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This is a list of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees in the award categories Acting and Directing.
This list is based on "statistics valid through the nomination announcement for the 2015 (88th Academy Awards) , announced on January 14, 2016", as documented in The Official Academy Awards Database .[ 1]
At the 90th Academy Awards , James Ivory became the oldest-ever Oscar winner in any category, at age 89, after receiving the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Call Me by Your Name .[ 2] At the 93rd Academy Awards , Ann Roth became the oldest-ever woman to win an Oscar in any category, at age 89, after receiving the award for Best Costume Design for her work on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom .[ 3]
At the 95th Academy Awards , John Williams became the oldest Oscar nominee in any category, at age 90, after receiving his 53rd Oscar nomination for Best Original Score for his work on The Fabelmans .[ 4] At the 96th Academy Awards , he beat the record again, at age 91, after receiving his 54th Oscar nomination for Best Original Score for his work on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny .[ 5] [ 6]
There are only five people in Oscar history who have won two Oscars by the age of 30 or younger:
Rainer, Foster, and Swank won their awards in the Best Actress category, while Eilish and O'Connell won theirs in the Best Original Song category. Eilish is the youngest person to have won two Oscars, aged 22 at the time of her second win.
Superlatives
Among the oldest and youngest winners and nominees of Academy Awards in standard competitive categories, the following superlatives emerge:
Oldest winners
Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Directing: Oldest/Youngest Directing Nominees/Winners: AMPAS Awards Database [ 7]
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
74 years, 272 days
Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby
2004
May 31, 1930
February 27, 2005
Has held record for 19 years (2005–present)
2
69 years, 217 days
Roman Polanski
The Pianist
2002
August 18, 1933
March 23, 2003
Held record for 2 years (2003–2005)
3
67 years, 331 days
Jane Campion
The Power of the Dog
2021
April 30, 1954
March 27, 2022
4
65 years, 272 days
George Cukor
My Fair Lady
1964
July 7, 1899
April 5, 1965
Held record for 38 years (1965–2003)
5
64 years, 100 days
Martin Scorsese
The Departed
2006
November 17, 1942
February 25, 2007
6
62 years, 302 days
Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven
1992
May 31, 1930
March 29, 1993
7
62 years, 105 days
Carol Reed
Oliver!
1968
December 30, 1906
April 14, 1969
8
59 years, 346 days
Fred Zinnemann
A Man for All Seasons
1966
April 29, 1907
April 10, 1967
9
59 years, 225 days
Richard Attenborough
Gandhi
1982
August 29, 1923
April 11, 1983
10
59 years, 46 days
John Ford
The Quiet Man
1952
February 1, 1894
March 19, 1953
Held record for 12 years (1953–1965)
Oldest nominees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Nomination
Notes
1
81 years, 67 days
Martin Scorsese
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
November 17, 1942
January 23, 2024
Has held record for 0 years (2024–present)
2
79 years, 184 days
John Huston
Prizzi's Honor
1985
August 5, 1906
February 5, 1986
Held record for 38 years (1986–2024)
3
78 years, 193 days
Charles Crichton
A Fish Called Wanda
1988
August 6, 1910
February 15, 1989
4
77 years, 57 days
Martin Scorsese
The Irishman
2019
November 17, 1942
January 13, 2020
5
76 years, 357 days
Robert Altman
Gosford Park
2001
February 20, 1925
February 12, 2002
6
76 years, 318 days
David Lean
A Passage to India
1984
March 25, 1908
February 6, 1985
Held record for 1 year (1985–1986)
7
76 years, 237 days
Clint Eastwood
Letters from Iwo Jima
2006
May 31, 1930
January 23, 2007
8
76 years, 55 days
Woody Allen
Midnight in Paris
2011
November 30, 1935
January 24, 2012
9
76 years, 37 days
Steven Spielberg
The Fabelmans
2022
December 18, 1946
January 24, 2023
10
75 years, 319 days
Akira Kurosawa
Ran
1985
March 23, 1910
February 5, 1986
Youngest winners
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
32 years, 38 days
Damien Chazelle
La La Land
2016
January 19, 1985
February 26, 2017
Has held record for 7 years (2017–present)
2
32 years, 260 days
Norman Taurog
Skippy
1930/31
February 23, 1899
November 10, 1931
Held record for 86 years (1931–2017)
3
33 years, 228 days
Lewis Milestone
Two Arabian Knights
1927/28
September 30, 1895
