History MediaNotes / AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong

* '''1971''' -- '''''{{Film/Shaft}}''''' -- "[[Music/IsaacHayes Theme from ''Shaft'']]"

** ''Funny Lady'' -- "[[Music/BarbraSreisand How Lucky Can You Get?]]"

** ''Film/CatBallou'' -- "The Ballad of Cat Ballou"

** ''Literature/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie'' -- "Jean"

* '''1970''' -- '''''Lovers and Other Strangers''''' -- "For All We Know"

* '''1971''' -- '''''{{Film/Shaft}}''''' -- "[[{{Music/Isaac Hayes}} Theme from ''Shaft'']]"

* '''1975''' -- '''''Film/{{Nashville}}''''' -- "I'm Easy"

* '''1978''' -- '''''[[Film/ThankGodItsFriday Thank God It's Friday]]''''' -- "Last Dance"
** ''Film/FoulPlay'' -- "Ready to Take a Chance Again"

* '''1982''' -- '''''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman''''' -- "[[Music/JoeCocker Up Where We Belong]]"

** ''White Nights'' -- "Separate Lives"

** ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' -- "Somewhere Out There"

** ''Film/YoungGunsII'' -- "Blaze of Glory"

* '''1994''' -- '''''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing''''' -- "[[Music/EltonJohn Can You Feel the Love Tonight?]]"

** ''The Lion King'' -- "[[Music/EltonJohn Circle of Life]]"

* '''2004''' -- '''''Film/TheMotorcycleDiaries''''' -- "Al otro lado del rio"

** ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'' -- "[[{{Music/Josh Groban}} Believe]]"
** ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' -- "[[{{Music/Counting Crows}} Accidentally in Love]]"
* '''2005''' -- '''''Film/HustleAndFlow''''' -- "[[{{Music/Three Six Mafia}} It's Hard Out There For a Pimp]]"

** ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' -- "[[{{Music/Peter Gabriel}} Down to Earth]]"

** ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe2'' -- "[[{{Music/Pharrell Williams}} Happy]]"

** ''Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me'' -- "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"

** ''Jim: The James Foley Story'' -- "[[{{Music/Sting}} The Empty Chair]]"

* '''2020-21''' -- '''''Film/JudasAndTheBlackMessiah''''' -- "[[{{Music/HER}} Fight for You]]"

* '''2021''' -- '''''Film/NoTimeToDie''''' -- "[[{{Music/BillieEilish}} No Time to Die]]"
** ''Film/{{Belfast}}'' -- "[[{{Music/VanMorrison}} Down to Joy]]"

** ''Film/KingRichard'' -- "[[{{Music/Beyonce}} Be Alive]]"

For a film to quality for the award, it has to be an ''original'' song where the musical and/or lyricist has to be involved in the composition to qualify, and both the music and lyrics have to be heard in the film. The award gets awarded to the songwriters and all the nominees are usually performed at the Oscars telecast before the winner is announced.

** ''Film/RockyIII'' -- "[[Music/{{Survivor}} Eye of the Tiger]]"

** ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' -- "Love"

* '''2021'''

** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' -- "[[{{Music/BillieEilish}} No Time to Die]]"

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** ''Film/KingRichard'' -- "[[{{Music/Beyoncé}} Be Alive]]"

** ''Film/{{Belfast}}'' -- "Down to Joy"

** ''Film/KingRichard'' -- "Be Alive"
** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' -- "No Time to Die"

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** ''For the Love of Ivy'' -- "For the Love of Ivy"
** ''Film/FunnyGirl'' -- "Funny Girl"

** ''Funny Lady'' -- "How Lucky Can You Get?"

* '''1973''' -- '''''Film/TheWayWeWere''''' -- "The Way We Were"

* '''1975''' -- '''''{{Film/Nashville}}''''' -- "I'm Easy"

