The 91-year-old living legend of a composer, John Williams, has proved his indomitable mettle as a creative with his 54th Oscars nomination in the upcoming 96th Academy Awards in March 10.
An Astounding Addition to John Williams' Prolific Career
Williams also broke several other records of his with this particular nod, specifically by both being the most nominated person alive and the oldest person ever to be nominated for a competitive award in the prestigious ceremony.
The work that led him to reach this new height is the recent "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" movie, making another soundtrack for frequent collaborator and esteemed director Steven Spielberg.
His five other works with Spielberg that bagged Academy wins are his iconic scores for the movies "Schindler's List," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "Star Wars," "Jaws," and "Fiddler on the Roof."
According to Forbes, only the late Walt Disney has Williams beat in terms of collective Oscars nominations across its lengthy history, with the animation giant receiving 59 total nods in his career and 22 wins.
Just last year, Williams received his prior Academy Award nomination, numbered his 53rd, for his musical contribution to a coming-of-age drama and another of Spielberg's films: "The Fabelmans."
Of this particular nod and according to The Hollywood Reporter, Williams said in a statement: "I'm very grateful to the Academy for their kind recognition, and I'm enormously grateful to Steven Spielberg for offering me the opportunity to compose the score for this very special and personal film."
Among Williams' expansive oeuvre of film soundtrack masterpieces, he is perhaps most known for his works in the "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones," and "Harry Potter" film franchises. Across all of these movies, he has collectively done sixteen soundtracks.
In 2005, he even earned tremendous recognition from the American Film Institute when they named the film maestro's 1977 "Star Wars" composition as the greatest American film score ever.
