| Hollywood Music in Media for Best Original Song in an Animated Film | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) |
| First awarded | 2014 |
| Currently held by | "Better Place" from Trolls Band Together |
| Website | www |
The Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in an Animated Film is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best "original" song, written specifically for an animated film. The award was first given in 2014, during the fifth annual awards.
The Trolls film series (alongside Justin Timberlake) have the most wins in this category with three.
| Year | Film | Song | Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2020) 11th [11] [12] | |||
| Trolls World Tour | "Just Sing" | Max Martin, Justin Timberlake, Ludwig Göransson, Sarah Aarons (writers) | |
| The Croods: A New Age | "Feel the Thunder" | Haim (writers/performers); Ariel Rechtshaid (writer) | |
| The One and Only Ivan | "Free" | Diane Warren (writer), Charlie Puth (performer) | |
| Onward | "Carried Me with You" | Brandi Carlile (writer/performer); Phil and Tim Hanseroth (writers) | |
| Over the Moon | "Rocket to the Moon" | Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield, Helen Park (writers); Cathy Ang (performer) | |
| Two by Two: Overboard! | "Stand for Hope (When I Stand with You)" | Eímear Noone (writer), Sibéal (performer) | |
| (2021) 12th [13] [14] | |||
| PAW Patrol: The Movie | "Good Mood" | Adam Levine (writer/performer); Oscar Görres, Savan Kotecha, Karl Johan Schuster (writers) | |
| Arlo the Alligator Boy | "Follow Me Home" | Ryan Crego & Alex Geringas (writers); Mary Lambert & Michael J. Woodard (performers) | |
| The Boss Baby: Family Business | "Together We Stand" | Gary Barlow (writer); Ariana Greenblatt (performer) | |
| The Mitchells vs. the Machines | "On My Way" | Alex Lahey (writer/producer/performer), Gab Strum (writer/producer), Sophie Payten (writer) | |
| Sing 2 | "Your Song Saved My Life" | U2 (writer/performer) | |
| Spirit Untamed | "Fearless (Valiente)" | Amie Doherty (writer); Eiza González & Isabela Merced (performers) | |
| (2022) 13th [15] | |||
| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | "Ciao Papa" | Alexandre Desplat; Lyrics by Roeben Katz and Guillermo del Toro (writers); Gregory Mann (performer) | |
| The Bob's Burgers Movie | "Sunny Side Up Summer" | Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith (writers); Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, and Kristen Schaal (performers) | |
| Turning Red | "Nobody Like U" | Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (writers); 4*TOWN (Finneas O'Connell, Grayson Villanueva, Jordan Fisher, Josh Levi, and Topher Ngo) (performers) | |
| My Father's Dragon | "Lift Your Wings" | Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Frank Danna, Nora Twomey, Meg LeFauve (writers); Anohni (performers) | |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru | "Turn Up the Sunshine" | Jack Antonoff, Kevin Parker, Sam Dew, Patrik Berger (writers); Diana Ross and Tame Impala (performers) | |
| (2023) 14th [16] | |||
| Trolls Band Together | "Better Place" | Shellback, Justin Timberlake, and Amy Allen (writers); NSYNC (performers) | |
| Elemental | "Steal the Show" | Ari Leff, Michael Matosic, and Thomas Newman (writers); LAUV (performer) | |
| PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | "Down Like That" | Bryson Tiller, Chantry Johnson, Michelle Zarlenga, and Charlie Heath (writers); Bryson Tiller (performers) | |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | "Am I Dreaming" | Mike Dean, Peter Lee Johnson, Rakim Mayers, Roisee, Landon Wayne, and Leland Wayne (writers); A$AP Rocky, Metro Boomin, and Roisee (performers) | |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | "Peaches" | Jack Black, John Spiker, Eric Osmond, Michael Jelenic, and Aaron Horvath (writers); Jack Black (performer) | |
| Wish | "This Wish" | Julia Michaels, Benjamin Rice, and JP Saxe (writers); Ariana DeBose (performer) |
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