Legendary composer Ennio Morricone is finally a competitive Oscar winner.
The 87-year-old composer was nominated five times prior to this year, scoring his first nod forDays of Heaven.
His other nominations came forThe Mission,The Untouchables,Bugsy, andMalena.
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Morricone was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 2007 ceremony.
Morricone received a standing ovation from the audience, before giving his speech in Italian.
Thank you to the Academy for this prestigious honor, he said through an interpreter.
Morricone gave special mention to fellow nominee John Williams, before thanking Tarantino for giving him the opportunity.
Going into the ceremony, it was expected that Morricone would win.
Hes going to win,The Hateful EightproducerHarvey Weinstein said on Friday.
And Sunday night we are going to rock the house!
