Ragtime · Randy Newman
- Nominee The First Time It Happens from The Great Muppet Caper · Joe Raposo
53rd Academy Awards
- Winner Fame from Fame · Dean Pitchford
- Nominee 9 to 5 from 9 to 5 · Dolly Parton
- Nominee On the Road Again from Honeysuckle Rose · Willie Nelson
- Nominee Out Here on My Own from Fame · Lesley Gore, Michael Gore
- Nominee People Alone from The Competition · Lalo Schifrin, Will Jennings
52nd Academy Awards
- Winner It Goes Like It Goes from Norma Rae · David Shire, Norman Gimbel
- Nominee It's Easy To Say from 10 · Henry Mancini, Robert Wells
- Nominee Through the Eyes of Love from Ice Castles · Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch
- Nominee Rainbow Connection from The Muppet Movie · Kenneth Ascher, Paul Williams
- Nominee I'll Never Say Goodbye from The Promise · David Shire
51st Academy Awards
- Winner Last Dance from Thank God It's Friday · Paul Jabara
- Nominee When You're Loved from The Magic of Lassie · Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
- Nominee Ready to Take a Chance Again from Foul Play · Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
- Nominee Hopelessly Devoted to You from Grease · John Farrar
- Nominee The Last Time I Felt Like This from Same Time, Next Year · Marvin Hamlisch
50th Academy Awards
- Winner You Light Up My Life from You Light Up My Life · Joseph Brooks
- Nominee Candle on the Water from Pete's Dragon · Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn
- Nominee Nobody Does It Better from The Spy Who Loved Me · Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch
- Nominee Someone's Waiting For You from The Rescuers · Ayn Robbins, Carol Connors, Sammy Fain
- Nominee The Slipper and the Rose Waltz (He Danced with Me/She Danced with Me) from The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella · Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
49th Academy Awards
- Winner Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) from A Star Is Born · Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams
- Nominee Ave Satani from The Omen · Jerry Goldsmith
- Nominee Gonna Fly Now from Rocky · Ayn Robbins, Bill Conti, Carol Connors
- Nominee Come to Me from The Pink Panther Strikes Again · Don Black, Henry Mancini
- Nominee A World That Never Was from Half a House · Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
48th Academy Awards
- Winner I'm Easy from Nashville · Keith Carradine
- Nominee How Lucky Can You Get from Funny Lady · Fred Ebb, John Kander
- Nominee Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) from Mahogany · Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser
- Nominee Now That We’re In Love from Whiffs · George Barrie, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Richard’s Window from The Other Side of the Mountain · Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
47th Academy Awards
- Winner We May Never Love Like This Again from The Towering Inferno · Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn
- Nominee Benji's Theme (I Feel Love) from Benji · Betty Box, Euel Box
- Nominee Blazing Saddles from Blazing Saddles · John Morris, Mel Brooks
- Nominee Little Prince from The Little Prince · Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
- Nominee Wherever Love Takes Me from Gold · Don Black, Elmer Bernstein
46th Academy Awards
- Winner The Way We Were from The Way We Were · Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch
- Nominee Nice to Be Around · John Williams, Paul Williams
- Nominee Live and Let Die from Live and Let Die · Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
- Nominee Love from Robin Hood · Floyd Huddleston, George Bruns
- Nominee All That Love Went to Waste from A Touch of Class · George Barrie, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee (You're So) Nice to Be Around from Cinderella Liberty · John Williams, Paul Williams
45th Academy Awards
- Winner The Morning After from The Poseidon Adventure · Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn
- Nominee Ben from Ben · Don Black, Walter Scharf
- Nominee The Little Ark · Marsha Karlin
- Nominee Come Follow, Follow Me from The Little Ark · Fred Karlin, Meg Karlin
- Nominee Marmalade, Molasses & Honey from The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean · Maurice Jarre
- Nominee Strange Are the Ways of Love from The Young Land · Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
44th Academy Awards
- Winner Theme from Shaft from Shaft · Isaac Hayes
- Nominee Bless the Beasts and Children from Bless the Beasts and Children · Barry De Vorzon, Perry Botkin Jr.