** ''Film/HansChristianAndersen'' -- "Thumbelina"

** ''Royal Werdding'' -- "Too Late Now"

** ''Hans Christian Andersen'' -- "Thumbelina"

** ''Daddy Long Legs'' -- "Something's Gotta Give"

** ''55 Days at Peking'' -- "So Little Time"

** ''Robin and the 7 Hoods'' -- "My Kind of Town"

** ''Film/WhatsNewPussycat'' -- "What's New,. Pussycat?"

** ''Bless the Beasts and Children'' -- "Bless the Beasts and Children"

** ''Ben'' -- "Ben"

** ''Benji'' -- "I Feel Love"

** ''Mahogany'' -- "Do You Know Where You're Going To"

* '''1976''' -- '''''Film/{{A Star Is Born|1976}}''''' -- "Evergreen"

** ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' -- "[[{{Music/Carly Simon}} Nobody Does It Better]]"

** ''{{Film/Grease}}'' -- "[[{{Creator/Olivia Newton John}} Hopelessly Devoted to You]]"

** ''10'' -- "It's Easy to Say"

** ''Film/NineToFive'' -- "[[{{Music/Dolly Parton}} 9 to 5]]"

** ''Honeysuckle Rose'' -- "On the Road Again"

** ''Film/EndlessLove'' -- "Endless Love"
** ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' -- "For Your Eyes Only"

* '''1982''' -- '''''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman''''' -- "Up Where We Belong"

** ''Film/RockyIII'' -- "[[{{Music/Survivor}} Eye of the Tiger]]"

** ''Against All Odds'' -- "[[{{Music/Phil Collins}} Against All Ods (Take a Look at Me Now")]]
** ''Film/{{Footloose}}'' -- "[[{{Music/Kenny Loggins}} Footloose]]"

** ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}'' -- "Ghostbusters"
* '''1985''' -- '''''Film/WhiteNights''''' -- "[[{{Music/Lionel Richie}} Say You, Say Me]]"
** ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' -- "ThePowerOfLove"
** ''A Chorus Line'' -- "Surprise Surprise"

** ''Film/BeverlyHillsCopII'' -- "[[{{Music/Bob Seger}} Shakedown]]"

** ''{{Film/Mannequin}}'' -- "[[{{Music/Starship}} Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now]]"

* '''1988''' -- '''''Film/WorkingGirl''''' -- "[[{{Music/Carly Simon}} Let the River Run]]"

** ''Buster'' -- "[[{{Music/Phil Collins}} Two Hearts]]"

** ''{{Film/Parenthood}}'' -- "I Love to See You Smile"

* '''1990''' -- '''''Film/DickTracy''''' -- "[[{{Music/Madonna}} Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)]]"
** ''Film/TheGodfatherPartIII'' -- "[[{{Music/Harry Connick Jr}} Promise Me You'll Remember]]"

** ''{{Film/Hook}}'' -- "When You're Alone"

* '''1992''' -- '''''{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}}''''' -- "A Whole New World"
** ''Aladdin'' -- "[[{{Creator/Robin Williams}} Friend Like Me]]"

* '''1993''' -- '''''{{Film/Philadelphia}}''''' -- "[[{{Music/Bruce Springsteen}} Streets of Philadelphia]]"

** ''Philadelphia'' -- "[[{{Music/Neil Young}} Philadelphia]]"
** ''Film/PoeticJustice'' -- "[[{{Music/Janet Jackson}} Again]]"

* '''1994''' -- '''''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing''''' -- "[[{{Music/Elton John}} Can You Feel the Love Tonight?]]"
** ''{{Film/Junior}}'' -- "Look What Love Has Done"
** ''The Lion King'' -- "[[{{Music/Elton John}} Circle of Life]]"

** ''Film/DonJuanDemarco'' -- "[[{{Music/Bryan Adams}} Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?]]"

** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' -- "You've Got a Friend in Me"
* '''1996''' -- '''''{{Film/Evita}}''''' -- "[[{{Music/Madonna}} You Must Love Me]]"
** ''Film/TheMirrorHasTwoFaces'' -- "I Finally Found Someone"
** ''One Fine Day'' -- "[[{{Music/Kenny Loggins}} For the First Time]]"

