Oscar Nominated Country Songs

The Academy Awards have honored several songs through the years that have enhanced films since the 1930s. Every genre has made a contribution to the movies, including Country Music! Here's an impressive list of elite Country Music artists and songwriters that were featured in the movies and earned an Academy Award nomination.

Oscar Nominated Country Music Songs, Artists, And Songwriters

Best Original Song Nominees

1952 High Noon- The Ballad Of High Noon- Tex Ritter (written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington) *Winner*

1978 Grease- Hopelessly Devoted To You- Olivia Newton John (written by John Farrar)

1980 Honeysuckle Rose- On The Road Again- Willie Nelson (written by Willie Nelson)

1980 Nine To Five- Nine To Five- Dolly Parton (written by Dolly Parton)

1997 Con Air- How Do I Live- Trisha Yearwood (written by Diane Warren)

2001 Pearl Harbor- There You'll Be- Faith Hill (written by Diane Warren)

2003 Cold Mountain- The Scarlet Tide- Alison Krauss (written by T. Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello)

2003 Cold Mountain- You Will Be My 'Ain True Love- Alison Krauss and Sting (written by Sting and Alison Krauss)

2005 Transamerica- Travelin' Thru- Dolly Parton (written by Dolly Parton)

2009 Crazy Heart- The Weary Kind- Ryan Bingham (written by Ryan Bingham and T. Bone Burnett) *Winner*