John Williams breaks his own Oscars record, picks up 51st nomination
The most-nominated living person today
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Your support makes all the difference.John Williams has received his 51st Oscar nomination, breaking his own record for most Oscar-nominated living person.
The composer was honoured for his Star Wars: The Last Jedi score and faces stiff competition from Hans Zimmer and Jonny Greenwood for Dunkirk and Phantom Thread, respectively.
Williams became the most-nominated living person two years ago, following a nomination for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, eventually losing to Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight.
The 85-year-old has previously won the award five times — for Jaws, Fiddler on the Roof, E.T., Schindler’s List, and Star Wars — his first Oscar nomination dating back to 1968 , for the film Valley of the Dolls.
However, Williams has not yet become the most-nominated person of all time: that accolades remains with Walt Disney, who managed 59 nominations throughout his lifetime, winning 22 times.
Over the next two years, Williams has been attached to score Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Star Wars: Episode IX, two films that could help Williams chase down Disney.
Although The Last Jedi picked up best score, Williams’ collaboration with Steven Spielberg — The Post — failed to win a nomination. Read the full list of nominations here.
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