Academy Award for Best Original Song
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'''The [[Academy Award]] for Best Original Song''' is one of the awards given annually to people working in the [[film|motion picture]] industry by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS). It is presented to the ''[[songwriter]]s'' 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 award category was introduced at the [[7th Academy Awards]], the ceremony honoring the best in film for 1934. Nominations are currently made by Academy members who are songwriters and [[composer]]s, and the winners are chosen by the Academy membership as a whole.
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==The Requirement for Nomination==
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 movie. The song was written in 1940, after the Germans occupied Paris at the start of World War II. It was recorded by [[Kate Smith]] and peaked at number 8 on the best seller list before it was used in the film ''Lady Be Good''. Kern got the Academy to change the rule so that only songs that are "original and written specifically for the film" are eligible to win.<ref>Susan Sacket, "1941: 'The Last Time I Saw Paris'", ''Hollywood Sings!'', Billboard Books, New York, 1995, pp. 42-43.</ref><ref>http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/rules/rule16.html</ref>
Songs that were published prior to a film's production having nothing to do with the film, such as "[[Unchained Melody]]" in the 1990 film ''[[Ghost (film)|Ghost]]'' and "[[I Will Always Love You]]" in the 1992 film ''[[The Bodyguard]]'', cannot qualify. In addition, songs that rely on sampled or reworked material, such as "[[Gangsta's Paradise (song)|Gangsta's Paradise]]" in the 1995 film ''[[Dangerous Minds]]'', are also ineligible.
When a film is [[Film adaptation|adapted]] from a previously-written stage [[Musical theatre|musical]], all of the songs from the stage version of the musical (and other sources) are ineligible. As a result, many recent film adaptations of stage musicals have included original songs in order to be nominated, such as "[[You Must Love Me]]" in the 1996 film ''[[Evita (film)|Evita]]'', and "[[Listen (song)|Listen]]", "[[Love You I Do]]" and "[[Patience (Dreamgirls song)|Patience]]" in the 2006 film ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]''.
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" has been released on two other albums - ''[[The Swell Season]]'', Hansard's solo debut, 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 (film)|Once]]''. However, the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|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".<ref>http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/once-again-a-legit-nominee/</ref> The same issue arose two years earlier with "[[In the Deep]]" from ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'', which appeared on [[Kathleen York|Kathleen "Bird" York]]'s 2003 album ''[[The Velvet Hour]]'' after being written for ''Crash'', but before the film was released.
==Number of Songs Nominated==
Until the Academy Awards for 1944 (awarded in 1945) any number of songs could be nominated for the award. For the 1944 awards, 14 songs were nominated. Since then, only five are nominated each year, except for 1988 and 2005, when only three were nominated.<ref> Sacket, "Preface", p. xvii.</ref> It was announced in June 2008 that only two original songs per film could receive nominations.<ref>[http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2008/08.06.19.html Academy press release]</ref> Only four films have received the distinction of having three nominated songs: ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'', and ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]''. ''Dreamgirls'' and ''Enchanted'' have the dubious distinction of losing 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 (film)|Once]]'' defeated all three of ''Enchanted'''s nominations.
==Performances at the awards ceremony==
In recent years, the nominated songs are usually performed live at the Academy Awards ceremonies. Because the ceremonies are seen by a worldwide audience, it provides valuable exposure for performers looking to boost their careers.
In general, the person or group who performed the nominated songs in the films appear at the awards ceremonies. However in certain cases, the Academy instead picks well-recognized performers to boost the show's ratings. For example, singer/actress [[Beyoncé Knowles]] sang three nominated songs during the [[77th Academy Awards]] even though she didn't perform these songs in any of the respective nominated films. For the [[80th Academy Awards]], "[[That's How You Know]]" was performed by [[Kristin Chenoweth]], rather than [[Amy Adams]] who performed it in [[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]; Adams performed The "[[Happy Working Song]]" from the same film. <ref>{{cite press release
| title = Oscar® Show Participants Revealed
| publisher = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| date = 2008-02-14
| url = http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2008/08.02.14.html
| accessdate = 2008-02-15
}}</ref>
Conversely, a number of well-known solo artistes and groups such as [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], and members of [[Three 6 Mafia]] who served as [[songwriter]]s for winning songs do in fact end up both performing on stage and making an acceptance speech for the award later on.
The 2008 ceremony was a stripped-down affair, with little in the way of live performance. This was a consequence of the hurried nature of the organisation following the recent resolution of the writers' strike, which had placed the whole ceremony in jeopardy until the eleventh hour.
==List of winners and nominees==
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===1934 - 1940===
*'''[[1934]] ([[7th Academy Awards|7th]]) "[[The Continental (song)|The Continental]]" – ''[[The Gay Divorcee]]'' • Music: [[Con Conrad]] • Lyrics: [[Herb Magidson]]
**"[[Carioca (song)|Carioca]]" – ''[[Flying Down to Rio]]'' • Music: [[Vincent Youmans]] • Lyrics: [[Edward Eliscu]] and [[Gus Kahn]]
**"[[Love in Bloom (song)|Love in Bloom]]" – ''[[She Loves Me Not]]'' • Music: [[Ralph Rainger]] • Lyrics: [[Leo Robin]]
*'''[[1935]] ([[8th Academy Awards|8th]]) "[[Lullaby of Broadway (song)|Lullaby of Broadway]]" – ''[[Gold Diggers of 1935]]'' • Music: [[Henry Warren]] • Lyrics: [[Al Dubin]]
**"[[Lovely to Look at (song)|Lovely to Look at]]" – ''[[Roberta (1935 film)|Roberta]]'' • Music: [[Jerome Kern]] • Lyrics: [[Dorothy Fields]] and [[Jimmy McHugh]]
**"[[Cheek to Cheek]]" – ''[[Top Hat]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Irving Berlin]]
*'''[[1936]] ([[9th Academy Awards|9th]]) "[[The Way You Look Tonight]]" – ''[[Swing Time]]'' • Music: [[Jerome Kern]] • Lyrics: [[Dorothy Fields]]
