Academy Award for Best Original Song 1990-2008

1991–2000

• 1991 (64th) "Beauty and the Beast" — Beauty and the Beast • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Howard Ashman (posthumous winner)
  • "Be Our Guest" — Beauty and the Beast • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
  • "Belle" — Beauty and the Beast • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
  • "When You're Alone" — 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) "A Whole New World" — Aladdin • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Tim Rice
  • "Friend Like Me" — Aladdin • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
  • "I Have Nothing" — The Bodyguard • Music: David Foster • Lyrics: Linda Thompson
  • "Run to You" — The Bodyguard • Jud Friedman • Lyrics: Allan Rich
  • "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" — The Mambo Kings • Music: Robert Kraft • Lyrics: Arne Glimcher

• 1993 (66th) "Streets of Philadelphia" — Philadelphia • Music and lyrics: Bruce Springsteen
  • "The Day I Fall in Love" — Beethoven's 2nd • Music and lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Cliff Magness
  • "Philadelphia" — Philadelphia • Music and lyrics: Neil Young
  • "Again" — Poetic Justice • Music and lyrics: Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
  • "A Wink and a Smile" — Sleepless in Seattle • Music: Marc Shaiman • Lyrics: Ramsey McLean

• 1994 (67th) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" — The Lion King • Music: Elton John • Lyrics: Tim Rice
  • "Look What Love Has Done" — 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" — The Lion King • Music: Elton John • Lyrics: Tim Rice
  • "Make Up Your Mind" — The Paper • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman

• 1995 (68th) "Colors of the Wind" — Pocahontas • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
  • "Dead Man Walking" — 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" — 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) "You Must Love Me" — 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 John Lange
  • "For the First Time" — One Fine Day • Music and lyrics: James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich
  • "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) "My Heart Will Go On" — Titanic • Music: James Horner • Lyrics: Will Jennings
  • "Journey to the Past" — Anastasia • Music: Stephen Flaherty • Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
  • "How Do I Live" — Con Air • Music and lyrics: Diane Warren
  • "Miss Misery" — Good Will Hunting • Music and lyrics: Elliott Smith
  • "Go the Distance" — Hercules • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: David Zippel

• 1998 (71st) "When You Believe" — The Prince of Egypt • Music and lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
  • "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" — 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" — Quest for Camelot • Music: Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster • Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tony Renis and Alberto Testa

• 1999 (72nd) "You'll Be in My Heart" — Tarzan • Music and lyrics: Phil Collins
  • "Save Me" — 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) "Things Have Changed" — Wonder Boys • Music and lyrics: Bob Dylan
  • "I've Seen It All" — Dancer in the Dark • Music: Björk • Lyrics: Lars von Trier and Sjón
  • "My Funny Friend and Me" — The Emperor's New Groove • Music: Sting and 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–present

• 2001 (74th) "If I Didn't Have You" — Monsters, Inc. • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman
  • "Until..." — Kate & Leopold • Music and lyrics: Sting
  • "May It Be" — 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 • Music and lyrics: Diane Warren
  • "Vanilla Sky" — Vanilla Sky • Music and lyrics: Paul McCartney

• 2002 (75th) "Lose Yourself" — 8 Mile • Music: Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto • Lyrics: Eminem
  • "I Move On" — 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) "Into the West" — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King • Music and lyrics: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
  • "Scarlet Tide" — Cold Mountain • Music and lyrics: T-Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello
  • "You Will Be My Ain True Love" — Cold Mountain • Music and lyrics: Sting
  • "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" — A Mighty Wind • Music and lyrics: Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole
  • "Belleville Rendez-Vous" — The Triplets of Belleville • Music: Benoît Charest • Lyrics: Sylvain Chomet

• 2004 (77th) "Al otro lado del río" — The Motorcycle Diaries • Music and lyrics: Jorge Drexler
  • "Vois sur ton chemin (Look To Your Path)" — The Chorus • Music: Bruno Coulais • Lyrics: Christophe Barratier
  • "Learn to Be Lonely" — The Phantom of the Opera • Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber • Lyrics: Charles Hart
  • "Believe" — 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, Matthew Malley and David Bryson • Lyrics: Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey (all of Counting Crows)

• 2005 (78th) "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" — Hustle & Flow • Music and lyrics: Juicy J, Frayser Boy and DJ Paul (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 • Music: Kathleen York and Michael Becker • Lyrics: Kathleen York
  • "Travelin' Thru" — Transamerica • Music and lyrics: Dolly Parton

• 2006 (79th) "I Need to Wake Up" — An Inconvenient Truth • Music and lyrics: Melissa Etheridge
  • "Our Town" — Cars • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman
  • "Listen" — Dreamgirls • Music: Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler • Lyrics: Anne Preven
  • "Love You I Do" — Dreamgirls • Music: Henry Krieger • Lyrics: Siedah Garrett
  • "Patience" — Dreamgirls • Music: Henry Krieger • Lyrics: Willie Reale

• 2007 (80th) "Falling Slowly" — Once • Music and lyrics: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
  • "Happy Working Song" — Enchanted • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
  • "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 • Music and lyrics: Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack and Tevin Thomas

• 2008 (81st) "Jai Ho" – Slumdog Millionaire • Music: A. R. Rahman • Lyrics: Gulzar
  • "O... Saya" – Slumdog Millionaire • Music and Lyrics: A. R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
  • "Down to Earth" – WALL-E • Music: Thomas Newman • Lyrics: Peter Gabriel