thumb|Den amerikanske komponist Jimmy Van Heusen modtog fire gange Oscar for bedste sang Oscar for bedste sang (på engelsk Academy Award for Best Song) er en oscar-statuette, der gives til den/de sangskrivere der har begået den bedste sang til en film fra det forløbne år.
Årstallene i nedenstående liste angiver derfor tidspunktet for filmens biografpremiere (i Californien) og dermed året før selve Oscar-uddelingen.
Vindere og nominerede 1930'erne År Film Sang Nominerede 1934 The Gay Divorcee "The Continental" Con Conrad (musik); Herb Magidson (tekst) Flying Down to Rio "Carioca" Vincent Youmans (musik); Edward Eliscu & Gus Kahn (tekst) She Loves Me Not "Love in Bloom" Ralph Rainger (musik); Leo Robin (tekst) 1935 Gold Diggers of 1935 "Lullaby of Broadway" Harry Warren (musik); Al Dubin (tekst) Roberta "Lovely to Look At" Jerome Kern (musik); Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh (tekst) Top Hat "Cheek to Cheek" Irving Berlin (musik og tekst) 1936 Swing Time "The Way You Look Tonight" Jerome Kern (musik); Dorothy Fields (tekst) Born to Dance "I've Got You Under My Skin" Cole Porter (musik og tekst) Pennies from Heaven "Pennies from Heaven" Arthur Johnston (musik); Johnny Burke (tekst) Sing, Baby, Sing "When Did You Leave Heaven" Richard A. Whiting (musik); Walter Bullock (tekst) Suzy "Did I Remember" Walter Donaldson (musik); Harold Adamson (tekst) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine "A Melody from the Sky" Louis Alter (musik); Sidney D. Mitchell (tekst) 1937 Waikiki Wedding "Sweet Leilani" Harry Owens (musik og tekst) Artists and Models "Whispers in the Dark" Friedrich Hollaender (musik); Leo Robin (tekst) Mr. Dodd Takes the Air "Remember Me" Harry Warren (musik); Al Dubin (tekst) Shall We Dance "They Can't Take That Away from Me" George Gershwin (p.n.) (musik); Ira Gershwin (tekst) Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 "That Old Feeling" Sammy Fain (musik); Lew Brown (tekst) 1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938 "Thanks for the Memory" Ralph Rainger (musik); Leo Robin (tekst) Alexander's Ragtime Band "Now It Can Be Told"Irving Berlin (musik og tekst) Carefree "Change Partners" The Cowboy and the Lady "The Cowboy and the Lady" Lionel Newman (musik); Arthur Quenzer (tekst) Going Places "Jeepers Creepers" Harry Warren (musik); Johnny Mercer (tekst) The Lady Objects "A Mist Over the Moon" Ben Oakland (musik); Oscar Hammerstein II (tekst) Mannequin "Always and Always" Edward Ward (musik); Chet Forrest & Bob Wright (tekst) Merrily We Live "Merrily We Live" Phil Charig (musik); Quenzer (tekst) That Certain Age "My Own" Jimmy McHugh (musik); Harold Adamson (tekst) Under Western Stars "Dust" Johnny Marvin (music and lyrics) 1939 The Wizard of Oz "Over the Rainbow" Harold Arlen (musik); Yip Harburg (tekst) Gulliver's Travels "Faithful Forever" Ralph Rainger (musik); Leo Robin (tekst) Love Affair "Wishing" Buddy DeSylva (music and lyrics) Second Fiddle "I Poured My Heart into a Song" Irving Berlin (music and lyrics)