May 16, 1929
Held record for 2 years (1929–1931)
4
34 years, 238 days
Sam Mendes
American Beauty
1999
August 1, 1965
March 26, 2000
5
35 years, 23 days
Frank Borzage
7th Heaven
1927/28
April 23, 1894
May 16, 1929
6
35 years, 30 days
Daniel Kwan
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
February 10, 1988
March 12, 2023
7
35 years, 36 days
Lewis Milestone
All Quiet on the Western Front
1929/30
September 30, 1895
November 5, 1930
8
35 years, 278 days
Daniel Scheinert
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
June 7, 1987
March 12, 2023
9
35 years, 313 days
Tony Richardson
Tom Jones
1963
June 5, 1928
April 13, 1964
10
36 years, 1 day
Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part II
1974
April 7, 1939
April 8, 1975
Youngest nominees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Nomination
Notes
1
24 years, 44 days
John Singleton
Boyz n the Hood
1991
January 6, 1968
February 19, 1992
Has held record for 32 years (1992–present)
2
26 years, 279 days
Orson Welles
Citizen Kane
1941
May 6, 1915
February 9, 1942
Held record for 50 years (1942–1992)
3
29 years, 66 days
Kenneth Branagh
Henry V
1989
December 10, 1960
February 14, 1990
4
29 years, 113 days
Claude Lelouch
A Man and a Woman
1966
October 30, 1937
February 20, 1967
5
29 years, 193 days
M. Night Shyamalan
The Sixth Sense
1999
August 6, 1970
February 15, 2000
6
29 years, 281 days
George Lucas
American Graffiti
1973
May 14, 1944
February 19, 1974
7
30 years, 88 days
Benh Zeitlin
Beasts of the Southern Wild
2012
October 14, 1982
January 10, 2013
8
30 years, 95 days
Jason Reitman
Juno
2007
October 19, 1977
January 22, 2008
9
30 years, 116 days
Spike Jonze
Being John Malkovich
1999
October 22, 1969
February 15, 2000
10
31 years, 65 days
Steven Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
December 18, 1946
February 21, 1978
Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Acting: Oldest/Youngest Winners and Nominees for Acting, By Category: Actor [in a Leading Role]", AMPAS Awards Database [ 8]
Oldest winners
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
83 years, 115 days
Anthony Hopkins
The Father
2020
December 31, 1937
April 25, 2021
Has held record for 3 years (2021–present); Oldest acting winner in any category
2
76 years, 317 days
Henry Fonda
On Golden Pond
1981
May 16, 1905
March 29, 1982
Held record for 39 years (1982–2021)
3
62 years, 316 days
John Wayne
True Grit
1969
May 26, 1907
April 7, 1970
Held record for 12 years (1970–1982)
4
62 years, 209 days
George Arliss
Disraeli
1929/30
April 10, 1868
November 5, 1930
Held record for 40 years (1930–1970)
5
62 years, 63 days
Paul Newman
The Color of Money
1986
January 26, 1925
March 30, 1987
6
60 years, 335 days
Jack Nicholson
As Good as It Gets
1997
April 22, 1937
March 23, 1998
7
60 years, 181 days
Peter Finch
Network
1976
September 28, 1916
March 28, 1977
Posthumous award
8
60 years, 93 days
Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart
2009
December 4, 1949
March 7, 2010
9
59 years, 348 days
Gary Oldman
Darkest Hour
2017
March 21, 1958
March 4, 2018
10
57 years, 40 days
Ronald Colman
A Double Life
1947
February 9, 1891
March 20, 1948
Oldest nominees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Nomination
Notes
1
83 years, 74 days
Anthony Hopkins
The Father
2020
December 31, 1937
March 15, 2021
Winner Has held record for 3 years (2021–present)
2
79 years, 167 days
Richard Farnsworth
The Straight Story
1999
September 1, 1920
February 15, 2000
Held record for 21 years (2000–2021)
3
77 years, 226 days
Bruce Dern
Nebraska
2013
June 6, 1936
January 16, 2014
4
76 years, 271 days
Henry Fonda
On Golden Pond
1981
May 16, 1905
February 11, 1982
Winner Held record for 18 years (1982–2000)
5
74 years, 239 days
Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby
2004
May 31, 1930
January 25, 2005
6
74 years, 174 days
Peter O'Toole
Venus
2006
August 2, 1932
January 23, 2007
7
73 years, 43 days
Bill Nighy
Living
2022
December 12, 1949
January 24, 2023
8
72 years, 246 days
Morgan Freeman
Invictus
2009
June 1, 1937
February 2, 2010
9
72 years, 226 days
Jonathan Pryce
The Two Popes
2019
June 1, 1947
January 13, 2020
10
71 years, 274 days
Laurence Olivier
The Boys from Brazil
1978
May 22, 1907
February 20, 1979
Held record for 3 years (1979–1982)
Youngest winners
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
29 years, 343 days
Adrien Brody
The Pianist
2002
April 14, 1973
March 23, 2003
Has held record for 21 years (2003–present)
2
30 years, 156 days
Richard Dreyfuss
