| Year |
Artist |
Writers |
Song |
Film |
Ref |
| 2010 |
| Anika Noni Rose |
Randy Newman |
"Almost There" |
The Princess and the Frog |
[6] |
| De'Adre Aziza, Daniel Breaker and Stew |
Stew |
"Keys" |
Passing Strange |
| Mary J. Blige |
Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo & Chuck Harmon |
"I Can Do Bad All By Myself" |
I Can Do Bad All By Myself |
| Ne-Yo |
Ne-Yo |
"Never Knew I Needed" |
The Princess and the Frog |
| Anika Noni Rose |
Randy Newman |
"Down in New Orleans" |
| 2011 |
| John Legend |
John Legend |
"Shine" |
Waiting for "Superman" |
[7] |
| Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith |
Adam Messinger, Nasri, Justin Bieber, Kuk Harrell (as Thaddis Harrell), Jaden Smith and Omarr Rambert |
"Never Say Never" |
The Karate Kid |
| Jay Z, Rihanna and Kanye West |
Shawn Carter,Kanye West, Robyn Fenty, Ernest Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Athanasios Alatas |
"Run This Town" |
Brooklyn's Finest |
| Queen Latifah |
Andre Lyon, Queen Latifah , Jazmine Sullivan and Marcello Valenzano |
"Champion" |
Just Wright |
| Leona Lewis |
Greg Barnhill, Joanna Cotten and Melissa Manchester |
"I Know Who I Am" |
For Colored Girls |
| 2012 |
| Mary J. Blige |
Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas |
"The Living Proof" |
The Help |
[8] |
| Nicole Beharie |
Scott Jacoby, Stefan C. Schaefer & Chris Silber |
"My Last Day Without You" |
My Last Day Without You |
| Jamie Foxx |
Siedah Garrett |
"Fly Love" |
Rio |
| Cee-Lo Green and Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
R.L. Burnside |
"Walkin' Blues" |
Footloose |
| Ludacris and Slaughterhouse |
Ryan Montgomery, Crooked I, Eminem, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Ludacris, Mr. Porter, Tony "56" Jackson, Claret Jai, Luis Resto |
"Furiously Dangerous" |
Fast Five |
| 2013 |
| John Legend |
John Legend |
"Who Did That to You?" |
Django Unchained |
[9] |
| Travis Barker, Tom Morello, Raekwon and RZA |
Travis Barker, Tom Morello, Raekwon and RZA |
"Carry It" |
The Man with the Iron Fists |
| Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks |
R. Kelly |
"Celebrate" |
Sparkle |
| Jay Z, Frank Ocean and Kanye West |
Kanye West, Jay-Z (as Shawn Carter), Mike Dean, Charles Njapa, Gary Wright, Phil Manzanera, James Brown, Joseph Maloy Roach, The-Dream (as Terius Nash), Frank Ocean |
"No Church in the Wild" |
Safe House |
| John Legend and Ludacris |
John Legend, Allen Arthur, Ludacris, Clayton Reilly, Keith Justice, and Miguel |
"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" |
Think Like a Man |
| 2014 |
| Judith Hill |
Judith Hill |
"Desperation" |
20 Feet from Stardom |
[10] |
| Fantasia Barrino |
Keith McMasters, Fantasia Barrino, Ricco Barrino, and Abel Terry |
"In the Middle of the Night" |
The Butler |
| Alicia Keys |
Alicia Keys |
"Queen of the Field (Patsey's Song)" |
12 Years a Slave |
| Gladys Knight |
Lenny Kravitz |
"You & I Ain't No More" |
The Butler |
| Pharrell Williams |
Pharrell Williams |
"Happy" |
Despicable Me 2 |
| 2015 |
| Common and John Legend |
Common, John Legend & Rhymefest |
"Glory" |
Selma |
[11] |
| Eliza Colby and Questlove |
Eliza Colby & Questlove |
"It Ain't Easy" |
Top Five |
| Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar |
Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Hans Zimmer and Kendrick Lamar |
"It's On Again" |
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |
| Janelle Monáe |
Janelle Monáe, Nate 'Rocket' Wonder and Roman GianArthur Irvin |
"What is Love" |
Rio 2 |
| Rita Ora |
Diane Warren |
"Grateful" |
Beyond the Lights |
| 2016 |
| Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth |
DJ Frank E, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa |
"See You Again" |
Furious 7 |
[12] |
| Jhené Aiko, Childish Gambino and Vince Staples |
Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, Vince Staples and Donald Glover |
"Waiting for My Moment" |
Creed |
| Dr. Dre |
Dr. Dre, Slim the Mobster, Mario Johnson, Russell Brown |
"Talking to My Diary" |
Straight Outta Compton |
| Tessa Thompson |
Ludwig Göransson, Sam Dew and Tessa Thompson |
"Grip" |
Creed |
| The Weeknd |
The Weeknd, Stephan Moccio, DaHeala, Belly |
"Earned It" |
Fifty Shades of Grey |
| 2017 |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
"I'm Still Here" |
Miss Sharon Jones! |
[13] |
| Common and Bilal |
Common, Karriem Riggins & Robert Glasper |
"A Letter to the Free" |
13th |
| Alicia Keys |
Alicia Keys, Illangelo, Billy Walsh |
"Back to Life" |
Queen of Katwe |
| John Legend |
John Legend |
"Start" |
Southside with You |
| Lalah Hathaway and Pharrell Williams |
Pharrell Williams |
"Surrender" |
Hidden Figures |
| 2018 |
| Mary J. Blige |
Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq & Taura Stinson |
"Mighty River" |
Mudbound |
[14][15] |
| Kortnee Price |
Jypsy Nichols, Jeff Paige, Bobby Huntley & Nikki Wade |
"Best of Me" |
La Vie Magnifique De Charlie |
| Cynthia Erivo |
Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson & Laura Karpman |
"Jump" |
Step |
| Common and Andra Day |
Dianne Warren & Common |
"Stand Up for Something" |
Marshall |
| Phonte and Zo! |
Phonte & Zo! |
"Starlight" |
Zo! Making SkyBreak |
| 2019 |
| Kendrick Lamar & SZA |
Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Al Shux and SZA |
"All the Stars" |
Black Panther |
| Jennifer Hudson |
Diane Warren |
"I’ll Fight" |
RBG |
| Khalid & Normani |
Khalid, Normani, Ryan Vojtesak, Tayla Parx and Jamil Chammas |
"Love Lies" |
Love, Simon |
| The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar |
The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Dukes and Doc McKinney |
"Pray for Me" |
Black Panther |
| Arlissa |
Jessica Karpov, Kevin White and Mike Woods |
"We Won’t Move" |
The Hate U Give |