World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film

The World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film is one of the three main prizes given by the World Soundtrack Academy to honour the best movie soundtracks. It has been given out each year since the Awards' debut in 2001.

Winners and nominees

 * 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
 * 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
 * 2023: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S05, for the song "Your Personal Trash Man Can" - Thomas Mizer & Curtis Moore
 * Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, for the song "Ciao Papa" - Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz & Guillermo Del Toro
 * The Woman King, for the song "Keep Rising" - Jessy Wilson, Jeremy Lutito, Angélique Kidjo
 * Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, for the song "Lift Me Up" - Temilade Openiyi, Robyn Fenty, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogle
 * Where the Crawdads Sing, for the song "Carolina" - Taylor Swift