1930s 1934 Con Conrad (music), Herb Magidson (lyrics) - "The Continental" from The Gay Divorcée Vincent Youmans (music), Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn (lyrics) - "Carioca" from Flying Down to Rio Ralph Rainger (music), Leo Robin (lyrics) - "Love in Bloom" from She Loves Me Not 1935 Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics) ? "Lullaby of Broadway" from Gold Diggers of 1935 Irving Berlin (music and lyrics) ? "Cheek to Cheek" from Top Hat Jerome Kern (music), Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh (lyrics) ? "Lovely to Look At" from Roberta 1936 Jerome Kern (music), Dorothy Fields (lyrics) ? "The Way You Look Tonight" from Swing Time Louis Alter (music), Sidney Mitchell (lyrics) ? "A Melody from the Sky" from Trail of the Lonesome Pine Walter Donaldson (music), Harold Adamson (lyrics) ? "Did I Remember" from Suzy Arthur Johnston (music), Johnny Burke (lyrics) ? "Pennies from Heaven" from Pennies from Heaven Cole Porter (music and lyrics) ? "I've Got You Under My Skin" from Born to Dance Richard Whiting (music), Walter Bullock (lyrics) ? "When Did You Leave Heaven" from Sing, Baby, Sing 1937 Harry Owens (music and lyrics) ? "Sweet Leilani" from Waikiki Wedding 1938 Ralph Rainger (music), Leo Robin (lyrics) - "Thanks for the Memory" from The Big Broadcast of 1938 1939 Harold Arlen (music), E. Y. Harburg (lyrics) - "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz 1940s 1940 Leigh Harline (music), Ned Washington (lyrics) - "When You Wish upon a Star" from Pinocchio 1950s 1950 Ray Evans, Jay Livingston (music and lyrics) - "Mona Lisa" from Captain Carey, U. S. A 1951 Hoagy Carmichael (music), Johnny Mercer (lyrics) - "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" from Here Comes the Groom 1952 Dmitri Tiomkin (music), Ned Washington (lyrics) - "High Noon" from High Noon 1953 Sammy Fain (music), Paul Francis Webster (lyrics) - "Secret Love" from Calamity Jane 1954 Jule Styne (music), Sammy Cahn (lyrics) - "Three Coins in the Fountain " from Three Coins in the Fountain 1955 Sammy Fain (music), Paul Francis Webster (lyrics) - "Love is a Many Splendored Thing " from Love is a Many Splendored Thing 1956 Ray Evans, Jay Livingston (music and lyrics) - "Que Sera, Sera" from The Man Who Knew Too Much 1957 James Van Heusen (music), Sammy Cahn (lyrics) - "All The Way" from All The Way 1958 Frederick Loewe (music), Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) - "Gigi" from Gigi 1959 James Van Heusen (music), Sammy Cahn (lyrics) - "High Hopes" from A Hole in the Head 1960s 1966 John Barry (music), Don Black (lyrics) ? "Born Free" from Born Free Burt Bacharach (music), Hal David (lyrics) ? "Alfie" from Alfie Elmer Bernstein (music), Mack David (lyrics) ? "My Wishing Doll" from Hawaii Johnny Mandel (music), Paul Webster (lyrics) ? "A Time for Love" from An American Dream Tom Springfield (music), Jim Dale (lyrics) ? "Georgy Girl" from Georgy Girl 1967 Leslie Bricusse (music and lyrics) ? "Talk to the Animals" from Doctor Doolittle Burt Bacharach (music), Hal David (lyrics) ? "The Look of Love" from Casino Royale Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen ? "Thoroughly Modern Millie" from Thoroughly Modern Millie Terry Gilkyson (music and lyrics) ? "The Bare Necessities" from The Jungle Book Quincy Jones (music), Bob Russell ? "The Eyes of Love" from Banning 1968 Michel Legrand (music), Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman (lyrics) ? "Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair Quincy Jones (music), Bob Russell ? "For Love of Ivy" from For Love of Ivy Robert Sherman, Richard Sherman (music and lyrics) ? "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jule Styne (music,) Bob Merrill (lyrics) ? "Funny Girl" from From Girl James Van Heusen (music), Sammy Cahn (lyrics) ? "Star!" from Star 1969 Burt Bacharach (music), Hal David (lyrics) ? "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1970s 1970 Fred Karlin (music), James Griffin, Rob Royer (lyrics) ? "For All We Know" from Lovers and Other Strangers 1971 Isaac Hayes (music and lyrics) ? "Theme from Shaft" from Shaft 1972 Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha (music and lyrics) ? "The Morning After" from The Poseidon