1940'erne År Film Sang Nominerede 1940 Pinocchio "When You Wish Upon a Star" Leigh Harline (musik); Ned Washington (tekst) Down Argentine Way "Down Argentine Way" Harry Warren (musik); Mack Gordon (tekst) Hit Parade of 1941 "Who Am I?" Jule Styne (musik); Walter Bullock (tekst) Music in My Heart "It's a Blue World" Chet Forrest & Bob Wright (musik og tekst) Rhythm on the River "Only Forever" James V. Monaco (musik); John Burke (tekst) Second Chorus "Love of My Life" Artie Shaw (musik); Johnny Mercer (tekst) Spring Parade "Waltzing in the Clouds" Robert Stolz (musik); Gus Kahn (tekst) Strike Up the Band "Our Love Affair" Roger Edens & Arthur Freed (musik og tekst) You'll Find Out "I'd Know You Anywhere" Jimmy McHugh (musik); Johnny Mercer (tekst) 1941 Lady Be Good "The Last Time I Saw Paris" Jerome Kern (musik); Oscar Hammerstein II (tekst) All-American Co-ed "Out of the Silence" Lloyd B. Norlin (music and lyrics) Blues in the Night "Blues in the Night" Harold Arlen (musik); Johnny Mercer (tekst) Buck Privates "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" Hughie Prince (musik); Don Raye (tekst) Dumbo "Baby Mine" Frank Churchill (musik); Ned Washington (tekst) Las Vegas Nights "Dolores" Louis Alter (musik); Frank Loesser (tekst) Ridin' on a Rainbow "Be Honest with Me" Gene Autry & Fred Rose (musik og tekst) Sun Valley Serenade "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Harry Warren (musik); Mack Gordon (tekst) You'll Never Get Rich "Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye" Cole Porter (musik og tekst) 1942 Holiday Inn "White Christmas" Irving Berlin (musik og tekst) Always in My Heart "Always in My Heart" Ernesto Lecuona (musik); Kim Gannon (tekst) Babes on Broadway "How About You?" Burton Lane (musik); Ralph Freed (tekst) Bambi "Love Is a Song" Frank Churchill (p.n.) (musik); Larry Morey (tekst) Flying with Music "Pennies for Peppino" Edward Ward (musik); Chet Forrest & Bob Wright (tekst) Hellzapoppin' "Pig Foot Pete" Gene de Paul (musik); Don Raye (tekst) The Mayor of 44th Street "There's a Breeze on Lake Louise" Harry Revel (musik); Mort Greene (tekst) Orchestra Wives "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo" Harry Warren (musik); Mack Gordon (tekst) You Were Never Lovelier "Dearly Beloved" Jerome Kern (musik); Johnny Mercer (tekst) Youth on Parade "I've Heard That Song Before" Jule Styne (musik); Sammy Cahn (tekst) 1943 Hello, Frisco, Hello "You'll Never Know" Harry Warren (musik); Mack Gordon (tekst) Cabin in the Sky "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" Harold Arlen (musik); Yip Harburg (tekst) Hers to Hold "Say a Pray'r for the Boys Over There" Jimmy McHugh (musik); Herb Magidson (tekst) Hit Parade of 1943 "Change of Heart" Jule Styne (musik); Harold Adamson (tekst) Saludos Amigos "Saludos Amigos" Charles Wolcott (musik); Ned Washington (tekst) The Sky's the Limit "My Shining Hour" Arlen (musik); Johnny Mercer (tekst) Something to Shout About "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" Cole Porter (musik og tekst) Stage Door Canteen "We Mustn't Say Goodbye" James V. Monaco (musik); Al Dubin (tekst) Star Spangled Rhythm "That Old Black Magic" Harold Arlen (musik); Johnny Mercer (tekst) Thank Your Lucky Stars "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" Arthur Schwartz (musik); Frank Loesser (tekst) 1944 Going My Way "Swinging on a Star" Jimmy Van Heusen (musik); Johnny Burke (tekst) Brazil "Rio de Janeiro" Ary Barroso (musik); Ned Washington (tekst) Cover Girl "Long Ago (and Far Away)" Jerome Kern (musik); Ira Gershwin (tekst) Follow the Boys "I'll Walk Alone" Jule Styne (musik); Sammy Cahn (tekst) Higher and Higher "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" Jimmy McHugh (musik); Harold Adamson (tekst) Hollywood Canteen "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart" M. K. Jerome (musik); Ted Koehler (tekst) Lady, Let's Dance "Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams" Lew