Academy Awards archive

The Little Mermaid Oscar Nominations & Wins

The Little Mermaid has 3 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.

Wins recorded in the archive

All 3 award records

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The Little Mermaid: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1989Original Score
Credited nominee / recipientAlan Menken
Win recorded
Film year1989Original Song
Credited nominee / recipientMusic by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman

Kiss The Girl

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Little MermaidUnder The Sea
Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Film year1989Original Song
Credited nominee / recipientMusic by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman

Under The Sea

Win recorded

Who else was nominated?

Compare The Little Mermaid with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.

Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.

Original Score 1989 film year · Ceremony 62
Original Score winner historyAll 1989 film-year results
Original Song 1989 film year · Ceremony 62
  • Chances Are

    After All

    Music by Tom Snow; Lyric by Dean Pitchford
    Nominee
  • Shirley Valentine

    The Girl Who Used To Be Me

    Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
    Nominee
  • Parenthood

    I Love To See You Smile

    Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
    Nominee
  • The Little Mermaid This film

    Kiss The Girl

    Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
    Nominee
  • The Little Mermaid This film

    Under The Sea

    Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
    ★ Winner
Original Song winner historyAll 1989 film-year results
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