Which Oscar did Aladdin win besides Best Original Song?
Answer
Best Original Score
Answer
Best Original Score
Besides Best Original Song, Aladdin won the Oscar for Best Original Score.
Composer Alan Menken received the Best Original Score award for the film's musical underscore. The score supports the movie's shifting moods, from the bustling marketplace and comic Genie sequences to the romance between Aladdin and Jasmine and the danger surrounding Jafar. Menken's work was central to the film's identity as a Disney animated musical.
The film's other Oscar win was Best Original Song for “A Whole New World,” with music by Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. Aladdin also received nominations for Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing, while “Friend Like Me” was nominated in the song category but did not win.
The award is often confused with Best Animated Feature because Aladdin was an animated film and won several animation-related honors elsewhere. However, the Academy Awards did not yet have a Best Animated Feature category in 1992; that category was introduced later, at the 74th Academy Awards for films released in 2001. Aladdin's two Oscar victories were therefore its original score and its original song.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026