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
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