- Nominee All His Children from Sometimes a Great Notion · Alan Bergman, Henry Mancini, Marilyn Bergman
- Nominee The Age of Not Believing from Bedknobs and Broomsticks · Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
- Nominee Life Is What You Make It from Kotch · Johnny Mercer, Marvin Hamlisch
43rd Academy Awards
- Winner For All We Know from Lovers and Other Strangers · Fred Karlin, Jimmy Griffin, Robb Royer
- Nominee Pieces of Dreams from Pieces of Dreams · Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
- Nominee Thank You Very Much from Scrooge · Leslie Bricusse
- Nominee Till Love Touches Your Life from Madron · Arthur Hamilton, Riz Ortolani
- Nominee Whistling Away the Dark from Darling Lili · Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
42nd Academy Awards
- Winner Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Nominee True Grit from True Grit · Don Black, Elmer Bernstein
- Nominee What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? from The Happy Ending · Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
- Nominee Come Saturday Morning from The Sterile Cuckoo · Dory Previn, Fred Karlin
- Nominee Jean from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie · Rod McKuen
41st Academy Awards
- Winner The Windmills of Your Mind from The Thomas Crown Affair · Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
- Nominee For Love of Ivy from For Love of Ivy · Bob Russell, Quincy Jones
- Nominee Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang · Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
- Nominee Star! · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Funny Girl · Bob Merrill, Jule Styne
40th Academy Awards
- Winner Talk to the Animals from Doctor Dolittle · Leslie Bricusse
- Nominee The Eyes of Love from Banning · Bob Russell, Quincy Jones
- Nominee The Look of Love from Casino Royale · Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Nominee Thoroughly Modern Millie · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee The Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book · Terry Gilkyson
39th Academy Awards
- Winner Born Free from Born Free · Don Black, John Barry
- Nominee My Wishing Doll from Hawaii · Elmer Bernstein, Mack David
- Nominee Georgy Girl from Georgy Girl · Jim Dale, Tom Springfield
- Nominee Alfie from Alfie · Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Nominee A Time for Love from An American Dream · Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
38th Academy Awards
- Winner The Shadow of Your Smile from The Sandpiper · Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
- Nominee The Sweetheart Tree from The Great Race · Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee What's New Pussycat? from What's New Pussycat? · Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Nominee I Will Wait for You from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg · Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel
- Nominee The Ballad of Cat Ballou from Cat Ballou · Jerry Livingston, Mack David
37th Academy Awards
- Winner Chim Chim Cher-ee from Mary Poppins · Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
- Nominee Dear Heart from Dear Heart · Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
- Nominee Where Love Has Gone from Where Love Has Gone · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee My Kind of Town from Robin and the 7 Hoods · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte (song) from Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte · Frank De Vol, Mack David
36th Academy Awards
- Winner Call Me Irresponsible from Papa's Delicate Condition · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee More from Mondo Cane · Nino Oliviero, Norman Newell, Riz Ortolani
- Nominee So Little Time from 55 Days at Peking · Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster
- Nominee Charade from Charade · Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · Ernest Gold, Mack David
- Nominee It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World from It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · Ernest Gold, Mack David
35th Academy Awards
- Winner Days of Wine and Roses from Days of Wine and Roses · Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee Walk on the Wild Side from Walk on the Wild Side · Elmer Bernstein, Mack David
- Nominee Song from Two for the Seesaw · André Previn, Dory Previn
- Nominee Tender Is the Night from Tender Is the Night · Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
- Nominee Love Song from Mutiny on the Bounty · Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
- Nominee Love Song From Mutiny on the Bounty (Follow Me) from Mutiny on the Bounty · Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
- Nominee Song From Two for the Seesaw (Second Chance) from Two for the Seesaw · André Previn, Dory Previn
34th Academy Awards
- Winner Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's · Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee Love Theme from El Cid (The Falcon and the Dove) from El Cid · Miklós Rózsa, Paul Francis Webster
- Nominee Town Without Pity from Town Without Pity · Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
- Nominee Pocketful of Miracles · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Bachelor in Paradise from Bachelor in Paradise · Henry Mancini, Mack David
33rd Academy Awards
- Winner Never on Sunday from Never on Sunday · Manos Hatzidakis
- Nominee The Faraway Part of Town · André Previn, Dory Previn
- Nominee The Green Leaves of Summer from The Alamo · Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster
- Nominee The Second Time Around from High Time · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee The Facts of Life · Johnny Mercer