**"[[I've Got You Under My Skin (song)|I've Got You Under My Skin]]" – ''[[Born to Dance]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Cole Porter]]
**"[[Pennies from Heaven (song)|Pennies from Heaven]]" – ''[[Pennies from Heaven (1936 film)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' • Music: [[Arthur Johnston (composer)|Arthur Johnston]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]]
**"[[When Did You Leave Heaven (1936 song)|When Did You Leave Heaven]]" – ''[[Sing, Baby, Sing (1936 film)|Sing, Baby, Sing]]'' • Music: [[Richard A. Whiting]] • Lyrics: [[Walter Bullock]]
**"[[Did I Remember (song)|Did I Remember]]" – ''[[Suzy (1936 film)|Suzy]]'' • Music: [[Walter Donaldson]] • Lyrics: [[Harold Adamson]]
**"[[A Melody from the Sky (song)|A Melody from the Sky]]" – ''[[The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936 film)|The Trail of the Lonesome Pine]]'' • Music: [[Louis Alter]] • Lyrics: [[Sidney D. Mitchell]]
*'''[[1937]] ([[10th Academy Awards|10th]]) "[[Sweet Leilani]]" – ''[[Waikiki Wedding]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Harry Owens]]
**"[[Whispers in the Dark (1937 song)|Whispers in the Dark]]" – ''[[Artists and Models (1937 film)|Artists and Models]]'' • Music: [[Friedrich Hollaender]] • Lyrics: [[Leo Rubin]]
**"[[Remember Me (1937 song)|Remember Me]]" – ''[[Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (film)|Mr. Dodd Takes the Air]]'' • Music: [[Harry Warren]] • Lyrics: [[Al Dubin]]
**"[[They Can't Take That Away from Me]]" – ''[[Shall We Dance (film)|Shall We Dance]]'' • Music: [[George Gershwin]] • Lyrics: [[Ira Gershwin]]
**"[[That Old Feeling (song)|That Old Feeling]]" – ''[[Vogues of 1938]]'' • Music: [[Sammy Fain]] • Lyrics: [[Lew Brown]]
* '''[[1938]] ([[11th Academy Awards|11th]]) "[[Thanks for the Memory]]" – ''[[The Big Broadcast of 1938]]'' • Music: [[Ralph Rainger]] • Lyrics: [[Leo Robin]]'''
**"[[Always and Always (song)|Always and Always]]" – ''[[Mannequin (1938 film)|Mannequin]]'' • Music: [[Edward Ward (composer)|Edward Ward]] • Lyrics: [[George Forrest (author)|Chet Forrest]] and [[Robert Wright (writer)|Bob Wright]]
**"[[Change Partners]]" – ''[[Carefree (film)|Carefree]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Irving Berlin]]
**"[[The Cowboy and the Lady (song)|The Cowboy and the Lady]]" – ''[[The Cowboy and the Lady (1938 film)|The Cowboy and the Lady]]'' • Music: [[Lionel Newman]] • Lyrics: [[Arthur Quenzer]]
**"[[Dust (song)|Dust]]" – ''[[Under Western Stars (1938 film)|Under Western Stars]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Johnny Marvin]]
**"[[Jeepers Creepers (song)|Jeepers Creepers]]" – ''[[Going Places (1938 film)|Going Places]]'' • Music: [[Harry Warren]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]
**"[[Merrily We Live (song)|Merrily We Live]]" – ''[[Merrily We Live (1938 film)|Merrily We Live]]'' • Music: [[Phil Craig]] • Lyrics: [[Arthur Quenzer]]
**"[[A Mist over the Moon (song)|A Mist over the Moon]]" – ''[[The Lady Objects (1938 film)|The Lady Objects]]'' • Music: [[Ben Oakland]] • Lyrics: [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]
**"[[My Own (song)|My Own]]" – ''[[That Certain Age (1938 film)|That Certain Age]]'' • Music: [[Jimmy McHugh]] • Lyrics: [[Harold Adamson]]
**"[[Now it Can Be Told|Now It Can Be Told]]" – ''[[Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938 film)|Alexander's Ragtime Band]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Irving Berlin]]
* '''[[1939]] ([[12th Academy Awards|12th]]) "[[Over the Rainbow]]" – ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' • Music: [[Harold Arlen]] • Lyrics: [[E. Y. Harburg]]'''
**"[[Faithful Forever (song)|Faithful Forever]]" – ''[[Gulliver's Travels (1939 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]'' • Music: [[Ralph Rainger]] • Lyrics: [[Leo Robin]]
**"[[I Poured My Heart into a Song (song)|I Poured My Heart into a Song]]" – ''[[Second Fiddle (1939 film)|Second Fiddle]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Irving Berlin]]
**"[[Wishing (song)|Wishing]]" – ''[[Love Affair (1939 film)|Love Affair]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Buddy De Sylva]]
* '''[[1940]] ([[13th Academy Awards|13th]]) "[[When You Wish upon a Star]]" – ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' • Music: [[Leigh Harline]] • Lyrics: [[Ned Washington]]'''
** "[[Down Argentine Way (song)|Down Argentine Way]]" – ''[[Down Argentine Way]]'' • Music: [[Harry Warren]] • Lyrics: [[Mack Gordon]]
** "[[I'd Know You Anywhere (song)|I'd Know You Anywhere]]" – ''[[You'll Find Out]]'' • Music: [[Jimmy McHugh]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]
** "[[It's a Blue World (song)|It's a Blue World]]" – ''[[Music in My Heart]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[George Forrest (author)|Chet Forrest]] and [[Robert Wright (writer)|Bob Wright]]
** "[[Second Chorus#Key songs.2Fdance routines:|Love of My Life]]" – ''[[Second Chorus]]'' • Music: [[Artie Shaw]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]
** "[[Only Forever (song)|Over Forever]]" – ''[[Rhythm on the River]]'' • Music: [[James Monaco (composer)|James Monaco]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]]
** "[[Our Love Affair (song)|Our Love Affair]]" – ''[[Strike Up the Band (film)|Strike Up the Band]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Roger Edens]] and [[Georgie Stoll]]
** "[[Waltzing in the Clouds (song)|Waltzing in the Clouds]]" – ''[[Spring Parade]]'' • Music: [[Robert Stolz]] • Lyrics: [[Gus Kahn]]
** "[[Who Am I? (1940 song)|Who Am I?]]" – ''[[Hit Parade of 1941]]'' • Music: [[Jule Styne]] • Lyrics: [[Walter Bullock]]
===1941 - 1950===
* '''[[1941]] ([[14th Academy Awards|14th]]) "[[The Last Time I Saw Paris (song)|The Last Time I Saw Paris]]" – ''[[Lady Be Good (1941 film)|Lady Be Good]]'' • Music: [[Jerome Kern]] • Lyrics: [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]'''
** "[[Dumbo#Songs|Baby Mine]]" – ''[[Dumbo]]'' • Music: [[Frank Churchill]] • Lyrics: [[Ned Washington]]
** "[[Be Honest With Me (song)|Be Honest With Me]]" – ''[[Ridin' on a Rainbow]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Gene Autry]] and [[Fred Rose (musician)|Fred Rose]]
** "[[Blues in the Night|Blues in the Night]]" – ''[[Blues in the Night (1941 film)|Blues in the Night]]'' • Music: [[Harold Arlen]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]
** "[[Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy|Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B]]" – ''[[Buck Privates]]'' • Music: [[Hugh Prince]] • Lyrics: [[Don Raye]]
** "[[Chattanooga Choo Choo]]" – ''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'' • Music: [[Harry Warren]] • Lyrics: [[Mack Gordon]]
** "[[Dolores (song)|Dolores]]" – ''[[Las Vegas Nights]]'' • Music: [[Lou Alter]] • Lyrics: [[Frank Loesser]]
** "[[Out of the Silence (song)|Out of the Silence]]" – ''[[All-American Co-Ed]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Lloyd B. Norlind]]
** "[[Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye (song)|Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye]]" – ''[[You'll Never Get Rich]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Cole Porter]]
*''' [[1942]] ([[15th Academy Awards|15th]]) "[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" – ''[[Holiday Inn (film)|Holiday Inn]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Irving Berlin]]'''
