6 Best Oscar Best Original Song Winning Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 15, 2026

A great song can become a film’s whole identity. La La Land, Frozen and Skyfall all won for songs that became hits in their own right, Once has a busker and an immigrant musician forming a bond through music, and 8 Mile and Titanic gave us anthems for two different generations.

La La Land (2016)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 91% Metacritic 94

A jazz pianist and an aspiring actress's romance is tested by the very ambitions that brought them together.

Directed by Damien Chazelle · 2h 09m · Rated PG-13

Won 6 Oscars246 wins & 313 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Frozen (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 89% Metacritic 75

A princess's uncontrollable ice powers freeze her kingdom, and only her sister can undo it.

Directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Won 2 Oscars83 wins & 60 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Skyfall (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 92% Metacritic 81

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as a former agent returns for personal revenge.

Directed by Sam Mendes · 2h 23m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars69 wins & 125 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Once (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 97% Metacritic 90

A Dublin busker and a Czech immigrant record an album together over one unexpectedly intimate week.

Directed by John Carney · 1h 25m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar25 wins & 31 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: BroadwayHD, Broadway HD Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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8 Mile (2002)

TMDB ★ 7.1

An aspiring rapper from a Detroit trailer park fights to make a name in the local battle scene.

Directed by Curtis Hanson · 1h 51m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads, Starz Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Titanic (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 88% Metacritic 75

A doomed shipboard romance set against history's most famous maritime disaster.

Directed by James Cameron · 3h 14m · Rated PG-13

Won 11 Oscars126 wins & 84 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Oscar Best Original Song Winning Movies

La La Land (2016)

Frozen (2013)

Skyfall (2012)

Once (2007)

8 Mile (2002)

Titanic (1997)

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