- Nominee Faraway Part of Town from Pepe · André Previn, Dory Previn
32nd Academy Awards
- Winner High Hopes from A Hole in the Head · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Strange Are the Ways of Love from The Young Land · Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
- Nominee The Best of Everything from The Best of Everything · Alfred Newman, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee The Hanging Tree from The Hanging Tree · Jerry Livingston, Mack David
- Nominee The Five Pennies from The Five Pennies · Sylvia Fine
31st Academy Awards
- Winner Gigi from Gigi · Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
- Nominee A Certain Smile from A Certain Smile · Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
- Nominee A Very Precious Love from Marjorie Morningstar · Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
- Nominee To Love and Be Loved from Some Came Running · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Almost in Your Arms · Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
- Nominee Almost In Your Arms (Love Song from Houseboat) from Houseboat · Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
30th Academy Awards
- Winner All the Way from The Joker Is Wild · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee April Love from April Love · Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
- Nominee Wild Is the Wind from Wild Is the Wind · Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
- Nominee An Affair to Remember from An Affair to Remember · Harold Adamson, Harry Warren, Leo McCarey
- Nominee Tammy from Tammy and the Bachelor · Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
29th Academy Awards
- Winner Qué Será, Será from The Man Who Knew Too Much · Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
- Nominee Friendly Persuasion from Friendly Persuasion · Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster
- Nominee True Love from High Society · Cole Porter
- Nominee Julie · Leith Stevens, Tom Adair
- Nominee Written on the Wind · Sammy Cahn, Victor Young
28th Academy Awards
- Winner Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing from Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing · Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
- Nominee Unchained Melody from Unchained · Alex North, Hy Zaret
- Nominee I'll Never Stop Loving You from Love Me or Leave Me · Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee (Love Is) The Tender Trap from The Tender Trap · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Something's Gotta Give from Daddy Long Legs · Johnny Mercer
27th Academy Awards
- Winner Three Coins in the Fountain from Three Coins in the Fountain · Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) from White Christmas · Irving Berlin
- Nominee The High and the Mighty from The High and the Mighty · Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
- Nominee Hold My Hand from Susan Slept Here · Jack Lawrence, Richard Myers
- Nominee The Man That Got Away from A Star Is Born · Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin
26th Academy Awards
- Winner Secret Love from Calamity Jane · Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
- Nominee Blue Pacific Blues · Lester Lee, Ned Washington
- Nominee The Moon Is Blue · Herschel Burke Gilbert, Sylvia Fine
- Nominee My Flaming Heart from Small Town Girl · Leo Robin, Nicholas Brodzsky
- Nominee That's Amore from The Caddy · Harry Warren, Jack Brooks
- Nominee Sadie Thompson's Song from Miss Sadie Thompson · Ned Washington
25th Academy Awards
- Winner The Ballad of High Noon from High Noon · Dimitri Tiomkin
- Nominee Because You're Mine from Because You're Mine · Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Am I in Love · Jack Brooks
- Nominee Zing a Little Zong from Just for You · Harry Warren, Leo Robin
- Nominee Thumbelina from Hans Christian Andersen · Frank Loesser
- Nominee Am I in Love? from Son of Paleface · Jack Brooks
24th Academy Awards
- Winner In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening from Here Comes the Groom · Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee Never from Golden Girl · Eliot Daniel, Lionel Newman
- Nominee Wonder Why from Rich, Young and Pretty · Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee A Kiss to Build a Dream On from The Strip · Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Nominee Too Late Now from Royal Wedding · Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
23rd Academy Awards
- Winner Mona Lisa from Captain Carey, U.S.A. · Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
- Nominee Mule Train from Singing Guns · Fred Glickman, Hy Heath, Johnny Lange
- Nominee Be My Love from The Toast of New Orleans · Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Wilhelmina from Wabash Avenue · Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon
- Nominee Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo from Cinderella · Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston, Mack David
22nd Academy Awards
- Winner Baby, It's Cold Outside from Neptune's Daughter · Frank Loesser
- Nominee Through a Long and Sleepless Night from Come to the Stable · Alfred Newman, Mack Gordon
- Nominee It's a Great Feeling from It's a Great Feeling · Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Lavender Blue from So Dear to My Heart · Eliot Daniel, Larry Morey
- Nominee My Foolish Heart from My Foolish Heart · Ned Washington, Victor Young
21st Academy Awards
- Winner Buttons and Bows from The Paleface · Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
