You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
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Question: Category: THE TONY AWARDS 
Clue: He won his first of 9 Tonys for the first Broadway musical he choreographed, "The Pajama Game"

Answer: bob fosse


Question: Category: ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS 
Clue: 2nd only to Walt Disney's 59, this composer's 45 nominations include the "The Towering Inferno" & "Saving Private Ryan"

Answer: john williams


Question: Category: INTERNATIONAL AUTHORS 
Clue: Starting in 1948 at Cornell, he lectured on books written in his native language, like "Dead Souls" & "Anna Karenina"

Answer:
vladimir nabokov