Adventure 1973 Marvin Hamlisch (music), Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman (lyrics) ? "The Way We Were" from The Way We Were 1974 Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha (music and lyrics) ? "We May Never Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno 1975 Keith Carradine (music and lyrics) ? "I'm Easy" from Nashville 1976 Barbra Streisand (music), Paul Williams (lyrics) ? "Evergreen" from A Star Is Born 1977 Joseph Brooks (music and lyrics) ? "You Light Up My Life" from You Light Up My Life 1978 Paul Jabara (music and lyrics) ? "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday 1979 David Shire (music), Norman Gimbel (lyrics) ? "It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma Rae 1980s 1980 Michael Gore (music), Dean Pitchford (lyrics) ? Fame 1981 Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross Carole Sager (music and lyrics) ? "Arthur's Theme" from Arthur Bill Conti (music), Mick Leeson (lyrics) ? "For Your Eyes Only" from For Your Eyes Only Randy Newman (music and lyrics) ? "One More Hour" from Ragtime Joe Raposo (music and lyrics) ? "The First Time It Happens" from The Great Muppet Caper Lionel Richie (music and lyrics) ? "Endless Love" from Endless Love 1982 Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie (music), Wilbur Jennings (lyrics) ? "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman 1983 Giorgio Moroder (music), Irene Cara, Keith Forsey (lyrics) ? "What a Feeling" from Flashdance 1984 Stevie Wonder (music and lyrics) ? "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red 1985 Lionel Ritchie (music and lyrics) ? "Say You, Say Me" from White Knights 1986 Giorgio Moroder (music), Tom Whitlock (lyrics) ? "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun 1987 1988 Carly Simon (music and lyrics) - "Let the River Run" from Working Girl 1989 1990s 1990 Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) - "Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from Dick Tracy 1991 Alan Menken (music, Howard Ashman (lyrics) - "Beauty And The Beast" from Beauty And The Beast 1992 Alan Menken (music), Tim Rice (lyrics) - "A Whole New World" from Aladdin 1993 Bruce Springsteen (music and lyrics) - "Streets Of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia 1994 Elton John (music), Tim Rice (lyrics) - "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" from The Lion King 1995 Alan Menken (music), Stephen Schwartz (lyrics) - "Colors Of The Wind" from Pocahontas 1996 Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Tim Rice (lyrics) - "You Must Love Me" from Evita 1997 James Horner (music), Will Jennings (lyrics)) - "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic 1998 Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) - "When You Believe" from The Prince Of Egypt 1999 Phil Collins (music and lyrics) - "You'll Be In My Heart" from Tarzan 2000s 2000 Bob Dylan (music and lyrics) - "Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys Bjork (music), Sjón Sigurdsson, Lars von Trier ? "I've seen It All" from Dancer in the Dark Jorge Callandelli, Tan Dun (music), James Schamus (lyrics) ? "A Love Before Time" from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Randy Newman (music and lyrics) ? "A Fool in Love" from Meet the Parents Sting (music and lyrics), David Hartley (music) ? "My Funny Friend and Me" from The Emperor's New Groove 2001 Randy Newman (music and lyrics) - "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan (music and lyrics) - "May It Be" from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Paul McCartney (music and lyrics) - "Vanilla Sky" from Vanilla Sky Sting (music and lyrics) - "Until" from Kate and Leopold Diane Warren (music and lyrics) - "There You'll Be" from Pearl Harbor 2002 Eminem (music/lyrics), Jeff Bass (music), Luis Resto (music) - "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile John Kander (music), Fred Ebb (lyrics) - "I Move On" from Chicago Elliot Goldenthal (music), Julie Taymor (lyrics) - "Burn It Blue" from Frida Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr - "The Hands That Built America" from Gangs of New York Paul Simon - "Father and Daughter" from The Wild Thornberrys Movie See also : Academy Awards