World Soundtrack Award For Best Original Song Written Directly For A Film

It has been given out each year since the Awards' debut in 2001.

"†" means that the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

• 2001: Moulin Rouge!, for the song "Come What May" – David Baerwald
  • Artificial Intelligence: A.I., for the song "For Always" – John Williams & Cynthia Weil
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire, for the song "Where the Dream Takes You" – Dianne Warren & James Newton Howard
  • Azzurro, for the song "Quante Cose Chiare" – Louis Crelier & Lucia Albertoni
  • Felicidades, for the song "Soy un Angelito" – Daniel Tarrab & Andrés Goldstein
• 2002: Monsters, Inc., for the song "If I Didn't Have You" – Randy Newman, Billy Crystal & John Goodman †
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, for the song "The Dream Within" – Elliot Goldenthal, Dick Rudolph & Lara Fabian
  • Kate & Leopold, for the song "Until" – Sting
  • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, for the song "This is Where I Belong" – Hans Zimmer, Bryan Adams & R.J. Lange
  • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, for the song "Here I Am" – Hans Zimmer, Bryan Adams & Gretchen Peters
• 2003: Gangs of New York, for the song "The Hands That Built America" – Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono & Larry Mullen, Jr.
  • 8 Mile, for the song "Lose Yourself" – Jeff Bass, Luis Resto & Eminem †
  • Frida, for the song "Burn It Blue" – Elliot Goldenthal, Julie Taymor, Caetano Veloso & Lila Downs
  • The Jungle Book 2, for the song "Jungle Rhythm" – Paul Grabowsky, Lorraine Feather, Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman & Connor Funk
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, for the song "Gollum's Song" – Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Janet Roddick, David Donaldson, Steve Roche, David Long & Emiliana Torrini
  • The Quiet American, for the song "Nothing In This World" – Craig Armstrong & Hong Nhung^{[citation needed]}
• 2004: Cold Mountain, for the song "You Will Be My Ain True Love" – Sting & Alison Krauss
  • Big Fish, for the song "Man of the Hour" – Eddie Vedder & Pearl Jam
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, for the song "Into the West" – Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh †
  • Shrek 2, for the song "Accidentally in Love" – Adam Duritz, Dan Vickrey, David Immerglück, David Bryson, Matthew Malley & Counting Crows
  • Troy, for the song "Remember Me" – James Horner, Cynthia Weil, Josh Groban & Tanja Tzarovska
• 2005: Alfie, for the song "Old Habits Die Hard" – David A. Stewart & Mick Jagger
  • Diarios de motocicleta, for the song "Al otro lado del río" – Jorge Drexler †
  • Hotel Rwanda, for the song "Million Voices" – Wyclef Jean, Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis & Andrea Guerra
  • The Phantom of the Opera, for the song "Learn to Be Lonely" – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart & Minnie Driver
  • The Polar Express, for the song "Believe" – Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard & Josh Groban
• 2006: Cars, for the song "Our Town" – Randy Newman & James Taylor
  • Brokeback Mountain, for the song "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" – Gustavo Santaolalla, Bernie Taupin & Emmylou Harris
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, for the song "Can't Take It In" – Harry Gregson-Williams & Imogen Heap
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, for the song "Magic Works" – Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Steve Mackey, Steve Claydon, Jason Buckle & Patrick Doyle
  • Tsotsi, for the song "Mdlwembe" – Kabelo 'Kaybee' Ikaneng & Zola
• 2007: Casino Royale, for the song "You Know My Name" – Chris Cornell & David Arnold
  • An Inconvenient Truth, for the song "I Need to Wake Up" – Melissa Etheridge †
  • Miss Potter, for the song "When You Taught Me How To Dance" – Mike Batt, Nigel Westlake, Richard Maltby Jr. & Katie Melua
  • Once, for the song "Falling Slowly" – Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová †
  • Ratatouille, for the song "Le Festin" – Michael Giacchino & Camille
• 2008:WALL-E, for the song "Down to Earth" – Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman
  • American Gangster, for the song "Do You Feel Me" – Diane Warren & Anthony Hamilton
  • Beowulf, for the song "A Hero Comes Home" – Glen Ballard, Alan Silvestri, Robin Wright Penn & Idina Menzel
  • Into the Wild, for the song "Guaranteed" – Eddie Vedder
  • Love in the Time of Cholera, for the song "Despedida" – Antonio Pinto & Shakira
• 2009: Slumdog Millionaire, for the song "Jai Ho" – A. R. Rahman, Gulzar & Tanvi Shah †
  • Gran Torino, for the song "Gran Torino" – Jamie Cullum, Clint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood & Michael Stevens
  • Je l'aimais, for the song "Run & Hide" – Anna Chalon
  • Slumdog Millionaire, for the song "O... Saya" – A. R. Rahman & Mathangi Arulpragasam
  • The Wrestler, for the song "The Wrestler" – Bruce Springsteen
• 2010: Crazy Heart, for the song "The Weary Kind" – Ryan Bingham & T-Bone Burnett †
  • The Princess and the Frog, for the song "Almost There" – Randy Newman
  • Avatar, for the song "I See You" – James Horner, Simon Franglen & Kuk Harrell
  • Everybody's Fine, for the song "(I Want to) Come Home" – Paul McCartney
  • How to Train Your Dragon, for the song "Sticks & Stones" – Jon Birgisson
• 2011: Toy Story 3, for the song "We Belong Together" - Randy Newman †
  • Country Strong, for the song "Coming Home" - Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges, Bob DiPiero and Gwyneth Paltrow
  • 127 Hours, for the song "If I Rise" - Rollo Armstrong, Dido and A. R. Rahman