Pollack (musik); Charles Newman (tekst) Meet Me in St. Louis "The Trolley Song" Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin (musik og tekst) Minstrel Man "Remember Me to Carolina" Harry Revel (musik); Paul Francis Webster (tekst) Song of the Open Road "Too Much in Love" Walter Kent (musik); Kim Gannon (tekst) Sweet and Low-Down "I'm Making Believe" James V. Monaco (musik); Mack Gordon (tekst) Up in Arms "Now I Know" Harold Arlen (musik); Ted Koehler (tekst) 1945 State Fair "It Might as Well Be Spring" Richard Rodgers (musik); Oscar Hammerstein II (tekst) Anchors Aweigh "I Fall in Love Too Easily" Jule Styne (musik); Sammy Cahn (tekst) Belle of the Yukon "Sleighride in July" Jimmy Van Heusen (musik); Johnny Burke (tekst) The Bells of St. Mary's "Aren't You Glad You're You?" Can't Help Singing "More and More" Jerome Kern (p.n.) (musik); Yip Harburg (tekst) Earl Carroll Vanities "Endlessly" Walter Kent (musik); Kim Gannon (tekst) Here Come the Waves "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" Harold Arlen (musik); Johnny Mercer (tekst) Love Letters "Love Letters" Victor Young (musik); Edward Heyman (tekst) San Antonio "Some Sunday Morning" Ray Heindorf & M. K. Jerome (musik); Ted Koehler (tekst) Sing Your Way Home "I'll Buy That Dream" Allie Wrubel (musik); Herb Magidson (tekst) The Story of G.I. Joe "Linda" Ann Ronell (musik og tekst) Tonight and Every Night "Anywhere" Jule Styne (musik); Sammy Cahn (tekst) Why Girls Leave Home "The Cat and the Canary" Jay Livingston (musik); Ray Evans (tekst) Wonder Man "So in Love" David Rose (musik); Leo Robin (tekst) 1946 The Harvey Girls "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" Harry Warren (musik); Johnny Mercer (tekst) Blue Skies "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" Irving Berlin (musik og tekst) Canyon Passage "Ole Buttermilk Sky" Hoagy Carmichael (musik); Jack Brooks (tekst) Centennial Summer "All Through the Day" Jerome Kern (p.n.) (musik); Oscar Hammerstein II (tekst) The Dolly Sisters "I Can't Begin to Tell You" James V. Monaco (p.n.) (musik); Mack Gordon (tekst) 1947 Song of the South "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" Allie Wrubel (musik); Ray Gilbert (tekst) Good News "Pass That Peace Pipe" Ralph Blane, Roger Edens & Hugh Martin (musik og tekst) Mother Wore Tights "You Do" Josef Myrow (musik); Mack Gordon (tekst) The Perils of Pauline "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" Frank Loesser (musik og tekst) The Time, the Place and the Girl "A Gal in Calico" Arthur Schwartz (musik); Leo Robin (tekst) 1948 The Paleface "Buttons and Bows" Ray Evans & Jay Livingston (musik og tekst) Casbah "For Every Man There's a Woman" Harold Arlen (musik); Leo Robin (tekst) Romance on the High Seas "It's Magic" Jule Styne (musik); Sammy Cahn (tekst) That Lady in Ermine "This Is the Moment" Friedrich Hollaender (musik); Leo Robin (tekst) Wet Blanket Policy "The Woody Woodpecker Song" Ramey Idriss & George Tibbles (musik og tekst) 1949 Neptune's Daughter "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Frank Loesser (musik og tekst) Come to the Stable "Through a Long and Sleepless Night" Alfred Newman (musik); Mack Gordon (tekst) It's a Great Feeling "It's a Great Feeling" Jule Styne (musik); Sammy Cahn (tekst) My Foolish Heart "My Foolish Heart" Victor Young (musik); Ned Washington (tekst) So Dear to My Heart "Lavender Blue" Eliot Daniel (musik); Larry Morey (tekst)
1950'erne