LOS ANGELES — Decorated composer John Williams made Academy Awards history yet again Tuesday when he received a nomination for the score of Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans."
At 90 years old, Williams is now the oldest person to be nominated for a competitive Oscar, a record previously held by three people who were nominated at 89 years old: "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" costume designer Ann Roth, "Call Me by Your Name" screenwriter James Ivory and "Faces Places" director Agnès Varda.
If Williams wins, he will become the oldest winner in any Oscar category. Ivory, who won the adapted screenplay Oscar for "Call Me by Your Name" in 2018, currently holds that record at 89; Williams will have turned 91 by March 12, the date of this year's ceremony.
