Italian composer Ennio Morricone has won his first Oscar — for best music score — at the age of 87 years. This makes him the oldest Oscar winner ever.

Morricone receives the prize for composing the music for "The Hateful Eight", a movie from director Quentin Tarantino.

Source: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-ennio-morrico...