Academy Awards archive
The Lion King Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Lion King has 4 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
1994 film yearAll 4 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1994 | Original Score Credited nominee / recipientHans Zimmer | Win recorded |
| Film year1994 | Original Song Credited nominee / recipientMusic by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice Can You Feel The Love Tonight | Win recorded |
| Film year1994 | Original Song Credited nominee / recipientMusic by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice Circle Of Life | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe Lion KingCan You Feel The Love Tonight Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice |
| Film year1994 | Original Song Credited nominee / recipientMusic by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice Hakuna Matata | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe Lion KingCan You Feel The Love Tonight Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice |
Who else was nominated?
Compare The Lion King 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 1994 film year · Ceremony 67
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- The Lion King This film★ Winner
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Original Song 1994 film year · Ceremony 67
- The Lion King This film★ Winner
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice - The Lion King This filmNominee
Circle Of Life
Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice - The Lion King This filmNominee
Hakuna Matata
Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice - JuniorNominee
Look What Love Has Done
Music and Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram and Patty Smyth - Nominee
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