List of Randy Newman
Oscar nominations, wins
Updated: June 2025
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Randy Newman. Randy Newman has been nominated for 22 Academy Awards and won 2. Year indicates year of film’s release for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database
2019: Toy Story 4 (I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away) (best original song) — lost to Rocketman (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) (I’m Gonna Love Me Again). Other nominees: Breakthrough (Diane Warren) (I’m Standing With You), Frozen II (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez) (Into the Unknown), Harriet (Cynthia Erivo, Joshuah Brian Campbell) (Stand Up)
2019: Marriage Story (best original score) — lost to Joker (Hildur Guðnadóttir). Other nominees: Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker (John Williams), 1917 (Thomas Newman), Little Women (Alexandre Desplat)
WON: 2010: Toy Story 3 (We Belong Together) (best original song) — Other nominees: Country Strong (Tom Douglas, Troy Verges, Hillary Lindsey) (Coming Home), 127 Hours (A.R. Rahman, Dido, Rollo) (If I Rise), Tangled (Alan Menken, Glenn Slater) (I See the Light)
2009: The Princess and the Frog (Almost There) (best original song) — lost to Crazy Heart (Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett) (The Weary Kind). Other nominees: The Princess and the Frog (Randy Newman) (Down in New Orleans), Faubourg 36 (Reinhardt Wagner, Frank Thomas) (Loin de Paname), Nine (Maury Yeston) (Take It All)
2009: The Princess and the Frog (Down in New Orleans) (best original song) — lost to Crazy Heart (Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett) (The Weary Kind). Other nominees: The Princess and the Frog (Randy Newman) (Almost There), Faubourg 36 (Reinhardt Wagner, Frank Thomas) (Loin de Paname), Nine (Maury Yeston) (Take It All)
2006: Cars (Our Town) (best original song) — lost to An Inconvenient Truth (Melissa Etheridge) (I Need To Wake Up). Other nominees: Dreamgirls (Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven) (Listen), Dreamgirls (Henry Krieger, Siedah Garrett) (Love You I Do),
Dreamgirls (Henry Krieger, Willie Reale) (Patience)
WON: 2001: Monsters, Inc. (If I Didn’t Have You) (best original song) — Other nominees: Pearl Harbor (Diane Warren) (There You’ll Be), Vanilla Sky (Paul McCartney) (Vanilla Sky), Kate & Leopold (Sting) (Until), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Enya, Nicky Ryan, Roma Ryan) (May It Be)
2001: Monsters, Inc. (best original score) — lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Howard Shore). Other nominees: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (John Williams), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (John Williams), A Beautiful Mind (James Horner)
2000: Meet the Parents (A Fool In Love) (best original song) — lost to Wonder Boys (Bob Dylan) (Things Have Changed). Other nominees: Dancer in the Dark (Björk, Lars von Trier, Sjón) (I’ve Seen It All), The Emperor’s New Groove (Sting, Dave Hartley) (My Funny Friend and Me), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Jorge Calandrelli, Dun Tan, James Schamus) (A Love Before Time)
1999: Toy Story 2 (When She Loved Me) (best original song) — lost to Tarzan (Phil Collins) (You’ll Be In My Heart). Other nominees: Music of the Heart (Diane Warren) (Music Of My Heart), Magnolia (Aimee Mann) (Save Me), South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman) (Blame Canada)
1998: Babe: Pig in the City (That’ll Do) (best original song) — lost to The Prince of Egypt (Stephen Schwartz) (When You Believe). Other nominees: Armageddon (Diane Warren), (I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing), Quest for Camelot (Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tony Renis, Alberto Testa) (The Prayer), The Horse Whisperer (Allison Moorer, Gwil Owen) (A Soft Place To Fall)
1998: A Bug’s Life (best original musical or comedy score) — lost to Shakespeare in Love (Stephen Warbeck). Other nominees: Mulan (Matthew Wilder, David Zippel, Jerry Goldsmith), Patch Adams (Marc Shaiman), The Prince of Egypt (Stephen Schwartz, Hans Zimmer)
1998: Pleasantville (best original dramatic score) — lost to Life Is Beautiful (Nicola Piovani). Other nominees: Elizabeth (David Hirschfelder), Saving Private Ryan (John Williams), The Thin Red Line (Hans Zimmer)
1996: James and the Giant Peach (best original musical or comedy score) — lost to Emma (Rachel Portman). Other nominees: The Preacher’s Wife (Hans Zimmer), The First Wives Club (Marc Shaiman), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz)
1995: Toy Story (You’ve Got a Friend in Me) (best original song) — lost to Pocahontas (Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz) (Colors of the Wind). Other nominees: Dead Man Walking (Bruce Springsteen) (Dead Man Walking), Sabrina (John Williams, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) (Moonlight), Don Juan DeMarco (Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams, Mutt Lange) (Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman)
1995: Toy Story (best original musical or comedy score) — lost to Pocahontas (Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz). Other nominees: The American President (Marc Shaiman), Sabrina (John Williams), Unstrung Heroes (Thomas Newman)
1994: The Paper (Make Up Your Mind) (best original song) — 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 Lion King (Tim Rice, Hakuna Matata),
Junior (Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram, Patty Smyth) (Look What Love Has Done)
1990: Avalon (best original score) — lost to Dances with Wolves (John Barry). Other nominees: Home Alone (John Williams),
Ghost (Maurice Jarre), Havana (Dave Grusin)
1989: Parenthood (I Love to See You Smile) (best original song) — lost to The Little Mermaid (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman) (Under the Sea). Other nominees: The Little Mermaid (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman) (Kiss the Girl), Chances Are (Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford) (After All), Shirley Valentine (Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) (The Girl Who Used to Be Me)
1984: The Natural (best original score) — lost to A Passage to India (Maurice Jarre). Other nominees: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams), The River (John Williams), Under the Volcano (Alex North)
1981: Ragtime (One More Hour) (best original song) — lost to Arthur (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross,
Peter Allen) (Arthur’s Theme ((Best That You Can Do))). Other nominees: Endless Love (Lionel Richie) (Endless Love), For Your Eyes Only (Bill Conti, Mick Leeson) (For Your Eyes Only), The Great Muppet Caper (Joe Raposo) (The First Time It Happens)
1981: Ragtime (best original score) — lost to Chariots of Fire (Vangelis). Other nominees: Raiders of the Lost Ark (John Williams), On Golden Pond (Dave Grusin), Dragonslayer (Alex North)
