The Academy Award for Best Song is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers. The winners are chosen by the Academy membership as a whole. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... The Song of the Year is one of the two most prestigious awards in the Grammies, if not in all of the music industry. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. ...

Most awards won - (nominations)

• 4 : Sammy Cahn (26)
• 4 : Alan Menken (10)
• 4 : Johnny Mercer (18)
• 4 : James Van Heusen (14)
• 3 : Ray Evans (7)
• 3 : Jay Livingston (7)
• 3 : Tim Rice (5)
• 3 : Harry Warren (11)
• 3 : Paul Francis Webster (16)
• 2 : Howard Ashman (7)
• 2 : Burt Bacharach (5)
• 2 : Alan Bergman (15)
• 2 : Marilyn Bergman (15)
• 2 : Sammy Fain (10)
• 2 : Oscar Hammerstein II (5)
• 2 : Joel Hirschhorn (3)
• 2 : Will Jennings (3)
• 2 : Al Kasha (3)
• 2 : Jerome Kern (7)
• 2 : Henry Mancini (11)
• 2 : Giorgio Moroder (2)
• 2 : Stephen Schwartz (2)
• 2 : Ned Washington (11)

Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 - January 15, 1993) was a songwriter and musician, playing the piano and violin. ... Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American Broadway and film music composer. ... Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) is regarded as one of Americas greatest songwriters. ... James Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), often credited as Jimmy Van Heusen, was an American composer. ... Raymond Bernard Ray Evans (born February 14, 1915 in Salamanca, New York) was a partner in the composing and songwriter duo with Jay Livingston, best known for the songs they composed for films. ... Jay Livingston (March 28, 1915 - October 17, 2001) was a partner in the composing and songwriter duo with Ray Evans, best known for the songs they composed for films. ... Sir Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist for musical theatre, a radio presenter, television gameshow panelist and an author. ... Harry Warren (December 24, 1893 - September 22, 1981) was a music composer of many different styles. ... Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907-March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist. ... Howard Ashman (b. ... Burt Bacharach (born May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a Jewish-American pianist and composer. ... Alan Bergman (born 11 September 1925) is a prolific lyricist and songwriter, particularly of music for stage and film. ... Marilyn Bergman (née Keith, born 1929) is a composer, songwriter and author. ... Sammy Fain (Samuel Feinberg, June 17, 1902 - December 6, 1989) was an Jewish-American composer of popular music. ... For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was a New-York born writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. ... Joel Hirschhorn, (December 18, 1938 – September 18, 2005), was a Jewish-American songwriter. ... Will Jennings (born 1948 in Texas) is a prolific and highly successful American songwriter. ... Al Kasha (b 22 January 1937) is a Brooklyn–born multi-talented composer, songwriter and arranger, as well as businessman. ... Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American popular composer. ... Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was a noted American composer and arranger. ... Giorgio Moroder (born Giorgio Moroder on April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is a German-speaking Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on techno and electronic music in general. ... Stephen Schwartz Stephen Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... Ned Washington (15 August 1901 - 20 December 1976) was an American lyric writer. ...

1930s

• 1934 - "The Continental" from The Gay Divorcee
• 1935 - "Lullaby of Broadway" from Gold Diggers of 1935
• 1936 - "The Way You Look Tonight" from Swing Time
• 1937 - "Sweet Leilani" from Waikiki Wedding
• 1938 - "Thanks for the Memory" from The Big Broadcast of 1938
• 1939 - "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz

1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Continental is a popular song. ... The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 film that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lullaby of Broadway is a popular song. ... Gold Diggers of 1935 was a Hollywood movie musical released on March 15, 1935. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Way You Look Tonight featured in the film Swing Time, winning the Oscar for Best Song in 1936. ... This article is about the film. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Waikiki Wedding was a musical film made in 1936, starring Bing Crosby and directed by Frank Tuttle. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Thanks For the Memory was a song in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938. ... The Big Broadcast of 1938 was the last in a series of movies that were variety anthologies--vaudeville on film, in a sense. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Over the Rainbow, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, is one of the most famous songs of the late 1930s. ... The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ...

