1930's
Nominees and Winners

1934

The First Year in which Awards were presented for the Best Song in a Motion Picture
 
NOMINEES:

            

"Carioca"

"Love in Bloom"

THE WINNER:

"The Continental"

(from Flying Down To Rio)

(from She Loves Me Not)



from The Gay Divorcee

(Note: Fred and Ginger were big!)

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1935

NOMINEES:

   "Lovely To Look At"
     
   "Cheek To Cheek"
  

THE WINNER:

   "Lullabye of Broadway"
     

(from Roberta)

(from Top Hat)




from Gold Diggers of 1935

(Note: Fred & Ginger still big!)
All Three Songs have become classics.

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1936

Nominees:

"I've Got You Under My Skin"
 
"When Did You Leave Heaven"
 
"Pennies from Heaven"

"Did I Remember"
 
"A Melody from the Sky"
 

THE WINNER:

"THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT"
 

from  Born To Dance

from Sing, Baby, Sing

from "Pennies from Heaven"

from "SUZY"

from Trail of the Lonesome Pine




from Swing Time

 NOTE: The Oscars just love Fred & Ginger!)
 "Pennies" and "Skin" have become classics.

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1937

Nominees:


"Whispers in the Dark"
    
"Remember Me"
      
"That Old Feeling"
   
"They Can't Take That  Away From Me"
   
THE WINNER:

 "SWEET LEILANI"
 

from "Artists and Models"

from "Mr. Dodd Takes The Air"

from "Vogues of 1938"

from "Shall We Dance"




from "WAIKIKI WEDDING"

  (Fred and Ginger still wowed them, but Crosby came out on top this year.  "That Old Feeling" has also become a classic standard.)

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1938

WOW....10 NOMINEES:

"ALWAYS AND ALWAYS"
     
"CHANGE PARTNERS"
     
"THE COWBOY AND THE LADY" 

"DUST" 

"JEEPERS CREEPERS"

"MERRILY WE LIVE"

"A MIST OVER THE MOON"
          
"MY OWN"

"NOW IT CAN BE TOLD"


  
THE WINNER:

"THANKS FOR THE MEMORY"
        

from"MANNEQUIN"


from "CAREFREE"


from "The Cowboy and the Lady"

from "UNDER WESTERN STARS"


from "GOING PLACES"

from "Merrily We Live"


from "THE LADY OBJECTS"


from "THAT CERTAIN AGE"


from "ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND"




from "BIG BROADCAST OF 1938"

 (This year, Bob Hope got the one-up on Bing!  A real classic, the others are truly just a memory... but the second best  was definitely another by Fred with Ginger from "Carefree"!)

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1939

Only 4 songs were nominated but there were some glaring omissions. Specifically, "The Theme from the movie "Gone With The Wind" and all the great songs from Disney's "Snow White".

THE NOMINEES:
"FAITHFUL FOREVER"
"I POURED MY HEART INTO A SONG"
"WISHING"


THE WINNER:
"SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW"

from "GULLIVER'S TRAVELS"







from "SECOND FIDDLE"



from "LOVE AFFAIR"












from  "THE WIZARD OF OZ"


(unquestionably, the best choice!)