** "[[Always in My Heart (1942 song)|Always in My Heart]]" – ''[[Always in My Heart (1942 film)|Always in My Heart]]'' • Music: [[Ernesto Lecuona]] • Lyrics: [[Kim Gannon]]
** "[[Dearly Beloved (1942 song)|Dearly Beloved]]" – ''[[You Were Never Lovelier]]'' • Music: [[Jerome Kern]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]
** "[[How About You?|How About You?]]"– ''[[Babes on Broadway]]'' • Music: [[Burton Lane]] • Lyrics: [[Ralph Freed]]
** "[[It Seems I Have Heard that Song Before (song)|It Seems I Have that Song Before]]" – ''[[Youth on Parade]]'' • Music: [[Jule Styne]] • Lyrics: [[Sammy Cahn]]
** "[[I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo]]" – ''[[Orchestra Wives]]'' • Music: [[Harry Warren]] • Lyrics: [[Mack Gordon]]
** "[[Bambi#Soundtrack Listing|Love Is a Song]]" – ''[[Bambi]]'' • Music: [[Frank Churchill]] • Lyrics: [[Larry Morey]]
** "[[Pennies for Peppino]]" – ''[[Flying with Music]]'' • Music: [[Edward Ward]] • Lyrics: [[George Forrest (author)|Chet Forrest]] and [[Robert Wright (writer)|Bob Wright]]
** "[[Pig Foot Pete]]" – ''[[Hellzapoppin']]'' • Music: [[Gene de Paul]] • Lyrics: [[Don Raye]]
** "[[There's a Breeze on Lake Louise]]" – ''[[The Mayor of 44th Street]]'' • Music: [[Harry Revel]] • Lyrics: [[Mort Greene]]
* '''[[1943]] ([[16th Academy Awards|16th]]) "[[You'll Never Know]]" – ''[[Hello, Frisco, Hello]]'' • Music: [[Harry Warren]] • Lyrics: [[Mack Gordon]]'''
** "[[Change of Heart (1943 song)|Change of Heart]]" – ''[[Hit Parade of 1943]]'' • Music: [[Jule Styne]] • Lyrics: [[Harold Adamson]]
** "[[Happiness is a Thing Called Joe]]" – ''[[Cabin in the Sky]]'' • Music: [[Harold Arlen]] • Lyrics: [[E.Y. Harburg]]
** "[[My Shining Hour]]" – ''[[The Sky's the Limit]]'' • Music: [[Harold Arlen]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]
** "[[Saludos Amigos (song)|Saludos Amigos]]" – ''[[Saludos Amigos]]'' • Music: [[Charles Wolcott]] • Lyrics: [[Ned Washington]]
** "[[Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There]]" – ''[[Hers to Hold]]'' • Music: [[Jimmy McHugh]] • Lyrics: [[Herb Magidson]]
** "[[That Old Black Magic]]" – ''[[Star Spangled Rhythm]]'' • Music: [[Harold Arlen]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]
** "[[They're Either Too Young or Too Old]]" – ''[[Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943 film)|Thank Your Lucky Stars]]'' • Music: [[Arthur Schwartz]] • Lyrics: [[Frank Loesser]]
** "[[We Mustn't Say Good Bye]]" – ''[[Stage Door Canteen]]'' • Music: [[James V. Monaco]] • Lyrics: [[Al Dubin]]
** "[[You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To]]" – ''[[Something to Shout About (1943 film)|Something to Shout About]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Cole Porter]]
* '''[[1944]] ([[17th Academy Awards|17th]]) "[[Swinging on a Star]]" – ''[[Going My Way]]'' • Music: [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]]'''
** "[[I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night]]" – ''[[Higher and Higher (film)|Higher and Higher]]'' • Music: [[Jimmy McHugh]] • Lyrics: [[Harold Adamson]]
** "[[I'll Walk Alone]]" – ''[[Follow the Boys]]'' • Music: [[Jule Styne]] • Lyrics: [[Sammy Cahn]]
** "[[I'm Making Believe]]" – ''[[Sweet and Lowdown (1944 film)|Sweet and Lowdown]]'' • Music: [[James V. Monaco]] • Lyrics: [[Mack Gordon]]
** "[[Long Ago and Far Away]]" – ''[[Cover Girl (1944 film)|Cover Girl]]'' • Music: [[Jerome Kern]] • Lyrics: [[Ira Gershwin]]
** "[[Now I Know]]" – ''[[Up in Arms]]'' • Music: [[Harold Arlen]] • Lyrics: [[Ted Koehler]]
** "[[Remember Me to Carolina]]" – ''[[Minstrel Man]]'' • Music: [[Harry Revel]] • Lyrics: [[Paul Francis Webster|Paul Webster]]
** "[[Rio de Janeiro (song)|Rio de Janeiro]]" – ''[[Brazil (1944 film)|Brazil]]'' • Music: [[Ary Barroso]] • Lyrics: [[Ned Washington]]
** "[[Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams]]" – ''[[Lady Let's Dance]]'' • Music: [[Lew Pollack]] • Lyrics: [[Charles Newman]]
** "[[Too Much in Love]]" – ''[[Song of the Open Road]]'' • Music: [[Walter Kent]] • Lyrics: [[Kim Gannon]]
** "[[The Trolley Song]]" – ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Ralph Blane]] and [[Hugh Martin]]
*''' [[1945]] ([[18th Academy Awards|18th]]) "[[It Might as Well Be Spring]]" – ''[[State Fair (1945 film)|State Fair]]'' • Music: [[Richard Rodgers]] • Lyrics: [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]'''
** "[[Accentuate the Positive]]" – ''[[Here Come the Waves]]'' • Music: [[Harold Arlen]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]
** "[[Anywhere (1945 song)|Anywhere]]" – ''[[Tonight and Every Night]]'' • Music: [[Jule Styne]] • Lyrics: [[Sammy Cahn]]
** "[[Aren't You Glad You're You]]" – ''[[The Bells of St. Mary's]]'' • Music: [[James Van Heusen]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]]
** "[[The Cat and the Canary (song)|The Cat and the Canary]]" – ''[[Why Girls Leave Home]]'' • Music: [[Jay Livingston]] • Lyrics: [[Ray Evans]]
** "[[Endlessly]]" – ''[[Earl Carroll Vanities]]'' • Music: [[Walter Kent]] • Lyrics: [[Kim Gannon]]
** "[[I Fall In Love Too Easily]]" – ''[[Anchors Aweigh (film)|Anchors Aweigh]]'' • Music:[[ Jule Styne]] • Lyrics: [[Sammy Cahn]]
** "[[I'll Buy That Dream]]" – ''[[Sing Your Way Home]]'' • Music: [[Allie Wrubel]] • Lyrics: [[Herb Magidson]]
** "[[Linda (1945 song)|Linda]]" – ''[[The Story of G.I. Joe]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Ann Ronell]]
** "[[Love Letters (song)|Love Letters]]" – ''[[Love Letters (1945 film)|Love Letters]]'' • Music: [[Victor Young]] • Lyrics: [[Edward Heyman]]
** "[[More and More (1945 song)|More and More]]" – ''[[Can't Help Singing]]'' • Music: [[Jerome Kern]] • Lyrics: [[E.Y. Harburg]]
** "[[Sleighride in July]]" – ''[[Belle of the Yukon]]'' • Music: [[James Van Heusen]] • Lyrics:[[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]]
** "[[So in Love (1945 song)|So in Love]]" – ''[[Wonder Man (film)|Wonder Man]]'' • Music: [[David Rose]] • Lyrics: [[Leo Robin]]
** "[[Some Sunday Morning]]" – ''[[San Antonio (film)|San Antonio]]'' • Music: [[Ray Heindorf]] and [[M.K. Jerome]] • Lyrics: [[Ted Koehler]]
* '''[[1946]] ([[19th Academy Awards|19th]]) "[[On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe]]" – ''[[The Harvey Girls]]'' • Music: [[Harry Warren]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]'''
** "[[All Through the Day]]" – ''[[Centennial Summer]]'' • Music: [[Jerome Kern]] • Lyrics: [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]
** "[[I Can't Begin to Tell You]]" – ''[[The Dolly Sisters]]'' • Music: [[James V. Monaco]] • Lyrics: [[Mack Gordon]]
** "[[Ole Buttermilk Sky]]" – ''[[Canyon Passage]]'' • Music: [[Hoagy Carmichael]] • Lyrics: [[Jack Brooks (lyricist)|Jack Brooks]]
** "[[You Keep Coming Back Like a Song]]" – ''[[Blue Skies]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Irving Berlin]]
* '''[[1947]] ([[20th Academy Awards|20th]]) "[[Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah]]" – ''[[Song of the South]]'' • Music: [[Allie Wrubel]] • Lyrics: [[Ray Gilbert]]'''