1940s

• 1940 - "When You Wish upon a Star" from Pinocchio
• 1941 - "The Last Time I Saw Paris" from Lady Be Good
• 1942 - "White Christmas from Holiday Inn
• 1943 - "You'll Never Know" from Hello, Frisco, Hello
• 1944 - "Swinging on a Star" from Going My Way
• 1945 - "It Might As Well Be Spring" from State Fair
• 1946 - "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" from The Harvey Girls
• 1947 - "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from Song of the South
• 1948 - "Buttons and Bows" from The Paleface
• 1949 - "Baby, It's Cold Outside" from Neptune's Daughter

1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... When You Wish upon a Star is a popular song. ... Pinocchio is the second animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... For the aircraft of this name, see Lady be Good (aircraft). ... This article is about the year. ... White Christmas is an Irving Berlin song whose lyrics reminisce about White Christmases. ... Holiday Inn is a 1942 film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, which featured the music of Irving Berlin. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Youll Never Know is a popular song. ... Hello, Frisco, Hello, a 1943 film starring Alice Faye and John Payne, is the story of vaudeville performers in San Francisco. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Although the song Swinging on a Star is often associated with Frank Sinatra, its start came with Bing Crosby. ... Going My Way is a 1944 film is a light-hearted comedy about a new young priest (Bing Crosby) taking over a parish from an established old veteran. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... It Might As Well Be Spring is a song featured in the 1945 film State Fair. ... A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. states population. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe is a popular song. ... The Harvey Girls is a 1942 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams about Fred Harveys famous Harvey Houses, which was subsequently made into a 1946 MGM musical. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah is a song from the Disney live action movie Song of the South, released in 1946. ... Song of the South is a feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions, released on November 12, 1946 by RKO Radio Pictures and based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Buttons and Bows is a popular song. ... The Paleface is a 1948 film. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Baby, Its Cold Outside is a popular song. ...

1950s

• 1950 - "Mona Lisa" from Captain Carey, U. S. A.
• 1951 - "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" from Here Comes the Groom
• 1952 - "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" from High Noon
• 1953 - "Secret Love" from Calamity Jane
• 1954 - "Three Coins in the Fountain" from Three Coins in the Fountain
• 1955 - "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" from Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
• 1956 - "Whatever Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" from The Man Who Knew Too Much
• 1957 - "All the Way" from The Joker is Wild
• 1958 - "Gigi" from Gigi
• 1959 - "High Hopes" from A Hole in the Head

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1960s

• 1960 - "Never on Sunday" from Pote tin Kyriaki
• 1961 - "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's
• 1962 - "Days of Wine and Roses" from Days of Wine and Roses
• 1963 - "Call Me Irresponsible" from Papa's Delicate Condition
• 1964 - "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from Mary Poppins
• 1965 - "The Shadow of Your Smile" from The Sandpiper
• 1966 - "Born Free" from Born Free
• 1967 - "Talk to the Animals" from Doctor Dolittle
• 1968 - "Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair
• 1969 - "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Never on Sunday (also known as Pote Tin Kyriaki (Ποτέ Την Κυριακή)) is a 1960 black-and-white film which tells the story of Ilya, a prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece, and Homer, an American tourist — a classical scholar enamored with all things Greek. ... Never on Sunday (also known as Pote Tin Kyriaki (Ποτέ Την Κυριακή)) is a 1960 black-and-white film which tells the story of Ilya, a prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece, and Homer, an American tourist — a classical scholar enamored with all things Greek. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Moon River is a song composed by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini in 1961. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Days of Wine and Roses is a popular song. ... Days of Wine and Roses is a 1962 film which tells the story of an alcoholic couple who try to overcome their addiction. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Chim Chim Cher-ee is the Oscar winning song from Mary Poppins, the 1964 musical motion picture. ... Mary Poppins is a 1964] feature film based on the Mary Poppins series of childrens books written by P. L. Travers and illustrated by Mary Shepard. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Sandpiper is a 1965 film starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, and directed by Vincente Minnelli. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Born Free is a book written by Joy Adamson in the 1960s about an orphaned Kenya. ... Born Free is a book written by Joy Adamson in the 1960s about an orphaned Kenya. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Doctor Dolittle is a 1967 musical film which tells the story of a veterinarian who can talk to animals. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1968 movie starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States in January, 1970. ... Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 Western film which tells the story of two lighthearted outlaws, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid who seem more inclined to trade quips than shots. ...

