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Every Grammys Best Song Written for Visual Media winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 22 different winners.

Best Song Written for Visual Media was previously known as Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Randy Newman ×3Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell ×2Lin-Manuel Miranda ×2
One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.
Madonna & William Orbit'00
Randy Newman'01
John Flansburgh & John Linnell'02
Randy Newman'03
Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy & Michael McKean'04
Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh'05
Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri'06
Randy Newman'07
Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger'08
Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman'09
Gulzar, A. R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah'10
Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett'11
Alan Menken & Glenn Slater'12
T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, Joy Williams & John Paul White'13
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth'14
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez'15
Common, Che Smith & John Legend'16
Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake'17
Lin-Manuel Miranda'18
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt'19
Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere'20
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell'21
Bo Burnham'22
Lin-Manuel Miranda'23
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell'24
Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson'25

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won

  • Diane Warren5 noms
  • Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz2 noms

Most losses

  • Diane Warren5L · 0W
  • Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez3L · 1W
  • Randy Newman3L · 3W
  • Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz2L · 0W
  • Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell1L · 2W

The full list

YearWinnerLabel
2025Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson ("It Never Went Away")
beat 4 others
  • Jessie Alexander, Luke Combs & Johnathan Singleton ("Ain't No Love in Oklahoma")
  • Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake ("Better Place")
  • Dan Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo ("Can't Catch Me Now")
  • Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve & Hans Zimmer ("Love Will Survive")
Not listed
2024Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell ("What Was I Made For?")
beat 4 others
  • Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj ("Barbie World")
  • Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt ("Dance the Night")
  • Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt ("I'm Just Ken")
  • Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Robyn Fenty & Temilade Openiyi ("Lift Me Up")
Not listed
2023Lin-Manuel Miranda ("We Don't Talk About Bruno")
beat 5 others
  • Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Darius Dixson Scott ("Be Alive")
  • Taylor Swift ("Carolina")
  • Michael Tucker & Stefani Germanotta ("Hold My Hand")
  • Angélique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito & Jessy Wilson ("Keep Rising (The Woman King)")
  • Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell ("Nobody Like U")
Not listed
2022Bo Burnham ("All Eyes on Me")
beat 5 others
  • Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez ("Agatha All Along")
  • Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul ("All I Know So Far")
  • Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson & Tiara Thomas ("Fight for You")
  • Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole Klein ("Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)")
  • Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom Jr. ("Speak Now")
Not listed
2021Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell ("No Time to Die")
beat 4 others
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift ("Beautiful Ghosts")
  • Brandi Carlile, Phil and Tim Hanseroth ("Carried Me With You")
  • Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez ("Into the Unknown")
  • Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo ("Stand Up")
Not listed
2020Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere ("I'll Never Love Again")
beat 4 others
  • Randy Newman ("The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy")
  • Dolly Parton & Linda Perry ("Girl in the Movies")
  • Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh ("Spirit")
  • Thom Yorke ("Suspirium")
Not listed
2019Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt ("Shallow")
beat 4 others
  • Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith ("All the Stars")
  • Sufjan Stevens ("Mystery of Love")
  • Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez ("Remember Me")
  • Benj Pasek & Justin Paul ("This Is Me")
Not listed
2018Lin-Manuel Miranda ("How Far I'll Go")
beat 4 others
  • Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul ("City of Stars")
  • Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift ("I Don't Wanna Live Forever")
  • Greg Kurstin & Sia Furler ("Never Give Up")
  • Common & Diane Warren ("Stand Up for Something")
Not listed
2017Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake ("Can't Stop the Feeling!")
beat 5 others
  • Tyler Joseph ("Heathens")
  • Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback ("Just Like Fire")
  • Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts ("Purple Lamborghini")
  • Sia Furler & Stargate ("Try Everything")
  • Peter Gabriel ("The Veil")
Not listed