** "[[A Gal in Calico]]" – ''[[The Time, the Place and the Girl]]'' • Music: [[Arthur Schwartz]] • Lyrics: [[Leo Robin]]
** "[[I Wish I Didn't Love You So]]" – ''[[The Perils of Pauline (1947 film)|The Perils of Pauline]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Frank Loesser]]
** "[[Pass That Peace Pipe]]" – ''[[Good News (films)|Good News]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Ralph Blane]], [[Hugh Martin]] and [[Roger Edens]]
** "[[You Do (1947 song)|You Do]]" – ''[[Mother Wore Tights]]'' • Music: [[Josef Myrow]] • Lyrics: [[Mack Gordon]]
* '''[[1948]] ([[21st Academy Awards|21st]]) "[[Buttons and Bows]]" – ''[[The Paleface (1948 film)|The Paleface]]'' • Music: [[Jay Livingston]] • Lyrics: [[Ray Evans]]'''
** "[[For Every Man There's a Woman]]" – ''[[Casbah]]'' • Music: [[Harold Arlen]] • Lyrics: [[Leo Robin]]
** "[[It's Magic]]" – ''[[Romance on the High Seas]]'' • Music: [[Jule Styne]] • Lyrics: [[Sammy Cahn]]
** "[[This Is the Moment]]" – ''[[That Lady in Ermine]]'' • Music: [[Frederick Hollander]] • Lyrics: [[Leo Robin]]
** "[[Woody Woodpecker#"The Woody Woodpecker Song"|The Woody Woodpecker Song]]" – ''[[Wet Blanket Policy]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Ramey Idriess|Ramey Idriss]] and [[George Tibbles]]
* '''[[1949]] ([[22nd Academy Awards|22nd]]) "[[Baby, It's Cold Outside (song)|Baby, It's Cold Outside]]" – ''[[Neptune's Daughter]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Frank Loesser]]'''
** "[[It's a Great Feeling (song)|It's a Great Feeling]]" – ''[[It's a Great Feeling]]'' • Music: [[Jule Styne]] • Lyrics: [[Sammy Cahn]]
** "[[Lavender Blue]]" – ''[[So Dear to My Heart]]'' • Music: [[Eliot Daniel]] • Lyrics: [[Larry Morey]]
** "[[My Foolish Heart (song)|My Foolish Heart]]" – ''[[My Foolish Heart (film)|My Foolish Heart]]'' • Music: [[Victor Young]] • Lyrics: [[Ned Washington]]
** "[[Through a Long and Sleepless Night]]" – ''[[Come to the Stable]]'' • Music: [[Alfred Newman]] • Lyrics: [[Mack Gordon]]
* '''[[1950]] ([[23rd Academy Awards|23rd]]) "[[Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song)|Mona Lisa]]" – ''[[Captain Carey, U. S. A.]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Ray Evans]] and [[Jay Livingston]]'''
** "[[Be My Love]]" – ''[[The Toast of New Orleans]]'' • Music: [[Nicholas Brodzsky]] • Lyrics: [[Sammy Cahn]]
** "[[Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo|Bibbidy-Bobbidi-Boo]]" – ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Mack David]], [[Al Hoffman]] and [[Jerry Livingston]]
** "[[Mule Train]]" – ''[[Singing Guns]]'' • Music and Lyrics: [[Fred Glickman]], [[Hy Heath]] and [[Johnny Lange]]
** "[[Wilhelmina (song)|Wilhelmina]]" – ''[[Wabash Avenue]]'' • Music: [[Josef Myrow]] • Lyrics: [[Mack Gordon]]
===1951 - 1960===
* [[1951]] - "[[In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening]]" from ''[[Here Comes the Groom]]'' - [[Hoagy Carmichael]] (music) and [[Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics)
* [[1952]] - "[[High Noon (song)|High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')]]" from ''[[High Noon]]'' - [[Dimitri Tiomkin]] (music) and [[Ned Washington]] (lyrics)
* [[1953]] - "[[Secret Love (1953 song)|Secret Love]]" from ''[[Calamity Jane (1953 film)|Calamity Jane]]'' - [[Sammy Fain]] (music) and [[Paul Francis Webster]] (lyrics)
* [[1954]] - "[[Three Coins in the Fountain (song)|Three Coins in the Fountain]]" from ''[[Three Coins in the Fountain (movie)|Three Coins in the Fountain]]'' - [[Jule Styne]] (music) and [[Sammy Cahn]] (lyrics)
* [[1955]] - "[[Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song)|Love Is a Many Splendored Thing]]" from ''[[Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film)|Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing]]'' - [[Sammy Fain]] (music) and [[Paul Francis Webster]] (lyrics)
* [[1956]] - "[[Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Qué Será, Será)]]" from ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]'' - [[Jay Livingston]] and [[Ray Evans]]
* [[1957]] - "[[All the Way (song)|All the Way]]" from ''[[The Joker Is Wild]]'' - [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] (music) and [[Sammy Cahn]] (lyrics)
* [[1958]] - "[[Gigi (song)|Gigi]]" from ''[[Gigi (1958 film)|Gigi]]'' - [[Frederick Loewe]] (music) and [[Alan Jay Lerner]] (lyrics)
* [[1959]] - "[[High Hopes (1959 song)|High Hopes]]" from ''[[A Hole in the Head]]'' - [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] (music) and [[Sammy Cahn]] (lyrics)
* [[1960]] - "[[Never on Sunday (song)|Never on Sunday]]" from ''[[Never on Sunday]]'' - [[Manos Hadjidakis]]
===1961 - 1970===
* [[1961]] - "[[Moon River]]" from ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' - [[Henry Mancini]] (music) and [[Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics)
* [[1962]] - "[[Days of Wine and Roses (song)|Days of Wine and Roses]]" from ''[[Days of Wine and Roses (movie)|Days of Wine and Roses]]'' - [[Henry Mancini]] (music) and [[Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics)
* [[1963]] - "[[Call Me Irresponsible (song)|Call Me Irresponsible]]" from ''[[Papa's Delicate Condition]]'' - [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] (music) and [[Sammy Cahn]] (lyrics)
* [[1964]] - "[[Chim Chim Cher-ee]]" from ''[[Mary Poppins (1964 film)|Mary Poppins]]'' - [[Richard M. Sherman]] and [[Robert B. Sherman]]
* [[1965]] - "[[The Shadow of Your Smile]]" from ''[[The Sandpiper]]'' - [[Johnny Mandel]] (music) and [[Paul Francis Webster]] (lyrics)
* [[1966]] - "[[Born Free (song)|Born Free]]" from ''[[Born Free]]'' - [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] (music) and [[Don Black]] (lyrics)
* [[1967]] - "[[Talk to the Animals]]" from ''[[Doctor Dolittle (movie)|Doctor Dolittle]]'' - [[Leslie Bricusse]]
* [[1968]] - "[[Windmills of Your Mind]]" from ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' - [[Michel Legrand]] (music); and [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]] (lyrics)
* [[1969]] - "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]" from ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' - [[Burt Bacharach]] (music) and [[Hal David]] (lyrics)
* '''[[1970]] ([[43rd Academy Awards|43rd]]) "[[For All We Know (1970 song)|For All We Know]]" – ''[[Lovers and Other Strangers]]'' • Music: [[Fred Karlin]] • Lyrics: [[Robb Royer]] and [[Jimmy Griffin]]
**"[[Whistling Away the Dark]]" – ''[[Darling Lili]]'' • Music: [[Henry Mancini]] • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]
**"[[Till Love Touches Your Life]]" – ''[[Madron (film)|Madron]]'' • Music: [[Riz Ortolani]] • Lyrics: [[Arthur Hamilton]]
**"[[Pieces of Dreams (song)|Pieces of Dreams]]" – ''[[Pieces of Dreams]]'' • Music: [[Michel Legrand]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
**"[[Thank You Very Much (Scrooge)|Thank You Very Much]]" – ''[[Scrooge (1970 film)|Scrooge]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Leslie Bricusse]]
===1971 - 1980===
* '''[[1971]] ([[44th Academy Awards|44th]]) "[[Theme from Shaft|Theme from ''Shaft'']]" – ''[[Shaft (1971 film)|Shaft]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Isaac Hayes]]
**"[[The Age of Not Believing]]" – ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Richard M. Sherman]] and [[Robert B. Sherman]]
**"[[Bless the Beasts and Children (song)|Bless the Beasts and Children]]" – ''[[Bless the Beasts and Children (film)|Bless the Beasts and Children]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Barry DeVorzon]] and [[Perry Botkin, Jr.]]