  • Tangled, for the song "I See the Light" - Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi
  • Burlesque, for the song "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - Diane Warren and Cher
• 2012: Albert Nobbs, for the song "Lay Your Head Down" - Brian Byrne and Glenn Close
  • The Help, for the song "The Living Proof" - Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas
  • The Muppets, for the song "Man or Muppet" - Bret McKenzie †
  • Snow White and the Huntsman, for the song "Breath of Life" - Florence Welch and Isabella Summers
  • W.E., for the song "Masterpiece" - Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry
• 2013: Skyfall, for the song "Skyfall" - Adele and Paul Epworth †
  • Beasts of the Southern Wild, for the song "The Bathtub" - Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin
  • The Great Gatsby, for the song "Young and Beautiful" - Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels
  • Life of Pi, for the song "Pi's Lullaby" - Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri
  • Oblivion, for the song "Oblivion" - Anthony Gonzalez and Susanne Sundfør
• 2014: Despicable Me 2, for the song "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
  • All Is Lost, for the song "Amen" - Alex Ebert
  • Frozen, for the song "Let It Go" - Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez †
  • Her, for the song "The Moon Song" - Karen O and Spike Jonze
  • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, for the song "Ordinary Love" - Bono
• 2015: The Book of Life, for the song "The Apology Song" - Gustavo Santaolalla and Paul Williams
  • Beyond the Lights, for the song "Grateful" - Diane Warren
  • The Divergent Series: Insurgent, for the song "Carry Me Home" - Joseph Trapanese and Christopher Taylor
  • Lost River, for the song "Tell Me" - Johnny Jewel
  • Selma, for the song "Glory" - John Legend, Common and Rhymefest †
• 2016: Anomalisa, for the song "None of Them Are You" - Carter Burwell and Charlie Kaufman
  • Jenny's Wedding, for the song "True Love Avenue" - Brian Byrne and Kasey Jones
  • Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, for the song "Hypnosis" - Damien Rice
  • The Peanuts Movie, for the song "Better When I'm Dancin'" - Meghan Trainor and Thaddeus Dixon
  • Spectre, for the song "Writing's on the Wall" - Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes †
• 2017: La La Land, for the song "City of Stars" - Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul †
  • Hidden Figures, for the song "Runnin’" - Pharrell Williams
  • Lion, for the song "Never Give Up" - Sia Furler and Greg Kurstin
  • Moana, for the song "How Far I'll Go" - Lin-Manuel Miranda
  • Trolls, for the song "Can't Stop the Feeling!" - Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Shellback
• 2018: Black Panther, for the song "Black Panther" - Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer and Matt Schaeffer
  • Murder on the Orient Express, for the song "Never Forget" - Patrick Doyle and Kenneth Branagh
  • Coco, for the song "Remember Me" - Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez †
  • Marshall, for the song "Stand Up for Something" - Diane Warren and Common
  • The Greatest Showman, for the song "This Is Me" - Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
• 2019: A Star is Born, for the song "Shallow" - Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, Mark Ronson, Bradley Cooper †
  • A Private War, for the song "Requiem for a Private War" - Annie Lennox
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, for the song "Sunflower" - Swae Lee (as Khalif Brown), Louis Bell, Post Malone (as Austin Post), Billy Walsh (as William Walsh), Carter Lang, Carl Rosen
  • Mary Poppins Returns, for the song "The Place Where Lost Things Go" - Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Emily Blunt
  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, for the song "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" - David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, Willie Watson, Tim Blake Nelson
• 2020: Harriet, for the song "Stand Up" - Joshuah Brian Campbell, Cynthia Erivo
  • Toy Story 4, for the song "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" - Randy Newman
  • Rocketman, for the song "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" - Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Taron Egerton †
  • Frozen II, for the song "Into the Unknown" - Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Idina Menzel, Aurora
  • Bombshell, for the song "One Little Soldier" - Regina Spektor
• 2021: Cruella, for the song "Call Me Cruella" from Disney's Cruella (by Nicholas Britell, Florence Welch, Steph Jones, Jordan Powers & Taura Stinson)
  • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, for the song "Husavik" - Savan Kotecha, Rickard Göransson and Max Grahn
  • Judas and the Black Messiah, for the song "Fight for You" – H.E.R., D'Mile, and Tiara Thomas †
  • Minari for "Rain Song" – Emile Mosseri
  • Mulan, for the song "Loyal Brave True" – Harry Gregson-Williams, Jamie Hartman, Rosi Golan and Billy Grabtree
  • The Trial of the Chicago 7, for the song "Hear My Voice" – Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
• 2022: No Time to Die, for the song "No Time to Die" - Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell †
  • Don't Look Up, for the song "Just Look Up" – Nicholas Brittell, Kid Cudi, Ariana Grande and Taura Stinson
  • Encanto, for the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" – Lin-Manuel Miranda
  • The Green Knight, for the song "Blome Swete Lilie Flour" – Daniel Hart
  • Slow Horses, for the song "Strange World" – Daniel Pemberton and Mick Jagger
  • Top Gun Maverick, for the song "Hold My Hand" – BloodPop and Lady Gaga

• World Soundtrack Awards at IMDb