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Just 8 Songwriters or Composers Have Received Oscar Nods 7 Years Running: See the Full List

Here are songwriters or composers who received Oscar nominations in seven or more consecutive years. Diane Warren, John Williams, Max Steiner & more.

Warren has yet to win a competitive Oscar, but in 2022 she received a Governors Award from the Academy “for her genius, generosity and passionate commitment to the power of song in film.” Cahn won three of his four best original song Oscars during this streak – for “Three Coins in the Fountain” from the film of the same name, “All the Way” from The Joker Is Wild and “High Hopes” from A Hole in the Head. Cahn won four best original song Oscars, which puts him in a tie for the lead with Alan Menken, Johnny Mercer and Van Heusen.

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