**"[[Life Is What You Make It]]" – ''[[Kotch]]'' • Music: [[Marvin Hamlisch]]; • Lyrics: [[Johnny Mercer]]
**"[[All His Children]]" – ''[[Sometimes a Great Notion (1971 film)|Sometimes a Great Notion]]'' • Music: [[Henry Mancini]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
* '''[[1972]] ([[45th Academy Awards|45th]]) "[[The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song)|The Morning After]]" – ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Al Kasha]] and [[Joel Hirschhorn]]
**"[[Ben (song)|Ben]]" – ''[[Ben (film)|Ben]]'' • Music: [[Walter Scharf]]; • Lyrics: [[Don Black]]
**"[[Marmalade, Molasses & Honey]]" – ''[[The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean]]'' • Music: [[Maurice Jarre]]; • Lyrics: [[Marilyn Bergman]] and [[Alan Bergman]]
**"[[Come Follow, Follow Me]]" – ''[[The Little Ark]]'' • Music: [[Fred Karlin]]; • Lyrics: [[Marsha Karlin]]
**"[[Strange Are the Ways of Love]]" – ''[[The Stepmother]]'' • Music: [[Sammy Fain]]; • Lyrics: [[Paul Francis Webster]]
* '''[[1973]] ([[46th Academy Awards|46th]]) "[[The Way We Were (song)|The Way We Were]]" – ''[[The Way We Were]]'' • Music: [[Marvin Hamlisch]]; • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
**"[[Nice to Be Around (Maureen McGovern song)|Nice to Be Around]]" – ''[[Cinderella Liberty]]'' • Music: [[John Williams]]; • Lyrics: [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]]
**"[[Live and Let Die (song)|Live and Let Die]]" – ''[[Live and Let Die (film)|Live and Let Die]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Linda McCartney]]
**"[[Love (song)|Love]]" – ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'' • Music: [[George Bruns]]; • Lyrics: [[Floyd Huddleston]]
**"[[All That Love Went To Waste]]" – ''[[A Touch of Class (film)|A Touch of Class]]'' • Music: [[George Barrie]]; • Lyrics: [[Sammy Cahn]]
* '''[[1974]] ([[47th Academy Awards|47th]]) "[[We May Never Love Like This Again]]" – ''[[The Towering Inferno (film)|The Towering Inferno]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Al Kasha]] and [[Joel Hirschhorn]]
**"[[Benji's Theme (I Feel Love)]]" – ''[[Benji (film)|Benji]]'' • Music: [[Euel Box]]; • Lyrics: [[Betty Box]]
**"[[Blazing Saddles (song)]]" – ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'' • Music: [[John Morris (composer)|John Morris]]; • Lyrics: [[Mel Brooks]]
**"[[Wherever Love Takes Me]]" – ''[[Gold (film)|Gold]]'' • Music: [[Elmer Bernstein]]; • Lyrics: [[Don Black (musician)|Don Black]]
**"[[Little Prince (song)|Little Prince]]" – ''[[The Little Prince (film)|The Little Prince]]'' • Music: [[Frederick Loewe]]; • Lyrics: [[Alan Jay Lerner]]
* '''[[1975]] ([[48th Academy Awards|48th]]) "[[I'm Easy (song)|I'm Easy]]" – ''[[Nashville (1975 film)|Nashville]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Keith Carradine]]
**"[[How Lucky Can You Get]]" – ''[[Funny Lady]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Fred Ebb]] and [[John Kander]]
**"[[Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)]]" – ''[[Mahogany (1975 film)|Mahogany]]'' • Music: [[Michael Masser]] • Lyrics: [[Gerry Goffin]]
**"[[Richard's Window]]" – ''[[The Other Side of the Mountain]]'' • Music: [[Charles Fox]]; • Lyrics: [[Norman Gimbel]]
**"[[Now That We're in Love]]" – ''[[Whiffs]]'' • Music: [[George Barrie]] • Lyrics: [[Sammy Cahn]]
* '''[[1976]] ([[49th Academy Awards|49th]]) "[[Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)]]" – ''[[A Star Is Born (1976 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' • Music: [[Barbra Streisand]] • Lyrics: [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]]
**"[[A World That Never Was]]" – ''[[Half a House]]'' • Music: [[Sammy Fain]] • Lyrics: [[Paul Francis Webster]]
**"[[Ave Satani]]" – ''[[The Omen]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Jerry Goldsmith]]
**"[[Come to Me (Henry Mancini song)|Come to Me]]" – ''[[The Pink Panther Strikes Again]]'' • Music: [[Henry Mancini]] • Lyrics: [[Evergreen (song)|Don Black]]
**"[[Gonna Fly Now]]" – ''[[Rocky]]'' • Music: [[Bill Conti]] • Lyrics: [[Carol Connors (singer)|Carol Connors]] and [[Ayn Robbins]]
* '''[[1977]] ([[50th Academy Awards|50th]]) "[[You Light Up My Life (song)|You Light Up My Life]]" – ''[[You Light Up My Life]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Joseph Brooks (songwriter)|Joseph Brooks]]
**"[[Candle on the Water]]" – ''[[Pete's Dragon]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Al Kasha]] and [[Joel Hirschhorn]]
**"[[Someone's Waiting for You]]" – ''[[The Rescuers]]'' • Music: [[Sammy Fain]] • Lyrics: [[Carol Connors (singer)|Carol Connors]] and [[Ayn Robbins]]
**"[[He Danced With Me/She Danced With Me|The Slipper and the Rose Waltz (He Danced with Me/She Danced with Me)]]" – ''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Richard M. Sherman]] and [[Robert B. Sherman]]
**"[[Nobody Does It Better]]" – ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' • Music: [[Marvin Hamlisch]] • Lyrics: [[Carole Bayer Sager]]
* '''[[1978]] ([[51st Academy Awards|51st]]) "[[Last Dance (song)|Last Dance]]" – ''[[Thank God It's Friday]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Paul Jabara]]
**"[[Ready To Take a Chance Again]]" – ''[[Foul Play]]'' • Music: [[Charles Fox (composer)|Charles Fox]] • Lyrics: [[Norman Gimbel]]
**"[[Hopelessly Devoted To You]]" – ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[John Farrar]]
**"[[When You're Loved]]" – ''[[The Magic of Lassie]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Richard M. Sherman]] and [[Robert B. Sherman]]
**"[[The Last Time I Felt Like This]]" – ''[[Same Time, Next Year]]'' • Music: [[Marvin Hamlisch]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
* '''[[1979]] ([[52nd Academy Awards|52nd]]) "[[It Goes Like It Goes]]" – ''[[Norma Rae]]'' • Music: [[David Shire]] • Lyrics: [[Norman Gimbel]]
**"[[Through the Eyes of Love]]" – ''[[Ice Castles]]'' • Music: [[Marvin Hamlisch]] • Lyrics: [[Carole Bayer Sager]]
**"[[The Rainbow Connection]]" – ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]] and [[Kenneth Ascher]]
**"[[I'll Never Say Goodbye]]" – ''[[The Promise (1979 film)|The Promise]]'' • Music: [[David Shire]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
**"[[It's Easy To Say]]" – ''[[10 (film)|10]]'' • Music: [[Henry Mancini]] • Lyrics: [[Robert Wells (musician)|Robert Wells]]
* '''[[1980]] ([[53rd Academy Awards|53rd]]) "[[Fame (Irene Cara song)|Fame]]" – ''[[Fame (film)|Fame]]'' • Music: [[Michael Gore]] • Lyrics: [[Dean Pitchford]]
**"[[People Alone]]" – ''[[The Competition (film)|The Competition]]'' • Music: [[Lalo Schifrin]] • Lyrics: [[Will Jennings]]
**"[[Out Here On My Own]]" – ''[[Fame (film)|Fame]]'' • Music: [[Michael Gore]] • Lyrics: [[Lesley Gore]]
**"[[On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)|On the Road Again]]" – ''[[Honeysuckle Rose (film)|Honeysuckle Rose]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Willie Nelson]]
**"[[9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)|Nine to Five]]" – ''[[Nine to Five]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Dolly Parton]]
===1981 - 1990===
* '''[[1981]] ([[54th Academy Awards|54th]]) "[[Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)]]" – ''[[Arthur (film)|Arthur]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Burt Bacharach]], [[Carole Bayer Sager]], [[Christopher Cross]], and [[Peter Allen]]
**"[[Endless Love (song)|Endless Love]]" – ''[[Endless Love (film)|Endless Love]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Lionel Richie]]
**"[[For Your Eyes Only (1981 song)|For Your Eyes Only]]" – ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' • Music: [[Bill Conti]] • Lyrics: [[Mick Leeson]]
**"[[The First Time It Happens]]" – ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Joe Raposo]]
**"[[One More Hour (Randy Newman song)|One More Hour]]" – ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Randy Newman]]
* '''[[1982]] ([[55th Academy Awards|55th]]) "[[Up Where We Belong]]" – ''[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]'' • Music: [[Jack Nitzsche]] and [[Buffy Sainte-Marie]] • Lyrics: [[Will Jennings]]
**"[[How Do You Keep the Music Playing?]]" – ''[[Best Friends (film)|Best Friends]]'' • Music: [[Michel Legrand]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
**"[[Eye of the Tiger]]" – ''[[Rocky III]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Jim Peterik]] and [[Frankie Sullivan]]
**"[[It Might Be You]]" – ''[[Tootsie]]'' • Music: [[Dave Grusin]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
**"[[If We Were In Love]]" – ''[[Yes, Giorgio]]'' • Music: [[John Williams]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
* '''[[1983]] ([[56th Academy Awards|56th]]) "[[Flashdance... What a Feeling]]" – ''[[Flashdance]]'' • Music: [[Giorgio Moroder]] (music) • Lyrics: [[Keith Forsey]] and [[Irene Cara]]