- Nominee This Is the Moment from That Lady in Ermine · Friedrich Hollaender, Leo Robin
- Nominee For Every Man There’s a Woman · Harold Arlen, Leo Robin
- Nominee It's Magic from Romance on the High Seas · Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee The Woody Woodpecker Song from Wet Blanket Policy · George Tibbles, Ramey Idriss
- Nominee For Every Man There's a Woman from Casbah · Harold Arlen, Leo Robin
20th Academy Awards
- Winner Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah from Song of the South · Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert
- Nominee Pass That Peace Pipe from Good News · Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, Roger Edens
- Nominee You Do from Mother Wore Tights · Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon
- Nominee A Gal in Calico from The Time, the Place and the Girl · Arthur Schwartz, Leo Robin
- Nominee I Wish I Didn’t Love You So from The Perils of Pauline · Frank Loesser
19th Academy Awards
- Winner On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe from The Harvey Girls · Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee You Keep Coming Back Like a Song from Blue Skies · Irving Berlin
- Nominee I Can't Begin to Tell You from The Dolly Sisters · James V. Monaco, Mack Gordon
- Nominee All Through the Day from Centennial Summer · Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Nominee Ole Buttermilk Sky from Canyon Passage · Hoagy Carmichael, Jack Brooks
- Nominee This Is Always from Three Little Girls in Blue · Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
18th Academy Awards
- Winner It Might as Well Be Spring from State Fair · Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
- Nominee More and More from Can't Help Singing · Jerome Kern, Yip Harburg
- Nominee I’ll Buy That Dream · Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
- Nominee Some Sunday Morning from San Antonio · M.K. Jerome, Ray Heindorf, Ted Koehler
- Nominee Aren't You Glad You're You? from The Bells of St. Mary's · Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- Nominee Sleigh Ride in July · Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- Nominee Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive from Here Come the Waves · Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee So in Love from Wonder Man · David Rose, Leo Robin
- Nominee Love Letters from Love Letters · Edward Heyman, Victor Young
- Nominee I Fall in Love Too Easily from Anchors Aweigh · Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee Anywhere from Tonight and Every Night · Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee The Cat and the Canary from Why Girls Leave Home · Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
- Nominee Linda from The Story of G.I. Joe · Ann Ronell
- Nominee Endlessly from Earl Carroll Vanities · Kim Gannon, Walter Kent
- Nominee I'll Buy That Dream from Sing Your Way Home · Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
- Nominee Sleighride in July from Belle of the Yukon · Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
17th Academy Awards
- Winner Swinging on a Star from Going My Way · Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- Nominee I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night / A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening · Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
- Nominee Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams from Lady, Let's Dance · Charles Newman, Lew Pollack
- Nominee Remember Me to Carolina from Minstrel Man · Harry Revel, Paul Francis Webster
- Nominee I’m Making Believe from Sweet and Lowdown · James V. Monaco, Mack Gordon
- Nominee Rio de Janeiro from Brazil · Ary Barroso, Ned Washington
- Nominee Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart · M.K. Jerome, Ted Koehler
- Nominee Long Ago (and Far Away) from Cover Girl · Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern
- Nominee Now I Know from Up in Arms · Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
- Nominee I'll Walk Alone from Follow the Boys · Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee The Trolley Song from Meet Me in St. Louis · Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
- Nominee Too Much in Love from Song of the Open Road · Kim Gannon, Walter Kent
- Nominee I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night from Higher and Higher · Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
- Nominee Sweet Dreams Sweetheart from Hollywood Canteen · Ted Koehler
16th Academy Awards
- Winner You'll Never Know from Hello, Frisco, Hello · Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
- Nominee Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe from Cabin in the Sky · Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
- Nominee Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There · Herb Magidson, Jimmy McHugh
- Nominee We Mustn’t Say Goodbye · Al Dubin, James V. Monaco
- Nominee Saludos Amigos · Charles Wolcott, Ned Washington
- Nominee You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To from Something to Shout About · Cole Porter
- Nominee That Old Black Magic from Star Spangled Rhythm · Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee My Shining Hour from The Sky's the Limit · Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee They’re Either Too Young or Too Old · Arthur Schwartz, Frank Loesser
- Nominee A Change of Heart from Hit Parade of 1943 · Harold Adamson, Jule Styne
- Nominee Say a Pray'r for the Boys Over There from Hers to Hold · Herb Magidson, Jimmy McHugh
- Nominee They're Either Too Young or Too Old from Thank Your Lucky Stars · Arthur Schwartz, Frank Loesser
- Nominee We Mustn't Say Goodbye from Stage Door Canteen · Al Dubin, James V. Monaco