1970s

• 1970 - "For All We Know" from Lovers and Other Strangers
• 1971 - "Theme from Shaft" from Shaft
• 1972 - "The Morning After" from The Poseidon Adventure
• 1973 - "The Way We Were" from The Way We Were
• 1974 - "We May Never Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno
• 1975 - "I'm Easy" from Nashville
• 1976 - "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" from A Star Is Born
• 1977 - "You Light Up My Life" from You Light Up My Life
• 1978 - "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday
• 1979 - "It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma Rae

1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... For All We Know is a popular song. ... Lovers and Other Strangers is a 1970 film with Richard Castellano. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... DVD cover Shaft is a 1971 blaxploitation film which tells the story of a detective, John Shaft, who travels through Harlem and to the Italian mob in order to find the missing daughter of a black mobster. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Morning After was an Academy Award-winning song, first released in early 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 action/adventure/disaster film based on a novel by Paul Gallico. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Way We Were is a 1973 film which tells the story of a Jewish woman who marries a WASP following World War II, at the height of McCarthyism; their political differences eventually drive them apart. ... The Way We Were is a 1973 film which tells the story of a Jewish woman who marries a WASP following World War II, at the height of McCarthyism; their political differences eventually drive them apart. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Towering Inferno is a 1974 disaster movie adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Nashville is a 1975 film which mixes themes of U.S. presidential politics with those of the country music and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Evergreen (Love Theme from a Star is Born) is the well known theme song from the 1976 film A Star is Born. ... Video cover showing Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand The 1976 version, helmed by Frank Pierson and starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, updated the story by bringing it into the rock era. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... You Light Up My Life is a 1977 drama/romance motion picture directed and written by Joseph Brooks. ... You Light Up My Life is a 1977 drama/romance motion picture directed and written by Joseph Brooks. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Last Dance is a 1996 movie staring Sharon Stone. ... Thank God Its Friday is a 1978 film directed by Robert Klane. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Norma Rae is a 1979 film which tells the story of a woman from a small town in the Southern United States who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. ...

1980s

• 1980 - "Fame" from Fame
• 1981 - "Best That You Can Do" from Arthur
• 1982 - "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman
• 1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling" from Flashdance
• 1984 - "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red
• 1985 - "Say You, Say Me" from White Nights
• 1986 - "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun
• 1987 - "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing composed by Franke Previte
• 1988 - "Let the River Run" from Working Girl
• 1989 - "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid

1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Fame was a pop song, released in 1980 and made popular as the theme song to the Fame movie and TV series. ... Fame is a movie directed by Alan Parker which was released in 1980. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur is a 1981 film which tells the story of a drunken playboy millionaire called Arthur Bach who can only inherit if he marries. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Up Where We Belong is a song from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. ... An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 film which tells the story of a United States Navy aviation Officer Candidate who comes into conflict with the Gunnery Sergeant who trains him. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flashdance. ... Flashdance is a 1983 musical/romance film co-written by Tom Hedley (story/screenplay) and Joe Eszterhas, directed by Adrian Lyne, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... I Just Called to Say I Love You is a song written, produced and performed by Stevie Wonder, part of the the soundtrack to the 1984 film The Woman in Red. ... The Woman in Red is a 1984 romantic comedy starring and directed by Gene Wilder. ... This article is about the year. ... Say You, Say Me is a song recorded by Lionel Richie. ... White Nights is a 1985 movie starring Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Take My Breath Away is a song from the film Top Gun composed by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock and performed by the band Berlin. ... Top Gun is a 1986 American film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in association with Paramount Pictures. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (Ive Had) The Time of My Life is a song composed by Franke Previte and recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. ... Dirty Dancing is a 1987 musical and romance film directed by Emile Ardolino. ... Franke Previte is an Academy Award winning composer who was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Working Girl is an Academy Award winning 1988 American romantic dramedy film which tells the story of a Staten Island secretary, Tess McGill, working in Manhattan whose ideas are stolen by her boss, Katharine Parker. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Under the Sea is the Sixth volume of Disney Sing Along Songs with songs from the movie of 2 oscars The Little Mermaid The Songs include: Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid) By the Beautiful Sea (Disney Scenes) Never Smile at a Crocodile (Peter Pan) Thats what makes the... The Little Mermaid is the twenty-eighth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ...

1990s

• 1990 - "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from Dick Tracy
• 1991 - "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast
• 1992 - "A Whole New World" from Aladdin
• 1993 - "Streets of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia
• 1994 - "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King
• 1995 - "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas
• 1996 - "You Must Love Me" from Evita
• 1997 - "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic
• 1998 - "When You Believe" from The Prince of Egypt
• 1999 - "You'll Be in My Heart" from Tarzan

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2000s

• 2000 - "Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys

• 2001 - "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc. (first Oscar for Randy Newman after 16 nominations)

• 2002 - "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile (unusually, wasn't performed at the telecast - Eminem didn't attend the ceremony)

• 2003 - "Into the West" from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• 2004 - "Al Otro Lado del Río" from The Motorcycle Diaries (the first ever foreign language song to win, in a year where two such songs had nods: the other was Vois Sur Ton Chemin (Look To Your Path) from the French movie Les Choristes)

