Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song was awarded for the first time in 1962 and has been awarded annually since 1965 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Winners and nominees

1960s

1961: "Town Without Pity" Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Dimitri Tiomkin from Town Without Pity

1964: "Circus World" Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Dimitri Tiomkin from Circus World

1965: "Forget Domani" – The Yellow Rolls-Royce

• "Ballad of Cat Ballou" – Cat Ballou
• "The Great Race" – The Sweetheart Tree
• "The Shadow of Your Smile" – The Sandpiper
• "That Funny Feeling" – That Funny Feeling

1966: "Strangers in the Night" – A Man Could Get Killed

• "Alfie" – Alfie
• "Born Free" – Born Free
• "Georgy Girl" – Georgy Girl
• "A Man and a Woman" – A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme)

1967: "If Ever I Should Leave You" – Camelot

• "Talk to the Animals" by Sammy Davis, Jr. – Doctor Dolittle +
• "Circles in the Water (Des ronds dans l'eau)" – Live for Life (Vivre pour vivre)
• "Please Don't Gamble with Love" – Ski Fever
• "Thoroughly Modern Millie" – Thoroughly Modern Millie

1968: "The Windmills of Your Mind" by Jose Feliciano – The Thomas Crown Affair +

• "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell" – Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
• "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• "Funny Girl (song)" by Barbra Streisand – Funny Girl
• "Star" – Star!

1969: "Jean" – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

• "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" by B.J. Thomas – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid +
• "The Time for Love Is Any Time" – Cactus Flower
• "Goodbye, Columbus" – Goodbye, Columbus
• "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" – The Happy Ending
• "Stay" – The Secret of Santa Vittoria
• "True Grit" – True Grit

1970s

1970: "Whistling Away the Dark" – Darling Lili

• "Ballad of Little Fauss and Big Halsey" – Little Fauss and Big Halsy
• "Till Love Touches Your Life" – Madron
• "Pieces of Dreams" – Pieces of Dreams
• "Thank You Very Much" – Scrooge

1971: "Life Is What You Make It"&ndash Kotch

• "Rain Falls Anywhere It Wants To" – The African Elephant
• "Something More" – Honky
• "Theme from Shaft"; by Isaac Hayes – Shaft
• "Long Ago Tomorrow" – The Raging Moon

1972: "Ben" by Michael Jackson – Ben

• "Carry Me" – Butterflies Are Free
• "Mein Herr" by Liza Minnelli – Cabaret
• "Money, Money" by Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli – Cabaret
• "Dueling Banjos" – Deliverance
• "Marmalade, Molasses and Honey" – The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
• "Take Me Home" – Molly and Lawless John
• "The Morning After" by Maureen McGovern – The Poseidon Adventure +

1973: "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were +

• "Breezy's Song" – Breezy
• "Lonely Looking Sky" – Jonathan Livingston Seagull
• "Rosa Rosa" – Kazablan
• "Send a Little Love My Way" – Oklahoma Crude
• "All That Love Went to Waste" – A Touch of Class

1974: "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer – Benji (not an Oscar nominee)

• "On and On" – Claudine
• "Sail the Summer Winds" – The Dove
• "I Never Met a Rose" – The Little Prince
• "We May Never Love Like This Again" by Maureen McGovern – The Towering Inferno +

1975: "I'm Easy" by Keith Carradine – Nashville +

• "How Lucky Can You Get" – Funny Lady
• "My Little Friend" – Paper Tiger
• "Now That We're in Love" – Whiffs
• "Richard's Window" – The Other Side of the Mountain

1976: "Evergreen" by Barbara Streisand – A Star Is Born +

• "Bugsy Malond" – Bugsy Malone
• "Car Wash" by Rose Royce – Car Wash
• "I'd Like to Be You for a Day" – Freaky Friday
• "Hello and Goodbye" – From Noon Till Three
• "So Sad the Song" – Pipe Dreams

1977: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone – You Light Up My Life +

• "Down Deep Inside" – The Deep
• "New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra – New York, New York
• "How Deep Is Your Love?" by The Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever
• "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon – The Spy Who Loved Me

1978: "Last Dance" by Donna Summer – Thank God It's Friday +

• "Ready to Take a Chance Again" by Barry Manilow – Foul Play
• "Grease" by Frankie Valli – Grease
• "You're the One That I Want" by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta – Grease
• "The Last Time I Felt Like This" – Same Time, Next Year

1979: "The Rose" by Bette Midler - The Rose (not an Oscar nominee)

• "Through the Eyes of Love" – Ice Castles
• "The Main Event" – The Main Event
• "Rainbow Connection" – The Muppet Movie
• "Better Than Ever" – Starting Over