2016Common, Che Smith & John Legend ("Glory")
beat 4 others
  • Belly, Deheala, Stephan Moccio & Abel Tesfaye ("Earned It")
  • Ilya, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Lo & Ali Payami ("Love Me like You Do")
  • Andrew Cedar, DJ Frank E, Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth ("See You Again")
  • Lady Gaga & Diane Warren ("Til It Happens to You")
Not listed
2015Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez ("Let It Go")
beat 4 others
  • Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton & Shawn Patterson ("Everything Is Awesome")
  • Ed Sheeran ("I See Fire")
  • Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond ("I'm Not Gonna Miss You")
  • Spike Jonze & Karen O ("The Moon Song")
Not listed
2014Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth ("Skyfall")
beat 5 others
  • Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin ("Atlas")
  • Diane Warren ("Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You)")
  • Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw ("We Both Know")
  • Regina Spektor ("You've Got Time")
  • Elizabeth Grant & Rick Nowels ("Young and Beautiful")
Not listed
2013T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, Joy Williams & John Paul White ("Safe & Sound")
beat 4 others
  • T Bone Burnett, Win Butler & Regine Chassagne ("Abraham's Daughter")
  • Mumford & Sons ("Learn Me Right")
  • Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman ("Let Me Be Your Star")
  • Bret McKenzie ("Man or Muppet")
Not listed
2012Alan Menken & Glenn Slater ("I See the Light")
beat 5 others
  • Diane Warren ("Born to Be Somebody")
  • Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith ("Christmastime Is Killing Us")
  • Zooey Deschanel ("So Long")
  • Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson & Anne Preven ("Where the River Goes")
  • Diane Warren ("You Haven't Seen the Last of Me")
Not listed
2011Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett ("The Weary Kind")
beat 4 others
  • Randy Newman ("Down in New Orleans")
  • James Horner, Simon Franglen & Thaddis Harrell ("I See You")
  • Lucinda Williams ("Kiss Like Your Kiss")
  • Steve Earle ("This City")
Not listed
2010Gulzar, A. R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah ("Jai Ho")
beat 4 others
  • Karen O & Nick Zinner ("All Is Love")
  • Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York ("Decode")
  • Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street ("Once in a Lifetime")
  • Bruce Springsteen ("The Wrestler")
Not listed
2009Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman ("Down to Earth")
beat 4 others
  • Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz ("Ever Ever After")
  • John Mayer ("Say")
  • Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz ("That's How You Know")
  • Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly ("Walk Hard")
Not listed
2008Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger ("Love You I Do")
beat 4 others
  • Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová ("Falling Slowly")
  • Eddie Vedder ("Guaranteed")
  • Prince ("Song of the Heart")
  • David Arnold & Chris Cornell ("You Know My Name")
Not listed
2007Randy Newman ("Our Town")unverified
beat 4 others
  • Imogen Heap ("Can't Take It In")
  • Melissa Etheridge ("I Need to Wake Up")
  • Mel Brooks ("There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway")
  • Dolly Parton ("Travelin' Thru")
Not listed
2006Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri ("Believe")
beat 4 others
  • Arcade Fire ("Cold Wind")
  • Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean & Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis ("Million Voices")
  • Tom Petty ("Square One")
  • Danny Elfman & John August ("Wonka's Welcome Song")
Not listed
2005Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh ("Into the West")
beat 4 others
  • David Bryson, Adam Duritz, David Immerglück, Matthew Malley & Dan Vickrey ("Accidentally in Love")
  • Benoît Charest & Sylvain Chomet ("Belleville Rendez-Vous")
  • T-Bone Burnett & Elvis Costello ("The Scarlet Tide")
  • Sting ("You Will Be My Ain True Love")
Not listed
2004Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy & Michael McKean ("A Mighty Wind")
beat 4 others
  • Christopher Bridges & Keith McMasters ("Act a Fool")
  • U2 ("The Hands That Built America")
  • John Kander & Fred Ebb ("I Move On")
  • Jeff Bass, Marshall Mathers & Luis Resto ("Lose Yourself")
Not listed
2003Randy Newman ("If I Didn't Have You")
beat 4 others
  • Chad Kroeger ("Hero")
  • Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah, Common, Robert C. Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq & Glen Standridge ("Love of My Life – An Ode to Hip Hop")
  • Enya, Nicky Ryan & Roma Ryan ("May It Be")
  • Paul McCartney ("Vanilla Sky")
Not listed
2002John Flansburgh & John Linnell ("Boss of Me")
beat 4 others
  • Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun & James Schamus ("A Love Before Time")
  • David Hartley & Sting ("My Funny Friend and Me")
  • Diane Warren ("There You'll Be")
  • Brandon Barnes & Brian McKnight ("Win")
Not listed
2001Randy Newman ("When She Loved Me")
beat 4 others
  • Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe ("The Great Beyond")
  • Samuel J. Barnes, Beyoncé Knowles, Jean Claude Olivier & Cory Rooney ("Independent Women Part I")
  • Aimee Mann ("Save Me")
  • Bob Dylan ("Things Have Changed")
Not listed
2000Madonna & William Orbit ("Beautiful Stranger")
beat 4 others
  • Diane Warren ("Music of My Heart")
  • Randy Newman ("The Time of Your Life")
  • Stephen Schwartz & Babyface ("When You Believe")
  • Phil Collins ("You'll Be in My Heart")
Not listed

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