The 18th Academy Awards held on 7 March 1946, saw a record 14 songs from films released in 1945 being nominated for the Best Original Song category. The following year saw the Academy change the rules to have only five songs nominated per year.

Those songs nominated were:

1. ‘Accentuate the Positive’ from Here Comes the Waves – Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

2. ‘Anywhere’ from Tonight and Every Night – Music by Jule Styne.; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

3. ‘Aren’t You Glad You’re You?’ from The Bells of St Mary’s – Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Johnny Burke

4. ‘The Cat and the Canary’ from Why Girls Leave Home  – Music by Jay Livingstone; Lyrics by Ray Evans

5. ‘Endlessly’ from Earl Carroll Vanities – Music by walter Kent: Lyrics by Kim Gannon

6. ‘I Fall in Love Too Easily’ from Anchors Aweigh  – Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

7. ‘I’ll Buy that Dream’ from Sing Your Way Home  – Music by Allie Wrubel; Lyrics by Herb Magidson

8. *’It Might As Well Be Spring’ from State Fair  – Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

9. ‘Linda’ from G.I. Joe – Music and Lyrics by Ann Ronel

10. ‘Love Letters’ from Love Letters  – Music by Victor Young; Lyrics by Eddie Heyman

11. ‘More and More’ from Can’t Help Singing – Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

12. ‘Sleighride in July’ from Belle of Yukon –  Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Johnny Burke

13. ‘So in Love’ from Wonder Man  – Music by David Rose; Lyricis by Leo Robin.

14. ‘Some Sunday Morning’ from  San Antonio  – Music by Ray Heindorf and M.K. Jerome; Lyrics by Ted Koehler

* denotes winner