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Somebody forgot to inform Martin Scorsese and John Williams concerning the usually complained concern of ageism in Hollywood.
The famed director and composer each broke new Oscar information Tuesday, when the nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were revealed.
Along with his nomination for finest director for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” 81-year-old Scorsese grew to become the oldest nominee within the class that had beforehand been held by John Huston, who was 79 when he was nominated for “Prizzi’s Honor” in 1985.
It was Scorsese’s tenth nomination in that class, which places him two behind present record-holder William Wyler, who had 12 finest director nominations previous to his demise in 1981.
“It’s deeply gratifying to obtain this recognition from the Academy, for myself and for thus a lot of my collaborators on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’” Scorsese stated in an announcement to CNN.
“It was a exceptional expertise to make this image, to work along with the Osage group to inform the story of a real American tragedy, hidden within the shadows of official tradition for much too lengthy,” the director added. “I solely want that Robbie Robertson had lived to see his work acknowledged—our a few years of friendship and Robbie’s rising consciousness of his personal Native heritage performed an important function in my need to get this movie onscreen.”
Robertson, co-founder of The Band, who collaborated as a composer of a number of movies with Scorsese, together with “Killers of the Flower Moon,” died in August at the age of 80.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” notched 10 whole nominations, together with finest image, finest actress in a number one function for Lily Gladstone, finest actor in a supporting function for frequent Scorsese collaborator Robert De Niro, and finest authentic rating.
In that final class, Scorsese’s venture is up towards one other report holder.
Legendary composer John Williams’ work on “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future” earned him his forty ninth Oscar nomination for authentic rating. With a complete of 54 profession Oscar nominations when together with authentic track, Williams has extra Academy Award nominations than any residing particular person.
In line with the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences that’s accountable for the awards present, the late Walt Disney held the general report with 59 whole Oscar nominations.
The Academy additionally famous that on the age of 91, Williams, who’s finest identified for his work on the “Star Wars” franchise, is the oldest nominee in a aggressive award class.