Tal y como hicimos el año pasado en el artículo Reconsiderando los Oscar (que hemos actualizado) proponermos revisar, de entre la lista de ganadores, quién mereció, quién no y quién debió ganar el Oscar a la mejor canción, según nuestra opinión.

Tras la fecha, indicamos en cursiva el título de la canción, su película y autores. Y si procede en cursiva el ganador alternativo (siempre, de entre los que estaban nominados ese año)

• 1934: The Continental (The Gay Divorcee. Con Conrad, Herb Magidson)
• 1935: Lullaby of Broadway (Gold Diggers of 1935. Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
• 1936: The Way You Look Tonight (Swing Time. Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) I Got You Under My Skin (Born to Dance. Cole Porter)
• 1937: Sweet Leilani (Waikiki Wedding. Harry Owens) They Can't Take That Away from Me (Shall We Dance. George e Ira Gershwin)
• 1938: Thanks for the Memory (The Big Broadcast of 1938. Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin)
• 1939: Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz. Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg)
• 1940: When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio. Leigh Harline, Ned Washington)
• 1941: The Last Time I Saw Paris (Lady Be Good. Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
• 1942: White Christmas (Holiday Inn. Irving Berlin)
• 1943: You'll Never Know (Hello Frisco, Hello. Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
• 1944: Swinging on a Star (Going My Way. James Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
• 1945: It Might As Well Be Spring (State Fair. Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammestein II) Love Letters (Love Letters. Victor Young, Eddie Heyman)
• 1946: On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (The Harvey Girls. Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer)
• 1947: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South. Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert)
• 1948: Buttons and Bows (The Paleface. Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) The Woody Woodpecker Song (Wet Blanket Policy. Ramey Idriss, George Tibbles)
• 1949: Baby, It's Cold Outside (Neptune's Daughter. Frank Loesser)
• 1950: Mona Lisa (Captain Carey, U.S.A., Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)
• 1951: In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (Here Comes the Groom, Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer)
• 1952: Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin (High Noon. Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington)
• 1953: Secret Love (Calamity Jane. Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) That's Amore (The Caddy. Harry Warren, Jack Brooks)
• 1954: Three Coins in the Fountain (Three Coins in the Fountain. Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born. Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin)
• 1955: Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing. Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) Unchained Melody (Unchained. Alex North, Hy Zaret)
• 1956: Que Sera, Sera (The Man Who Knew Too Much. Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) Written on the Wind (Written on the Wind. Victor Young, Sammy Cahn)
• 1957: All the Way (The Joker Is Wild. James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) An Affair to Remember (An Affair to Remember. Harry Warren, Harold Adamson, Leo McCarey)
• 1958: Gigi (Gigi. Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner)
• 1959: High Hopes (A Hole in the Head. James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn)
• 1960: Ta paidia tou peiraia (Pote tin kiriaki. Manos Hadjidakis)
• 1961: Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's. Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer)
• 1962: Days of Wine and Roses (Days of Wine and Roses. Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer)
• 1963: Call Me Irresponsible (Papa's Delicate Condition. James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) More (Mondo Cane. Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani, Norman Newell)
• 1964: Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins. Richard y Robert Sherman)
• 1965: The Shadow of Your Smile (The Sandpiper. Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi (Les parapluies de Cherbourg. Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy)
• 1966: Born Free (Born Free. John Barry, Don Black)
• 1967: Talk to the Animals (Doctor Dolittle. Leslie Bricusse) The Look of Love (Casino Royale. Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
• 1968: The Windmills of Your Mind (The Thomas Crown Affair. Michel Legrand, Alan y Marilyn Bergman)
• 1969: Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
• 1970: For All We Know (Lovers and Other Strangers. Fred Karlin, Jimmy Griffin, Robb Royer)
• 1971: Theme from Shaft (Shaft. Isaac Hayes)
• 1972: The Morning After (The Poseidon Adventure. Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha) Ben (Ben. Walter Scharf, Don Black)
• 1973: The Way We Were (The Way We Were. Marvin Hamlisch, Alan y Marilyn Bergman)
