John Williams received his first Oscar nomination in 1967 for Valley of the Dolls and received his 50th nomination two years ago for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
In fact, of the five Oscars Williams has actually won, he’s beaten himself once.
In 1977 his score for Star Wars beat his score for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Fittingly, the composer’s 51st nomination comes 51 years after the first one.