**"[[Maniac (song)|Maniac]]" – ''[[Flashdance]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Michael Sembello]] and [[Dennis Matkosky]]
**"[[Over You (1983 song)|Over You]]" – ''[[Tender Mercies]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Austin Roberts (singer)|Austin Roberts]] and [[Boyce and Hart|Bobby Hart]]
**"[[Papa, Can You Hear Me?]]" – ''[[Yentl]]'' • Music: [[Michel Legrand]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
**"[[The Way He Makes Me Feel]]" – ''[[Yentl]]'' • Music: [[Michel Legrand]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
* '''[[1984]] ([[57th Academy Awards|57th]]) "[[I Just Called to Say I Love You]]" – ''[[The Woman in Red (film)|The Woman in Red]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Stevie Wonder]]
**"[[Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)]]" – ''[[Against All Odds]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Phil Collins]]
**"[[Footloose (song)|Footloose]]" – ''[[Footloose]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Kenny Loggins]] and [[Dean Pitchford]]
**"[[Let's Hear It for the Boy]]" – ''[[Footloose]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Tom Snow]] and [[Dean Pitchford]]
**"[[Ghostbusters (song)|Ghostbusters]]" – ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Ray Parker Jr.]]
* '''[[1985]] ([[58th Academy Awards|58th]]) "[[Say You, Say Me]]" – ''[[White Nights (film)|White Nights]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Lionel Richie]]
**"[[The Power of Love (Huey Lewis & the News song)|The Power of Love]]" – ''[[Back to the Future]]'' • Music: [[Chris Hayes (musician)|Chris Hayes]] and [[Johnny Colla]] • Lyrics: [[Huey Lewis]]
**"[[Surprise, Surprise (song)|Surprise, Surprise]]" – ''[[A Chorus Line (film)|A Chorus Line]]'' • Music: [[Marvin Hamlisch]] • Lyrics: [[Edward Kleban]]
**"[[Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)]]" • ''[[The Color Purple (film)|The Color Purple]]'' • Music: [[Quincy Jones]] and [[Rod Temperton]] • Lyrics: [[Quincy Jones]], [[Rod Temperton]] and [[Lionel Richie]]
**"[[White Nights (soundtrack)|Separate Lives]]" – ''[[White Nights (film)|White Nights]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Stephen Bishop (musician)|Stephen Bishop]]
* '''[[1986]] ([[59th Academy Awards|59th]]) "[[Take My Breath Away]]" – ''[[Top Gun (film)|Top Gun]]'' • Music: [[Giorgio Moroder]] • Lyrics: [[Tom Whitlock]]
**"[[Somewhere Out There (An American Tail song)|Somewhere Out There]]" – ''[[An American Tail]]'' • Music: [[James Horner]] and [[Barry Mann]] • Lyrics: [[Cynthia Weil]]
**"[[Glory of Love]]" – ''[[The Karate Kid, Part II]]'' • Music: [[Peter Cetera]] and [[David Foster]] • Lyrics: [[Peter Cetera]] and [[Diane Nini]]
**"[[Mean Green Mother from Outer Space]]" – ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[Howard Ashman]]
**"[[Life in a Looking Glass]]" – ''[[That's Life! (film)|That's Life!]]'' • Music: [[Henry Mancini]] • Lyrics: [[Leslie Bricusse]]
* '''[[1987]] ([[60th Academy Awards|60th]]) "[[(I've Had) The Time of My Life]]" – ''[[Dirty Dancing]]'' • Music: [[Franke Previte]], [[John DeNicola]] and [[Donald Markowitz]] • Lyrics: [[Franke Previte]]
**"[[Shakedown (Bob Seger song)|Shakedown]]" – ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]'' • Music: [[Harold Faltermeyer]] and [[Keith Forsey]] • Lyrics: [[Harold Faltermeyer]], [[Keith Forsey]] and [[Bob Seger]]
**"[[Cry Freedom (song)|Cry Freedom]]" – ''[[Cry Freedom]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[George Fenton]] and [[Jonas Gwangwa]]
**"[[Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now]]" – ''[[Mannequin (film)|Mannequin]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Albert Hammond]] and [[Diane Warren]]
**"[[Miracle (Willy DeVille album)|Storybook Love]]" – ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Willy DeVille]]
* '''[[1988]] ([[61st Academy Awards|61st]]) "[[Let the River Run]]" – ''[[Working Girl]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Carly Simon]]
**"[[Calling You]]" – ''[[Bagdad Café]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Bob Telson]]
**"[[Two Hearts (song)|Two Hearts]]" – ''[[Buster (film)|Buster]]'' • Music: [[Lamont Dozier]] • Lyrics: [[Phil Collins]]
* '''[[1989]] ([[62nd Academy Awards|62nd]]) "[[Under the Sea]]" – ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[Howard Ashman]]
**"[[After All (Cher and Peter Cetera song)|After All]]" – ''[[Chances Are (film)|Chances Are]]'' • Music: [[Tom Snow]] • Lyrics: [[Dean Pitchford]]
**"[[Kiss the Girl]]" – ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[Howard Ashman]]
**"[[I Love To See You Smile]]" – ''[[Parenthood]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Randy Newman]]
**"[[The Girl Who Used To Be Me]]" – ''[[Shirley Valentine]]'' • Music: [[Marvin Hamlisch]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
* '''[[1990]] ([[63rd Academy Awards|63rd]]) "[[Sooner or Later (Madonna song)|Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)]]" – ''[[Dick Tracy (film)|Dick Tracy]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Stephen Sondheim]]
**"[[Promise Me You'll Remember (Love Theme from The Godfather Part III)|Promise Me You'll Remember]]" – ''[[The Godfather Part III]]'' • Music: [[Carmine Coppola]] • Lyrics: [[John Bettis]]
**"[[Somewhere in My Memory]]" – ''[[Home Alone (film)|Home Alone]]'' • Music: [[John Williams]] • Lyrics: [[Leslie Bricusse]]
**"[[I'm Checkin' Out]]" – ''[[Postcards from the Edge]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Shel Silverstein]]
**"[[Blaze of Glory (song)|Blaze of Glory]]" – ''[[Young Guns II]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Jon Bon Jovi]]
===1991 - 2000===
* '''[[1991]] ([[64th Academy Awards|64th]]) "[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 song)|Beauty and the Beast]]" – ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[Howard Ashman]]
**"[[Be Our Guest]]" – ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[Howard Ashman]]
**"Belle" – ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[Howard Ashman]]
**"[[When You're Alone]]" – ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]'' • Music: [[John Williams]] • Lyrics: [[Leslie Bricusse]]
**"[[(Everything I Do) I Do It for You]]" – ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' • Music: [[Michael Kamen]] • Lyrics: [[Bryan Adams]] and [[Robert John Lange]]
* '''[[1992]] ([[65th Academy Awards|65th]]) "[[A Whole New World]]" – ''[[Aladdin (film)|Aladdin]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[Tim Rice]]
**"[[Friend Like Me]]" – ''[[Aladdin (film)|Aladdin]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[Howard Ashman]]
**"[[I Have Nothing]]" – ''[[The Bodyguard]]'' • Music: [[David Foster]] • Lyrics: [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson]]
**"[[Run to You (Whitney Houston song)|Run to You]]" – ''[[The Bodyguard]]'' • [[Jud Friedman]] • Lyrics: [[Allan Rich]]
**"[[Beautiful Maria of My Soul]]" – ''[[The Mambo Kings]]'' • Music: [[Robert Kraft (film producer)|Robert Kraft]] • Lyrics: [[Arne Glimcher]]
* '''[[1993]] ([[66th Academy Awards|66th]]) "[[Streets of Philadelphia]]" – ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Bruce Springsteen]]
**"[[The Day I Fell in Love]]" – ''[[Beethoven's 2nd]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Carole Bayer Sager]], [[James Ingram]] and [[Cliff Magness]]
**"[[Philadelphia (song)|Philadelphia]]" – ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Neil Young]]
**"[[Again (Janet Jackson song)|Again]]" – ''[[Poetic Justice]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Janet Jackson]], [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|James Harris III and Terry Lewis]]
**"[[A Wink and a Smile]]" – ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' • Music: [[Marc Shaiman]] • Lyrics: [[Ramsey McLean]]
*'''[[1994]] ([[67th Academy Awards nominees and winners|67th]]) "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]" – ''[[The Lion King]]'' • Music: [[Elton John]] • Lyrics: [[Tim Rice]]
