Jimmy Van Heusen - Academy Awards

Academy Awards

Van Heusen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song 14 times in 12 different years (in both 1945 and 1964 he was nominated for two songs), and won 4 times: in 1944, 1957, 1959, and 1963.

Academy Award Wins

• "Swinging on a Star" (1944) (lyrics by Johnny Burke) for Going My Way
• "All the Way" (1957) (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) for The Joker Is Wild
• "High Hopes" (1959) (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) for A Hole in the Head
• "Call Me Irresponsible" (1963) (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) for Papa's Delicate Condition

Academy Award nominations

• 1945 – "Sleighride In July" (lyrics by Johnny Burke) from the film Belle Of The Yukon.
• 1945 – "Aren't You Glad You're You" (lyrics by Johnny Burke) from the film Bells of St. Mary's.
• 1955 – "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film The Tender Trap.
• 1958 – "To Love and Be Loved" (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) for the film Some Came Running.
• 1960 – "The Second Time Around" (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) for the film High Time.
• 1961 – "Pocketful of Miracles" (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) for the film Pocketful of Miracles.
• 1964 – "Where Love Has Gone" (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) for the film Where Love Has Gone.
• 1964 – "My Kind of Town" (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) for the film Robin and the 7 Hoods.
• 1967 – "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) for the film Thoroughly Modern Millie.
• 1968 – "Star" (lyrics by Sammy Cahn) for the film Star!.