The song " For Your Eyes Only " was nominated for a Best Original Song at the 39th Golden Globe Awards and Best Original Song at the 1981 Academy Awards , losing out at both ceremonies to " Arthur 's Theme " from the film '' Arthur '' . However , the 1981 Academy Awards ceremony did see the presenting of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer Albert R. Broccoli . The Writers Guild of America nominated the script by Michael G. Wilson and Richard Maibaum for Best Adapted Screenplay – Comedy or Musical Picture . In 2004 the American Film Institute nominated the song " For Your Eyes Only " from the film for AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Songs
1981 Academy Awards
54th Academy Awards
For Your Eyes Only (film)