**"[[Look What Love Has Done]]" – ''[[Junior (film)|Junior]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Carole Bayer Sager]], [[James Newton Howard]], [[James Ingram]] and [[Patty Smyth]]
**"[[Circle of Life]]" – ''[[The Lion King]]'' • Music: [[Elton John]] • Lyrics: [[Tim Rice]]
**"[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]" – ''[[The Lion King]]'' • Music: [[Elton John]] • Lyrics: [[Tim Rice]]
**"[[Make Up Your Mind]]" – ''[[The Paper]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Randy Newman]]
*'''[[1995]] ([[68th Academy Awards nominees and winners|68th]]) "[[Colors of the Wind]]" – ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]]
**"[[Dead Man Walking (song)|Dead Man Walking]]" – ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Bruce Springsteen]]
**"[[Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?]]" – ''[[Don Juan DeMarco]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Michael Kamen]], [[Bryan Adams]] and [[Robert John Lange]]
**"[[Moonlight (song)|Moonlight]]" – ''[[Sabrina (1995 film)|Sabrina]]'' • Music: [[John Williams]] • Lyrics: [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]]
**"[[You've Got a Friend in Me]]" – ''[[Toy Story]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Randy Newman]]
*'''[[1996]] ([[69th Academy Awards nominees and winners|69th]]) "[[You Must Love Me]]" – ''[[Evita (film)|Evita]]'' • Music: [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] • Lyrics: [[Tim Rice]]
**"[[I Finally Found Someone]]" – ''[[The Mirror Has Two Faces]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Marvin Hamlisch]], [[Bryan Adams]] and [[Robert Lange]]
**"[[For the First Time (song)|For the First Time]]" – ''[[One Fine Day]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[James Newton Howard]], [[Jud J. Friedman]] and [[Allan Dennis Rich]]
**"[[That Thing You Do (song)|That Thing You Do!]]" – ''[[That Thing You Do!]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Adam Schlesinger]]
**"[[Because You Loved Me]]" – ''[[Up Close & Personal]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Diane Warren]]
*'''[[1997]] ([[70th Academy Awards nominees and winners|70th]]) "[[My Heart Will Go On]]" – ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' • Music: [[James Horner]] • Lyrics: [[Will Jennings]]
**"[[Journey to the Past]]" – ''[[Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia]]'' • Music: [[Stephen Flaherty]] • Lyrics: [[Lynn Ahrens]]
**"[[How Do I Live]]" – ''[[Con Air]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Diane Warren]]
**"[[Miss Misery (song)|Miss Misery]]" – ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Elliott Smith]]
**"[[Go the Distance]]" – ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[David Zippel]]
*'''[[1998]] ([[71st Academy Awards nominees and winners|71st]]) "[[When You Believe]]" – ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]]
**"[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]" – ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Diane Warren]]
**"[[That'll Do]]" – ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Randy Newman]]
**"[[A Soft Place To Fall]]" – ''[[The Horse Whisperer]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Allison Moorer]] and [[Gwil Owen]]
**"[[The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)|The Prayer]]" – ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' • Music: [[Carole Bayer Sager]] and [[David Foster]] • Lyrics by [[Carole Bayer Sager]], [[David Foster]], [[Tony Renis]] and [[Alberto Testa]]
*'''[[1999]] ([[72nd Academy Awards nominees and winners|72nd]]) "[[You'll Be in My Heart]]" – ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Phil Collins]]
**"[[Save Me (Aimee Mann song)|Save Me]]" – ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Aimee Mann]]
**"[[Music of My Heart]]" – ''[[Music of the Heart]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Diane Warren]]
**"[[Blame Canada]]" – ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Trey Parker]] and [[Marc Shaiman]]
**"[[When She Loved Me]]" – ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Randy Newman]]
*'''[[2000]] ([[73rd Academy Awards nominees and winners|73rd]]) "[[Things Have Changed]]" – ''[[Wonder Boys (film)|Wonder Boys]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Bob Dylan]]
**"[[I've Seen It All]]" – ''[[Dancer in the Dark]]'' • Music: [[Björk]] & [[Thom Yorke]] • Lyrics: [[Lars von Trier]] and [[Sjon Sigurdsson]]
**"[[My Funny Friend and Me]]" – ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]'' • Music: [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[David Hartley (musician)|David Hartley]] • Lyrics: Sting
**"[[A Fool in Love]]" – ''[[Meet the Parents]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Randy Newman]]
**"[[A Love Before Time]]" – ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'' • Music: [[Jorge Calandrelli]] and [[Tan Dun]] • Lyrics: [[James Schamus]]
===2001 - ===
*'''[[2001]] ([[74th Academy Awards nominees and winners|74th]]) "[[If I Didn't Have You]]" – ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Randy Newman]]
**"[[Until...]]" – ''[[Kate & Leopold]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
**"[[May It Be]]" – ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Enya]], [[Nicky Ryan]] and [[Roma Ryan]]
**"[[There You'll Be]]" – ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Diane Warren]]
**"[[Vanilla Sky (song)|Vanilla Sky]]" – ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Paul McCartney]]
*'''[[2002]] ([[75th Academy Awards nominees and winners|75th]]) "[[Lose Yourself]]" – ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'' • Music: [[Eminem]], [[Jeff Bass]] and [[Luis Resto]] • Lyrics: Eminem
**"[[I Move On]]" – ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' • Music: [[John Kander]] • Lyrics: [[Fred Ebb]]
**"[[Burn It Blue]]" – ''[[Frida]]'' • Music: [[Elliot Goldenthal]] • Lyrics: [[Julie Taymor]]
**"[[The Hands That Built America]]" – ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Bono]], [[The Edge]], [[Adam Clayton]] and [[Larry Mullen Jr.]] ([[U2]])
**"[[Father and Daughter]]" – ''[[The Wild Thornberrys Movie]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Paul Simon]]
*'''[[2003]] ([[76th Academy Awards nominees and winners|76th]]) "[[Into the West (song)|Into the West]]" – ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Fran Walsh]], [[Howard Shore]] and [[Annie Lennox]]
**"[[The Scarlet Tide|Scarlet Tide]]" – ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[T-Bone Burnett]] and [[Elvis Costello]]
**"[[You Will Be My Ain True Love]]" – ''Cold Mountain'' • Music and lyrics: [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
**"[[A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow]]" – ''[[A Mighty Wind]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Michael McKean]] and [[Annette O'Toole]]
**"[[Belleville Rendez-Vous]]" – ''[[Les Triplettes de Belleville|The Triplets of Belleville]]'' • Music: [[Benoît Charest]] • Lyrics: [[Sylvain Chomet]]
*'''[[2004]] ([[77th Academy Awards nominees and winners|77th]]) "[[Al otro lado del río|Al otro lado del río (On The Other Side of the River)]]" – ''[[The Motorcycle Diaries (film)|The Motorcycle Diaries]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Jorge Drexler]]
**"[[Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)]]" – ''[[The Chorus (2004 film)|The Chorus]]'' • Music: [[Bruno Coulais]] • Lyrics: [[Christophe Barratier]]
**"[[Learn to Be Lonely]]" – ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' • Music: [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] • Lyrics: [[Charles Hart (lyricist)|Charles Hart]]
**"[[Believe (The Polar Express song)|Believe]]" – ''[[The Polar Express (film)|The Polar Express]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Glen Ballard]] and [[Alan Silvestri]]
**"[[Accidentally in Love]]" – ''[[Shrek 2]]'' • Music: [[Adam Duritz]], [[Charlie Gillingham]], [[Jim Bogios]], [[David Immerglück]], [[Matt Malley|Matthew Malley]] and [[David Bryson]] • Lyrics: Adam Duritz and [[Dan Vickrey|Daniel Vickrey]] (all of [[Counting Crows]])
*'''[[2005]] ([[78th Academy Awards nominees and winners|78th]]) "[[It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp]]" – ''[[Hustle & Flow]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Juicy J|Jordan Houston]], [[Frayser Boy|Cedric Coleman]] and [[DJ Paul|Paul Beauregard]]''' (Houston (Juicy J) & Beauregard (DJ Paul) are members of [[Three 6 Mafia]]. Coleman (Frayser Boy) has collaborated with Three 6 Mafia but is not a member.)
