Aladdin received five Academy Award nominations. At the 65th Academy Awards, the film competed for Best Original Score, Best Original Song twice, Best Sound, and Best Sound Effects Editing.
The film won two of those five nominations: Alan Menken won for Best Original Score, and “A Whole New World,” with music by Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice, won Best Original Song. “Friend Like Me,” written by Menken and Howard Ashman, was also nominated in that category.
The remaining nominations recognized the film’s technical achievement. Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, and Doc Kane were nominated for Best Sound, while Mark Mangini was nominated for Best Sound Effects Editing. Some summaries mention only the two awards Aladdin won, which can cause confusion; the question asks for nominations, not wins.