Guðnadóttir prevailed in the voting over four more veteran composers, three of whom already had Academy Awards. John Williams, who celebrated his 77th birthday the day before, was on his 52nd nomination, for the latest "Star Wars" film. Alexandre Desplat, nominated for "Little Women," was a previous winner, as was Randy Newman, up for "Marriage Story," although his two previous Oscar wins came in the song category. Among this year's five nominees, only Thomas Newman, nominated for "1917," lacks an Oscar now, after being up for it 15 times.