**"[[In the Deep]]" – ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' • Music: [[Kathleen York]] and [[Michael Becker]] • Lyrics: Kathleen York
**"[[Travelin' Thru]]" – ''[[Transamerica (film)|Transamerica]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Dolly Parton]]
*'''[[2006]] ([[79th Academy Awards nominees and winners|79th]]) "[[I Need to Wake Up]]" – ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Melissa Etheridge]]
**"[[Our Town (song)|Our Town]]" – ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Randy Newman]]
**"[[Listen (song)|Listen]]" – ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' • Music: [[Henry Krieger]] and [[Scott Cutler]] • Lyrics: [[Anne Preven]]
**"[[Love You I Do]]" – ''Dreamgirls'' • Music: Henry Krieger • Lyrics: [[Siedah Garrett]]
**"[[Patience (Dreamgirls song)|Patience]]" – ''Dreamgirls'' • Music: Henry Krieger • Lyrics: [[Willie Reale]]
*'''[[2007]] ([[80th Academy Awards nominees and winners|80th]]) "[[Falling Slowly]]" – ''[[Once (film)|Once]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Glen Hansard]] and [[Markéta Irglová]]
**"[[Happy Working Song]]" – ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'' • Music: [[Alan Menken]] • Lyrics: [[Stephen Schwartz]]
**"[[So Close (song)|So Close]]" – ''Enchanted'' • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
**"[[That's How You Know]]" – ''Enchanted'' • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
**"[[Raise It Up (August Rush song)|Raise It Up]]" – ''[[August Rush]]'' • Music and lyrics: [[Jamal Joseph]], [[Charles Mack]] and [[Tevin Thomas]]
==Superlatives==
===Most awards won===
:''Number of nominations in parentheses''
*4 : [[Sammy Cahn]] (26)
*4 : [[Alan Menken]] (13)
*4 : [[Johnny Mercer]] (18)
*4 : [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] (14)
*3 : [[Ray Evans]] (7)
*3 : [[Jay Livingston]] (7)
*3 : [[Tim Rice]] (5)
*3 : [[Harry Warren]] (11)
*3 : [[Paul Francis Webster]] (16)
*2 : [[Howard Ashman]] (7)
*2 : [[Burt Bacharach]] (5)
*2 : [[Alan Bergman]] (15)
*2 : [[Marilyn Bergman]] (15)
*2 : [[Sammy Fain]] (10)
*2 : [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] (5)
*2 : [[Joel Hirschhorn]] (3)
*2 : [[Will Jennings]] (3)
*2 : [[Al Kasha]] (3)
*2 : [[Jerome Kern]] (7)
*2 : [[Henry Mancini]] (11)
*2 : [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]] (5)
*2 : [[Giorgio Moroder]] (2)
*2 : [[Ned Washington]] (11)
===Female winners===
*[[Dorothy Fields]] was the first female songwriter to win the Best Original Song Oscar. She wrote the lyrics for the [[9th Academy Awards|1936]] winner "[[The Way You Look Tonight]]" (music by [[Jerome Kern]]) sung by [[Fred Astaire]] in the film ''[[Swing Time]]''. It was thirty-two years before a second woman was honoured, [[Marilyn Bergman]], who co-wrote with husband [[Alan Bergman|Alan]] the lyrics for "[[Windmills of Your Mind]]" (music [[Michel Legrand]]) from ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' in [[41st Academy Awards|1968]].
:Female winners since then:
::[[Barbra Streisand]] (for "[[Evergreen (song)|Evergreen]]" from ''[[A Star Is Born (1976 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' in [[49th Academy Awards|1976]]), the first female tunesmith to be honoured,
::[[Carole Bayer Sager]] ("[[Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)]]" from ''[[Arthur (film)|Arthur]]'' in [[54th Academy Awards|1981]]),
::[[Buffy Sainte-Marie]] ("[[Up Where We Belong]]" from ''[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]'' in [[55th Academy Awards|1982]]),
::[[Irene Cara]] ("[[Flashdance... What a Feeling]]" from ''[[Flashdance]]'' in [[56th Academy Awards|1983]]),
::[[Carly Simon]] ("[[Let the River Run]]" from ''[[Working Girl]]'' in [[61st Academy Awards|1988]]),
::[[Annie Lennox]] ("[[Into the West (song)|Into the West]]" from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' in [[76th Academy Awards|2003]]),
::[[Melissa Etheridge]] ("[[I Need to Wake Up]]" from ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]'' in [[79th Academy Awards|2006]]).
::[[Markéta Irglová]] ("[[Falling Slowly]]" from ''[[Once (film)|Once]]'') in [[80th Academy Awards|2007]].
:In [[61st Academy Awards|1988]], Carly Simon became the first woman working alone to win this award. She was joined by [[Melissa Etheridge]] who won in [[79th Academy Awards|2006]].
===Foreign language winners===
*[[Manos Hadjidakis]] was the first to receive this award for a song originally written in a language other than English, in [[33rd Academy Awards|1960]] for "[[Never on Sunday (song)|Never on Sunday]]" (Greek title "Ta Paidia toy Peiraia") from the [[Greece|Greek]] film ''[[Never on Sunday]]'' (Greek title ''Pote tin Kyriaki'').
*[[Jorge Drexler]] was the second foreign language songwriter to win the Best Original Song Oscar, for ''[[Al Otro Lado del Río]]'' from ''[[The Motorcycle Diaries (film)|The Motorcycle Diaries]]'' in [[77th Academy Awards nominees and winners|2004]]. That year another foreign language writing pair were nominated, composer [[Bruno Coulais]] and lyricist [[Christophe Barratier]] for ''[[Look To Your Path|Vois Sur Ton Chemin (Look To Your Path)]]'' from the [[France|French]] movie ''[[Les Choristes]]''.
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