15th Academy Awards
- Winner White Christmas from Holiday Inn · Irving Berlin
- Nominee Pennies for Peppino from Flying with Music · Edward Ward, George Forrest, Robert Wright
- Nominee When There’s a Breeze on Lake Louise · Harry Revel, Mort Greene
- Nominee Pig Foot Pete from Hellzapoppin' · Don Raye, Gene de Paul
- Nominee Dearly Beloved from You Were Never Lovelier · Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee Love Is a Song from Bambi · Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
- Nominee Always in My Heart from Always in My Heart · Ernesto Lecuona, Kim Gannon
- Nominee How About You? from Babes on Broadway · Burton Lane, Ralph Freed
- Nominee (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo from Orchestra Wives · Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
- Nominee I've Heard That Song Before from Youth on Parade · Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Nominee There's a Breeze on Lake Louise from The Mayor of 44th Street · Harry Revel
14th Academy Awards
- Winner The Last Time I Saw Paris from Lady Be Good · Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Nominee Out of the Silence from All-American Co-Ed · Lloyd B. Norlin
- Nominee Baby Mine from Dumbo · Frank Churchill, Ned Washington
- Nominee Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye from You'll Never Get Rich · Cole Porter
- Nominee Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from Buck Privates · Don Raye, Hughie Prince
- Nominee Be Honest with Me from Ridin' on a Rainbow · Fred Rose, Gene Autry
- Nominee Blues in the Night from Blues in the Night · Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee Chattanooga Choo Choo from Sun Valley Serenade · Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
- Nominee Dolores from Las Vegas Nights · Frank Loesser, Louis Alter
13th Academy Awards
- Winner When You Wish Upon A Star from Pinocchio · Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
- Nominee It’s a Blue World · George Forrest, Robert Wright
- Nominee I’d Know You Anywhere · Jimmy McHugh, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee Our Love Affair from Strike Up the Band · Arthur Freed, Roger Edens
- Nominee Only Forever from Rhythm on the River · James V. Monaco, Johnny Burke
- Nominee Who Am I? from Hit Parade of 1941 · Jule Styne, Walter Bullock
- Nominee Love of My Life from Second Chorus · Artie Shaw, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee Waltzing in the Clouds from Spring Parade · Gus Kahn, Robert Stolz
- Nominee Down Argentine Way from Down Argentine Way · Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
- Nominee I'd Know You Anywhere from You'll Find Out · Jimmy McHugh, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee It's a Blue World from Music in My Heart · George Forrest, Robert Wright
12th Academy Awards
- Winner Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz · Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
- Nominee I Poured My Heart Into a Song from Second Fiddle · Irving Berlin
- Nominee Faithful Forever from Gulliver's Travels · Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
- Nominee Wishing from Love Affair · Buddy DeSylva
11th Academy Awards
- Winner Thanks for the Memory from The Big Broadcast of 1938 · Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
- Nominee Always and Always from Mannequin · Edward Ward, George Forrest, Robert Wright
- Nominee My Own from That Certain Age · Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
- Nominee Now It Can Be Told from Alexander's Ragtime Band · Irving Berlin
- Nominee Change Partners from Carefree · Irving Berlin
- Nominee The Cowboy and the Lady · Arthur Quenzer, Lionel Newman
- Nominee Merrily We Live · Arthur Quenzer, Phil Charig
- Nominee A Mist Is Over the Moon · Ben Oakland, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Nominee Jeepers Creepers from Going Places · Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
- Nominee Dust from Under Western Stars · Johnny Marvin
- Nominee A Mist Over the Moon from The Lady Objects · Ben Oakland, Oscar Hammerstein II
10th Academy Awards
- Winner Sweet Leilani from Waikiki Wedding · Harry Owens
- Nominee They Can't Take That Away from Me from Shall We Dance · George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Nominee Whispers in the Dark from Artists and Models · Friedrich Hollaender, Leo Robin
- Nominee That Old Feeling from Vogues of 1938 · Lew Brown, Sammy Fain
- Nominee Remember Me from Mr. Dodd Takes the Air · Al Dubin, Harry Warren
9th Academy Awards
- Winner The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time · Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
- Nominee When Did You Leave Heaven from Sing, Baby, Sing · Richard A. Whiting, Walter Bullock
- Nominee Did I Remember from Suzy · Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson
- Nominee I've Got You Under My Skin from Born to Dance · Cole Porter
- Nominee A Melody from the Sky from Trail of the Lonesome Pine · Louis Alter, Sidney D. Mitchell
- Nominee Pennies from Heaven from Pennies from Heaven · Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
8th Academy Awards
- Winner Lullaby of Broadway from Gold Diggers of 1935 · Al Dubin, Harry Warren
- Nominee Lovely to Look At from Roberta · Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh
- Nominee Cheek to Cheek from Top Hat · Irving Berlin
7th Academy Awards
- Winner The Continental from The Gay Divorcee · Con Conrad, Herb Magidson
- Nominee Carioca from Flying Down to Rio · Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans
- Nominee Love in Bloom from She Loves Me Not · Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger