Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
The 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. The award is presented to the songwriters of a song written specifically for a motion picture. The performers of the song are not credited, unless they also have a writing or co-writing credit.
Winners and nominees
1960s
1961: "Town Without Pity" Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Dimitri Tiomkin – Town Without Pity1964: "Circus World" Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Dimitri Tiomkin – Circus World
- "Dear Heart" – Dear Heart
- "From Russia with Love" – From Russia with Love
- "Sunday in New York" – Sunday in New York
- "Where Love Has Gone" – Where Love Has Gone
- "Ballad of Cat Ballou" – Cat Ballou
- "The Sweetheart Tree" – The Great Race
- "The Shadow of Your Smile" – The Sandpiper
- "That Funny Feeling" – That Funny Feeling
- "Alfie" – Alfie
- "Born Free" – Born Free
- "Georgy Girl" – Georgy Girl
- "A Man and a Woman" – A Man and a Woman
- "Talk to the Animals" by Sammy Davis, Jr. – Doctor Dolittle
- "Circles in the Water " – Live for Life
- "Please Don't Gamble with Love" – Ski Fever
- "Thoroughly Modern Millie" – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell" – Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
- "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- "Funny Girl" by Barbra Streisand – Funny Girl
- "Star" – Star!
- "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" by B.J. Thomas – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- "The Time for Love Is Anytime" – 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
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "Bugsy Malone" – 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
- "Down Deep Inside " by Donna Summer – The Deep
- "New York, New York" by Liza Minnelli – 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
- "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
- "Through the Eyes of Love" – Ice Castles
- "The Main Event" – The Main Event
- "Rainbow Connection" – The Muppet Movie
- "Better Than Ever" – Starting Over
1980s
- "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 – 9 to 5
- "It's Wrong for Me to Love You" by Pia Zadora – Butterfly
- "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
- "Cat People " by David Bowie – Cat People
- "Making Love" – Making Love
- "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor – Rocky III
- "If We Were In Love" – Yes, Giorgio
- "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
- "Against All Odds " 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
- "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
- "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" by Michael McDonald – Running Scared
- "Life in a Looking Glass" by Tony Bennett – That's Life!
- "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" by Kenny Rogers – Tough Guys
- "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
- "When a Woman Loves a Man" – Bull Durham
- "Kokomo" by The Beach Boys – Cocktail
- "Why Should I Worry?" by Billy Joel – Oliver & Company
- "Twins" by Little Richard & Philip Bailey – Twins
- "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" by Randy Newman – Parenthood
- "The Girl Who Used to Be Me" – Shirley Valentine
1990s
- "Sooner or Later" performed by Madonna – Dick Tracy
- "What Can You Lose?" performed by Madonna and Mandy Patinkin – Dick Tracy
- "Promise Me You'll Remember" performed by Harry Connick, Jr. – The Godfather Part III
- "I'm Checkin' Out" performed by Meryl Streep and Blue Rodeo – Postcards from the Edge
- "Dreams to Dream" performed by Linda Ronstadt '
- "Be Our Guest" performed by Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach – Beauty and the Beast
- " I Do It for You" performed by Bryan Adams –
- "Tears in Heaven" performed by Eric Clapton – Rush
- "Friend Like Me" performed by Robin Williams – Aladdin
- "Prince Ali" performed by Robin Williams – Aladdin
- "This Used to Be My Playground" performed by Madonna – A League of Their Own
- "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" performed by Antonio Banderas The Mambo Kings
- "The Day I Fall in Love" performed by Dolly Parton and James Ingram - Beethoven's 2nd
- "Stay " performed by U2 – Faraway, So Close
- "You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart" performed by Sinead O'Connor – In the Name of the Father
- "Again" performed by Janet Jackson – Poetic Justice
- "The Color of the Night" performed by Lauren Christy – Color of Night
- "Look What Love Has Done" performed by Patty Smyth – Junior
- "Circle of Life" performed by Carmen Twillie and Lebo M. –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
- "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" performed by U2 – Batman Forever
- "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" performed by Bryan Adams – Don Juan DeMarco
- "Moonlight" performed by Sting – Sabrina
- "You've Got a Friend in Me" performed by Randy Newman – Toy Story
- "I Finally Found Someone" by Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand – The Mirror Has Two Faces
- "For the First Time" performed by Kenny Loggins – One Fine Day
- "That Thing You Do" performed by The Wonders – That Thing You Do!
- "Because You Loved Me" performed by Céline Dion – Up Close And Personal
- "Journey to the Past" performed by Aaliyah – Anastasia
- "Once Upon a December" performed by Deana Carter – Anastasia
- "Go the Distance" performed by Roger Bart – Hercules
- "Tomorrow Never Dies" performed by Sheryl Crow – Tomorrow Never Dies
- "Uninvited" performed by Alanis Morissette – City of Angels
- "The Mighty" performed by Sting – The Mighty
- "Reflection" Music and Lyrics by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, performed by Christina Aguilera – Mulan
- "When You Believe" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, performed by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston – The Prince of Egypt
- "The Flame Still Burns" performed by Chris Difford, Marti Frederiksen and Mick Jones – Still Crazy
- "Beautiful Stranger" performed by Madonna –
2000s
- "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
- "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 –
- "Vanilla Sky" by Paul McCartney – Vanilla Sky
- "Lose Yourself" by Eminem – 8 Mile
- "Die Another Day" by Madonna – Die Another Day
- "Here I Am" by Bryan Adams – '
- "Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon – The Wild Thornberrys Movie
- "Man of the Hour" by Pearl Jam – Big Fish
- "You Will Be My Ain 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
- "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
- "Christmas in Love" by Renee Olstead – Christmas in Love
- "Wunderkind" performed by Alanis Morissette –
- "Never Gonna Break My Faith" by Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige – Bobby
- "Listen" by Beyoncé – Dreamgirls
- "Try Not to Remember" by Sheryl Crow – Home of the Brave
- "A Father's Way" by Seal – The Pursuit of Happyness
- "That's How You Know" by Amy Adams – Enchanted
- "Grace Is Gone" by Jamie Cullum – Grace Is Gone
- "Despedida" by Shakira – Love in the Time of Cholera
- "Walk Hard" by John C. Reilly – '
- "I Thought I Lost You" by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele, performed by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta – Bolt
- "Once in a Lifetime" Music & Lyrics by Scott Cutler, Henry Krieger, Anne Preven and Beyoncé – Cadillac Records
- "Gran Torino" by Jamie Cullum – Gran Torino
- "Down to Earth" by Peter Gabriel – WALL-E
- "Cinema Italiano" by Kate Hudson –
2010s
2010: "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" Music & Lyrics by Diane Warren, performed by Cher – Burlesque- "Bound to You" Music & Lyrics by Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler, and Samuel Dixon, performed by Christina Aguilera – Burlesque
- "Coming Home" by Gwyneth Paltrow – Country Strong
- "I See the Light" by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi – Tangled
- "There's a Place for Us" by Carrie Underwood – '
- "Hello, Hello" by Elton John & Lady Gaga – Gnomeo and Juliet
- "The Keeper" by Chris Cornell – Machine Gun Preacher
- "Lay Your Head Down" by Sinéad O'Connor – Albert Nobbs
- "The Living Proof" by Mary J. Blige – The Help
- "For You" by Keith Urban and Monty Powell – Act of Valor
- "Not Running Anymore" by Jon Bon Jovi – Stand Up Guys
- "Safe & Sound" by Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars – The Hunger Games
- "Suddenly" by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer – Les Misérables
- "Atlas" by Coldplay, Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin –
- "Big Eyes" Music & Lyrics by Lana Del Rey – Big Eyes
- "Mercy Is" Music & Lyrics by Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye – Noah
- "Opportunity" Music & Lyrics by Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck – Annie
- "Yellow Flicker Beat" Music & Lyrics by Lorde, Joel Little – '
- "Love Me like You Do" – Fifty Shades of Grey
- "One Kind of Love" – Love & Mercy
- "See You Again" – Furious 7
- "Simple Song #3" – Youth
- "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Trolls
- "Faith" – Sing
- "Gold" – Gold
- "How Far I'll Go" Music & Lyrics by: Lin-Manuel Miranda – Moana
- "Home" Music by: Nick Jonas, Nick Monson & Justin Tranter, Lyrics by: Jonas & Tranter – Ferdinand
- "Mighty River" Music by: Raphael Saadiq, Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Saadiq, & Taura Stinson – Mudbound
- "Remember Me" Music & Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez – Coco
- "The Star" Music & Lyrics by: Mariah Carey & Marc Shaiman – The Star
- "All the Stars" Music & Lyrics by: Top Dawg, Kendrick Lamar, Al Shux, Sounwave & SZA – Black Panther
- "Girl in the Movies" Music & Lyrics by: Dolly Parton & Linda Perry – Dumplin
- "Beautiful Ghosts" Music & Lyrics by: Taylor Swift & Andrew Lloyd Webber – Cats
- "Into the Unknown" Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez – Frozen II
- "Spirit" Music & Lyrics by: Beyoncé, Ilya & Labrinth – The Lion King
- "Stand Up" Music & Lyrics by: Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo – Harriet