• 2005 - "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow

... This article is about the year 2000. ... Wonder Boys is a 2000 motion picture starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, and Robert Downey Jr. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... If I Didnt Have You is a song from the Pixar and Disney movie, Monsters Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born 28 November 1943) is an American songwriter, arranger, singer and pianist who is notable for his mordant pop songs and for his many film scores. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... For the sense of losing oneself, see Flow (psychology). ... 8 Mile stars Eminem (Marshall Mathers) as the young white rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972) is an American rapper. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Into the West is a song written by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox, performed by Annie Lennox during the closing credits of the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Al Otro Lado Del Río is a song from the 2004 Spanish film The Motorcycle Diaries, and was written and performed by Jorge Drexler. ... The Motorcycle Diaries (Spanish title: Diarios de motocicleta) is a biographical film about the young Ernesto Che Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado and their travels across South America in the 1950s. ... Movie poster for Les Choristes Les Choristes (Chorists) also called as The Chorus(US)/The Choir(UK) in English, is a 2004 film directed by Christophe Barratier. ... This is a complete list of nominees and winners of the 78th Academy Awards. ... Its Hard Out Here for a Pimp is a 2005 song written for the film Hustle & Flow by Memphis hip hop musicians DJ Paul Beauregarde and Jordan Juicy J Houston (both from rap group Three 6 Mafia), and Cedric Frayser Boy Coleman. ... Hustle & Flow is an Academy Award-winning film directed by Craig Brewer, and co-produced by John Singleton. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards given to achievements in film; the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was given the first time for the 2001 film year. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ... The Academy Award for Directing is an accolade given to the person that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels was best director of the past year. ... The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is one of the most prestigious awards for documentary films. ... This is a list of films that have received an Oscar and nomination for best documentary short subject. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film is a yearly US award for the best non-English film released in the period October - September in the country of origin. ... These are the Academy Award for Makeup winners and nominees: 1980s 1981 An American Werewolf in London Heartbeeps 1982 Quest for Fire Gandhi 1983 none given 1984 Amadeus 2010: The Year We Make Contact Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle 1985 Mask The Color Purple 1986 The... From Rule Sixteen of the Special Rules for The Music Awards Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... This class was known as Short Subjects, cartoons from 1932 until 1970, and as Short Subjects, animated films from 1971 to 1973. ... This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. ... The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film. ... The Academy Award of Merit for Best Sound Editing is an Academy Award granted yearly to a film exhibiting the finest or most aesthetic sound editing or sound design. ... The Academy Award for Visual Effects is an Oscar given to one film each year that shows highest achievement in visual effects. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... In the first year only of this award it was not made in respect of any specific movie. ... The Academy Awards for Best Dance Direction (1935-1937 only) 1935 Dave Gould - Broadway Melody of 1936 (Ive Got a Feeling Youre Fooling) and Folies Bergere (Straw Hat) Busby Berkeley - Gold Diggers of 1935 (Lullaby of Broadway) and (Words Are in My Heart) Bobby Connolly - Broadway Hostess (Playboy... The Academy Award for Engineering Effects was just a little ahead of its time. ... This is a list of short films that have received an Oscar for best color. ... This is a list of short films that have received an Oscar or a nomination for best live action. ... The Academy Award for Short Film _ Novelty was awarded from 1932 to 1935. ... The Academy Award for Best Story was the Academy Award that was the predecessor to the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay which was introduced in 1940. ... Best Title Writing: The Academy Awards were established at the tail end of the Silent Era of Motion Pictures. ... The Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production has also been known as Best Artistic Quality of Production. It was only awarded during the first year of the Oscars, and may be considered as a redundant variation of Best Picture. ... The Academy Honorary Award is given irregularly by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to celebrate motion picture achievements that are not covered by existing Academy Awards. ... The Special Achievement Award is an Academy Award given for an achievement which makes an exceptional contribution to the motion picture for which it was created, but for which there is no annual award category. ... Since 1931, an Academy Award for Scientific or Technical work in motion pictures has been given in three categories: Scientific or Technical Merit - a statuette Scientific and Engineering Achievement - a plaque Technical Achievement - a citation Categories: Academy Awards ... The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is awarded periodically (although not every year) at the Academy Awards ceremonies to Creative producers, whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production. ... The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is awarded periodically (although not every year) at the Academy Award ceremonies for outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes. ... The Gordon E. Sawyer Award is an accolade given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry. ... This award is officially called the Honorary Juvenile Award. ...