1980s

1980: "Fame" by Irene Cara – Fame +

• "Call Me" by Blondie – American Gigolo
• "Yesterday's Dreams" – Falling in Love Again
• "Love on the Rocks" by Neil Diamond – The Jazz Singer
• "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton – Nine to Five

1981: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross – Arthur +

• "It's Wrong For Me To Love You" by Pia Zadora – Butterfly (Also Razzie nominated)
• "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross – Endless Love
• "For Your Eyes Only" by Sheena Easton – For Your Eyes Only
• "One More Hour" – Ragtime

1982: "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes – An Officer and a Gentleman +

• "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" by David Bowie – Cat People
• "Making Love" – Making Love
• "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor – Rocky III
• "If We Were In Love" – Yes, Giorgio

1983: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara – Flashdance +

• "Two Hearts" by Phil Collins – Buster
• "Maniac" by Michael Sembello – Flashdance
• "Far from Over" by Frank Stallone – Staying Alive
• "Over You" – Tender Mercies
• "The Way He Makes Me Feel" by Barbra Streisand – Yentl

1984: "I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder – The Woman in Red +

• "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Phil Collins – Against All Odds
• "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins – Footloose
• "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. – Ghostbusters
• "No More Lonely Nights" by Paul McCartney – Give My Regards to Broad Street
• "When Doves Cry" by Prince – Purple Rain

1985: "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie – White Nights +

• "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News – Back to the Future
• "Rhythm of the Night" by DeBarge – The Last Dragon
• "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner – Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
• "A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran – A View to a Kill

1986: "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin – Top Gun +

• "Somewhere Out There" by James Ingram and Linda Ronstadt – An American Tail
• "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera – The Karate Kid: Part II
• "Sweet Freedom" – Running Scared
• "Life in a Looking Glass" by Tony Bennett – That's Life! (Also Razzie nominated)
• "They Don't Make Them Like They Used to" by Kenny Rogers – Tough Guys

1987: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes – Dirty Dancing +

• "Shakedown" by Bob Seger – Beverly Hills Cop II
• "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship – Mannequin
• "The Secret of My Success" by Night Ranger – The Secret of My Succe$s
• "Who's That Girl" by Madonna – Who's That Girl

1988: "Let the River Run" by Carly Simon – Working Girl +

• "Two Hearts" – Buster
• "When a Woman Loves a Man" – Bull Durham
• "Kokomo" by The Beach Boys – Cocktail
• "Why Should I Worry?" – Oliver & Company
• "Twins" – Twins

1989: "Under the Sea" by Samuel E. Wright – The Little Mermaid +

• "After All" by Cher and Peter Cetera – Chances Are
• "Kiss the Girl" by Samuel E. Wright – The Little Mermaid
• "I Love to See You Smile" – Parenthood
• "The Girl Who Used to Be Me" – Shirley Valentine

1990s

1990: "Blaze of Glory" by Jon Bon Jovi – Young Guns II

• "Sooner or Later" by Madonna – Dick Tracy †
• "What Can You Lose?" by Madonna and Mandy Patinkin – Dick Tracy
• "Promise Me You'll Remember" by Harry Connick, Jr. – The Godfather: Part III
• "I'm Checkin' Out" by Meryl Streep and Blue Rodeo – Postcards from the Edge

1991: "Beauty and the Beast" by Peabo Bryson and Céline Dion – Beauty and the Beast †

• "Dreams to Dream" – An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
• "Be Our Guest" by Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach – Beauty and the Beast
• "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams – Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
• "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton – Rush

1992: "A Whole New World" by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - Aladdin †

• "Friend Like Me" by Robin Williams - Aladdin
• "Prince Ali" by Robin Williams - Aladdin
• "This Used to Be My Playground" by Madonna – A League of Their Own
• "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" – The Mambo Kings

1993: "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen – Philadelphia †

• "The Day I Fall in Love" – Beethoven's 2nd
• "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" by U2 – Faraway, So Close (In weiter Ferne, so nah!)
• "Thief of Your Heart" – In the Name of the Father
• "Again" by Janet Jackson – Poetic Justice

1994: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" by Elton John – The Lion King †

• "The Color of the Night" by Lauren Christy – Color of Night (Also Razzie nominated)
• "Look What Love Has Done" performed by Patty Smyth – Junior
• "Circle of Life" performed by Elton John –The Lion King
• "Far Longer than Forever" performed by Regina Belle and Jeffrey Osborne – The Swan Princess
• "I'll Remember" performed by Madonna – With Honors

1995: "Colors of the Wind" by Vanessa Williams – Pocahontas †

• "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 – Batman Forever (Also Razzie nominated)
• "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" by Bryan Adams – Don Juan DeMarco
• "Moonlight" – Sabrina
• "You've Got a Friend in Me" – Toy Story

1996: "You Must Love Me" by Madonna – Evita †

• "I Finally Found Someone" by Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand – The Mirror Has Two Faces
• "For the First Time" – One Fine Day
• "That Thing You Do!" by The Wonders – That Thing You Do!
• "Because You Loved Me" by Céline Dion – Up Close And Personal

1997: "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion – Titanic †

• "Journey to the Past" by Aaliyah – Anastasia
• "Once Upon a December" by Deana Carter – Anastasia
• "Go the Distance" by Roger Bart – Hercules
• "Tomorrow Never Dies" by Sheryl Crow – Tomorrow Never Dies

1998: "The Prayer" by Céline Dion and Andrea Bocelli – Quest for Camelot

• "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette – City of Angels
• "The Mighty" – The Mighty
• "Reflection" by Christina Aguilera – Mulan
• "When You Believe" by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston – The Prince of Egypt †
• "The Flame Still Burns" by Chris Difford, Marti Frederiksen and Mick Jones – Still Crazy

1999: "You'll Be in My Heart" by Phil Collins – Tarzan †

• "Beautiful Stranger" by Madonna – Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• "How Can I Not Love You" by Joy Enriquez – Anna and the King
• "Save Me" by Aimee Mann – Magnolia
• "When She Loved Me" by Sarah McLachlan – Toy Story 2

2000s

2000: "Things Have Changed" by Bob Dylan – Wonder Boys †

• "I've Seen It All" by Björk – Dancer in the Dark
• "My Funny Friend and Me" by Sting – The Emperor's New Groove
• "When You Come Back to Me Again" by Garth Brooks – Frequency
• "One in a Million" by Bosson – Miss Congeniality

2001: "Until..." by Sting – Kate & Leopold''

• "Come What May" by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor – Moulin Rouge!
• "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill – Pearl Harbor
• "May It Be" by Enya – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• "Vanilla Sky" by Paul McCartney – Vanilla Sky

2002: "The Hands That Built America" by U2 – Gangs of New York

• "Lose Yourself" by Eminem – 8 Mile †
• "Die Another Day" by Madonna – Die Another Day (Also Razzie nominated)
• "Here I Am" by Bryan Adams – Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
• "Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon – The Wild Thornberrys Movie

2003: "Into the West" by Annie Lennox – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King †

• "Man of the Hour" by Pearl Jam – Big Fish
• "You Will Be My Own True Love" by Alison Krauss and Sting – Cold Mountain
• "Time Enough for Tears" by Andrea Corr – In America
• "The Heart of Every Girl" by Elton John – Mona Lisa Smile

2004: "Old Habits Die Hard" by Mick Jagger – Alfie (not an Oscar nominee)

• "Million Voices" by Wyclef Jean – Hotel Rwanda
• "Learn to Be Lonely" by Minnie Driver – The Phantom of the Opera
• "Believe" by Josh Groban – The Polar Express
• "Accidentally in Love" by Counting Crows – Shrek 2

2005: "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" by Emmylou Harris – Brokeback Mountain (not an Oscar nominee)

• "Christmas in Love" – Christmas in Love
• "Wunderkind" performed by Alanis Morrisette – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" – The Producers
• "Travelin' Thru" by Dolly Parton – Transamerica

2006: "Song of the Heart" by Prince – Happy Feet (not an Oscar nominee)

• "Never Gonna Break My Faith" by Bryan Adams – Bobby
• "Listen" by Beyoncé Knowles – Dreamgirls
• "Try Not to Remember" by Sheryl Crow – Home of the Brave
• "A Father's Way" by Seal – The Pursuit of Happyness

2007: "Guaranteed" by Eddie Vedder – Into the Wild (not an Oscar nominee)

• "That's How You Know" by Amy Adams – Enchanted
• "Grace Is Gone" by Jamie Cullum – Grace Is Gone
• "Farewell (Despedida)" by Shakira – Love in the Time of Cholera
• "Walk Hard" by John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

2008: "The Wrestler" by Bruce Springsteen – The Wrestler (not an Oscar nominee)

• "I Thought I Lost You" by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta – Bolt
• "Once in a Lifetime" by Beyoncé Knowles – Cadillac Records
• "Gran Torino" by Jamie Cullum – Gran Torino
• "Down to Earth" by Peter Gabriel – WALL-E