| Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Qualityfilm/television songs |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | 1988 ("Somewhere Out There" fromAn American Tail) |
| Currently held by | Jon Batiste &Dan Wilson, "It Never Went Away" fromAmerican Symphony (2025) |
| Website | grammy.com |
TheGrammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media (including its previous names) is theGrammy Awards awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
Alan Menken has won five awards (out of nine nominations) in this category with for his work on theWalt Disney animated films:The Little Mermaid (1989),Beauty and the Beast (1991),Aladdin (1992),Pocahontas (1995), andTangled (2010).Randy Newman has won three awards (out of seven nominations) for his work on theDisney-Pixar filmsToy Story 2 (1999),Monsters, Inc. (2001) andCars (2006).Diane Warren has received the most nominations with 11 in this category winning once.






























| Year[I] | Nominee(s) | Song | Performer(s)[II] | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 [1] | ||||
| James Horner,Barry Mann &Cynthia Weil | "Somewhere Out There" | Linda Ronstadt &James Ingram | An American Tail | |
| Franke Previte,John DeNicola & Donald Markowitz | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Bill Medley andJennifer Warnes | Dirty Dancing | |
| Diane Warren &Albert Hammond | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Starship | Mannequin | |
| Al Jarreau &Lee Holdridge | "Moonlighting" | Al Jarreau | Moonlighting | |
| Patrick Leonard &Madonna | "Who's That Girl" | Madonna | Who's That Girl | |
| 1989 [2] | ||||
| Phil Collins &Lamont Dozier | "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins | Buster | |
| Albert Hammond &John Bettis | "One Moment in Time" | Whitney Houston | 1988 Summer Olympics | |
| Donald Fagen | "Century's End" | Donald Fagen | Bright Lights, Big City | |
| Mike Love,Terry Melcher,John Phillips &Scott McKenzie | "Kokomo" | The Beach Boys | Cocktail | |
| George Fenton &Jonas Gwangwa | "Cry Freedom" | George Fenton & Jonas Gwangwa | Cry Freedom |
The following nominees have earned at least two wins and nominations:
| Wins | Songwriter |
|---|---|
| 5 | Alan Menken |
| 3 | Randy Newman |
| 2 | Howard Ashman |
| T Bone Burnett | |
| Billie Eilish | |
| Lady Gaga | |
| James Horner | |
| Lin-Manuel Miranda | |
| Finneas O'Connell |