List of Elton John
Oscar nominations, wins
Updated: May 2025
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Elton John. Elton John has been nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 2. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2024: Elton John: Never Too Late (Never Too Late) (best original song), shared with Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, Bernie Taupin) — lost to Emilia Pérez (Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard) (El Mal). Other nominees:
Emilia Pérez (Clément Ducol, Camille) (Mi Camino) Sing Sing (Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada) (Like a Bird), The Six Triple Eight (Diane Warren) (The Journey)
WON: 2019: Rocketman (I’m Gonna Love Me Again) (best original song), shared with Bernie Taupin — Other nominees: Toy Story 4 (Randy Newman) (I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away), Harriet (Cynthia Erivo, Joshuah Brian Campbell) (Stand Up), Breakthrough (Diane Warren) (I’m Standing With You), Frozen II (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez) (Into the Unknown)
WON: 1994: The Lion King (Can You Feel the Love Tonight) (best original song), shared with Tim Rice — Other nominees: The Lion King (Elton John, Tim Rice) (Circle of Life), The Lion King (Elton John, Tim Rice) (Hakuna Matata), The Paper (Randy Newman) (Make Up Your Mind), Junior (Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram, Patty Smyth) (Look What Love Has Done)
1994: The Lion King (Circle of Life) (best original song), shared with Tim Rice — lost to The Lion King (Elton John, Tim Rice) (Can You Feel the Love Tonight). Other nominees: The Lion King (Elton John, Tim Rice) (Hakuna Matata), The Paper (Randy Newman) (Make Up Your Mind), Junior (Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram, Patty Smyth) (Look What Love Has Done)
1994: The Lion King (Hakuna Matata) (best original song), shared with Tim Rice — lost to The Lion King (Elton John, Tim Rice) (Can You Feel the Love Tonight). Other nominees: The Lion King (Elton John, Tim Rice) (Circle of Life), The Paper (Randy Newman) (Make Up Your Mind), Junior (Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram, Patty Smyth) (Look What Love Has Done)