** ''Up Close and Personal'' -- "[[{{Music/Celine Dion}} Because You Loved Me]]"

** ''{{WesternAnimation/Anastasia}}'' -- "Journey to the Past"
** ''Film/ConAir'' -- "[[{{Music/Le Ann Rimes}} How Do I Love]]"
** ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' -- "[[{{Music/Elliott Smith}} Miss Misery]]"

** ''{{Film/Armageddon}}'' -- "[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]"

* '''1999''' -- '''''{{WesternAnimation/Tarzan}}''''' -- "[[Music/PhilCollins You'll Be in My Heart]]"

** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' -- "When She Loved Me"

* '''1966''' -- '''''Born Free''''' -- "Born Free"

** ''Chances Are'' -- "After All"

** ''{{Film/Her}}'' -- "The Moon Song"

* '''1971''' -- '''''{{Film/Shaft}}''''' -- "[[{{Music/Issac Hayes}} Theme from ''Shaft''"]]

* '''1971''' -- '''''{{Film/Shaft}}''''' -- "[[{{Music/Issac Hayes}} Theme from ''Shaft'']]"

* '''1971''' -- '''''{{Film/Shaft}}''''' -- "Theme from ''Shaft''"

** ''{{Film/Grease}}'' -- "Hopelessly Devoted to You"

** ''Film/RockyIII'' -- "[[{{Music/Surivor}} Eye of the Tiger]]"

** ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' -- "Live and Let Die"

** ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' -- "Nobody Does It Better"

** ''Film/NineToFive'' -- "9 to 5"

** ''Film/RockyIII'' -- "Eye of the Tiger"

** ''Against All Odds'' -- "Against All Ods (Take a Look at Me Now")
** ''Film/{{Footloose}}'' -- "Footloose"

* '''1985''' -- '''''Film/WhiteNights''''' -- "Say You, Say Me"

** ''Film/BeverlyHillsCopII'' -- "Shakedown"

** ''{{Film/Mannequin}}'' -- "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"

* '''1988''' -- '''''Film/WorkingGirl''''' -- "Let the River Run"

** ''Buster'' -- "Two Hearts"

* '''1990''' -- '''''Film/DickTracy''''' -- "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)"
** ''Film/TheGodfatherPartIII'' -- "Promise Me You'll Remember"

** ''Aladdin'' -- "Friend Like Me"

* '''1993''' -- '''''{{Film/Philadelphia}}''''' -- "Streets of Philadelphia"

** ''Philadelphia'' -- "Philadelphia"
** ''Film/PoeticJustice'' -- "Again"

* '''1994''' -- '''''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing''''' -- "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"

** ''The Lion King'' -- "Circle of Life"

** ''Film/DonJuanDemarco'' -- "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"

* '''1996''' -- '''''{{Film/Evita}}''''' -- "You Must Love Me"

** ''One Fine Day'' -- "For the First Time"

** ''Up Close and Personal'' -- "Because You Loved Me"

** ''Film/ConAir'' -- "How Do I Love"
** ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' -- "Miss Misery"

** ''Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me'' -- "[[{{Music/Glen Campbell}} I'm Not Gonna Miss You]]"

* '''2000''' -- '''''Film/WonderBoys''''' -- "Things Have Changed"

** ''Film/DancerInTheDark'' -- "I've Seen It All"
** ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' -- "My Funny Friend and Me"

** ''Film/KateAndLeopold'' -- "Until..."
** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing'' -- "May It Be"

** ''Film/VanillaSky'' -- "Vanilla Sky"

** ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'' -- "The Hands That Built America"
** ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys Movie'' -- "Father and Daughter"

** ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'' -- "Believe"
** ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' -- "Accidentally in Love"
* '''2005''' -- '''''Film/HustleAndFlow''''' -- "It's Hard Out There For a Pimp"

** ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' -- "Down to Earth"

** ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe2'' -- "Happy"

** ''Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me'' -- "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"

** ''Jim: The James Foley Story'' -- "The Empty Chair"

* '''2020-21''' -- '''''Film/JudasAndTheBlackMessiah''''' -- "Fight for You"