• 1974: We May Never Love Like This Again (The Towering Inferno. Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha) I Feel Love (Benji. Euel y Betty Box)
• 1975: I'm Easy (Nashville. Keith Carradine)
• 1976: Evergreen (A Star Is Born. Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams)
• 1977: You Light Up My Life (You Light Up My Life. Joseph Brooks) Nobody Does It Better (The Spy Who Loved Me. Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager)
• 1978: Last Dance (Thank God It's Friday. Paul Jabara)
• 1979: It Goes Like It Goes (Norma Rae. David Shire, Norman Gimbel) Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie. Kenny Ascher, Paul Williams)
• 1980: Fame (Fame. Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford)
• 1981: Best That You Can Do (Arthur. Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, Carole Bayer Sager)
• 1982: Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman. Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings)
• 1983: What a Feeling (Flashdance. Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara, Keith Forsey)
• 1984: I Just Called to Say I Love You (The Woman in Red. Stevie Wonder)
• 1985: Say You, Say Me (White Nights. Lionel Richie) The Power of Love (Back to the Future. Johnny Colla, Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis)
• 1986: Take My Breath Away (Top Gun. Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock)
• 1987: (I've Had) The Time of My Life (Dirty Dancing. John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz, Franke Previte)
• 1988: Let the River Run (Working Girl. Carly Simon)
• 1989: Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid. Alan Menken, Howard Ashman)
• 1990: Sooner or Later (Dick Tracy. Stephen Sondheim) Somewhere in My Memory (Home Alone. John Williams, Leslie Bricusse)
• 1991: Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast. Alan Menken, Howard Ashman)
• 1992: A Whole New World (Aladdin. Alan Menken, Tim Rice) Run to You (The Bodyguard. Jud J. Friedman, Allan Dennis Rich)
• 1993: Streets of Philadelphia (Philadelphia. Bruce Springsteen)
• 1994: Can You Feel the Love Tonight? (The Lion King. Elton John, Tim Rice) Circle of Life (The Lion King. Elton John, Tim Rice) 
• 1995: Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas. Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz) You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story. Randy Newman)
• 1996: You Must Love Me (Evita. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice)
• 1997: My Heart Will Go On (Titanic. James Horner, Will Jennings)
• 1998: When You Believe (The Prince of Egypt. Stephen Schwartz) I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Armageddon. Diane Warren)
• 1999: You'll Be in My Heart (Tarzan. Phil Collins) Save Me (Magnolia. Aimee Mann)
• 2000: Things Have Changed (Wonder Boys. Bob Dylan) I've Seen It All (Dancer in the Dark. Björk, Sjón y Lars von Trier)
• 2001: If I Didn't Have You (Monsters, Inc. Randy Newman)
• 2002: Lose Yourself (8 Mile. Jeff Bass, Eminem, Luis Resto)
• 2003: Into the West (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Annie Lennox, Howard Shore, Fran Walsh) Belleville Rendez-vous (Les Triplettes de Belleville. Benoît Charest, Sylvain Chomet)
• 2004: Al otro lado del río (Diarios de motocicleta. Jorge Drexler) Vois sur ton chemin (Les choristes. Bruno Coulais, Christophe Barratier)
• 2005: It's Hard out Here for a Pimp (Hustle & Flow. Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, Paul Beaugerard) In the Deep (Crash. Michael Becker, Bird York)
• 2006: I Need to Wake Up (An Inconvenient Truth. Melissa Etheridge) Listen (Dreamgirs. Scott Cutler, Henry Krieger, Anne Preven)
• 2007: Falling Slowly (Once. Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová)
• 2008: Jai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire. A. R. Rahman, Gulzar)
• 2009: The Weary Kind (Crazy Heart. Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett)
• 2010: We Belong Together (Toy Story 3. Randy Newman)
• 2011: Man or Muppet (The Muppets. Bret McKenzie)
• 2012: Skyfall (Skyfall. Adele, Paul Epworth)
• 2013: Let It Go (Frozen. Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez)
• 2014: Glory (Selma. Common, John Legend)
• 2015: Writing's on the Wall (Spectre. Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith)
• 2016: City of Stars (La La Land. Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Pau)
• 2017: Remember Me (Coco. Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez)

Siguiendo este criterio, este sería el número de Oscar asignados a los siguientes autores (los que obtendrían más de uno): Harry Warren (5) Johnny Mercer (4) Burt Bacharach (3) Randy Newman (3) Kristen Anderson-Lopez (2) Harold Arlen (2) Howard Ashman (2) Carole Bayer Sager (2) Alan y Marilyn Bergman (2) Sammy Cahn (2) Hal David (2) Ira Gershwin (2) Marvin Hamlisch (2) Will Jennings (2) Michel Legrand (2) Robert Lopez (2)Henry Mancini (2) Alan Menken (2) Giorgio Moroder (2) Tim Rice (2) James Van Heusen (2) Victor Young (2) Ned Washington (2) Paul Williams (2)