The Goodbye Girl
1977
October 29, 1947
April 3, 1978
Held record for 25 years (1978–2003)
3
30 years, 361 days
Marlon Brando
On the Waterfront
1954
April 3, 1924
March 30, 1955
Held record for 23 years (1955–1978)
4
31 years, 122 days
Maximilian Schell
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
December 8, 1930
April 9, 1962
5
32 years, 78 days
Nicolas Cage
Leaving Las Vegas
1995
January 7, 1964
March 25, 1996
6
32 years, 283 days
James Stewart
The Philadelphia Story
1940
May 20, 1908
February 27, 1941
Held record for 14 years (1941–1955)
7
32 years, 331 days
Daniel Day-Lewis
My Left Foot
1989
April 29, 1957
March 26, 1990
8
33 years, 47 days
Eddie Redmayne
The Theory of Everything
2014
January 6, 1982
February 22, 2015
9
34 years, 26 days
Clark Gable
It Happened One Night
1934
February 1, 1901
February 27, 1935
Held record for 6 years (1935–1941)
10
34 years, 258 days
Charles Laughton
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1932/33
July 1, 1899
March 16, 1934
Held record for 1 year (1934–1935)
Youngest nominees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Nomination
Notes
1
9 years, 20 days
Jackie Cooper
Skippy
1930/31
September 15, 1922
October 5, 1931
Has held record for 92 years (1931–present)
2
19 years, 142 days
Mickey Rooney
Babes in Arms
1939
September 23, 1920
February 12, 1940
3
22 years, 27 days
Timothée Chalamet
Call Me by Your Name
2017
December 27, 1995
January 23, 2018
4
23 years, 137 days
Mickey Rooney
The Human Comedy
1943
September 23, 1920
February 7, 1944
5
24 years, 3 days
John Travolta
Saturday Night Fever
1977
February 18, 1954
February 21, 1978
6
25 years, 10 days
James Dean
East of Eden
1955
February 8, 1931
February 18, 1956
Posthumous nomination
7
26 years, 10 days
Giant
1956
February 18, 1957
8
26 years, 72 days
Ryan Gosling
Half Nelson
2006
November 12, 1980
January 23, 2007
9
26 years, 279 days
Orson Welles
Citizen Kane
1941
May 6, 1915
February 9, 1942
10
26 years, 302 days
Heath Ledger
Brokeback Mountain
2005
April 4, 1979
January 31, 2006
Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Acting: Oldest/Youngest Winners and Nominees for Acting, By Category: Actress [in a Leading Role]", AMPAS Awards Database [ 8]
Oldest winners
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
80 years, 292 days
Jessica Tandy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989
June 7, 1909
March 26, 1990
Has held record for 34 years (1990–present)
2
74 years, 321 days
Katharine Hepburn
On Golden Pond
1981
May 12, 1907
March 29, 1982
Held record for 8 years (1982–1990)
3
63 years, 306 days
Frances McDormand
Nomadland
2020
June 23, 1957
April 25, 2021
4
63 years, 1 day
Marie Dressler
Min and Bill
1930/31
November 9, 1868
November 10, 1931
Held record for 51 years (1931–1982)
5
62 years, 249 days
Meryl Streep
The Iron Lady
2011
June 22, 1949
February 26, 2012
6
61 years, 337 days
Katharine Hepburn
The Lion in Winter
1968
May 12, 1907
April 14, 1969
7
61 years, 214 days
Helen Mirren
The Queen
2006
July 26, 1945
February 25, 2007
8
61 years, 122 days
Geraldine Page
The Trip to Bountiful
1985
November 22, 1924
March 24, 1986
9
60 years, 334 days
Katharine Hepburn
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
May 12, 1907
April 10, 1968
10
60 years, 254 days
Frances McDormand
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017
June 23, 1957
March 4, 2018
Oldest nominees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Nomination
Notes
1
85 years, 321 days
Emmanuelle Riva
Amour
2012
February 24, 1927
January 10, 2013
Has held record for 11 years (2013–present)
2
80 years, 252 days
Jessica Tandy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989
June 7, 1909
February 14, 1990
Winner Held record for 23 years (1990–2013)
3
80 years, 11 days
Edith Evans
The Whisperers
1967
February 8, 1888
February 19, 1968
Held record for 22 years (1968–1990)
4
79 years, 38 days
Judi Dench
Philomena
2013
December 9, 1934
January 16, 2014
5
75 years, 313 days
May Robson
Lady for a Day
1932/33
April 19, 1858
February 26, 1934
Held record for 34 years (1934–1968)
6
74 years, 275 days
Katharine Hepburn
On Golden Pond
1981
May 12, 1907
February 11, 1982
Winner
7
72 years, 45 days
Judi Dench
Notes on a Scandal
2006
December 9, 1934
January 23, 2007
8
71 years, 309 days
Glenn Close
The Wife
2018
March 19, 1947
January 22, 2019
9
71 years, 53 days
Judi Dench
Mrs Henderson Presents
2005
December 9, 1934
January 31, 2006
10
69 years, 343 days
Charlotte Rampling
45 Years
2015
February 5, 1946
January 14, 2016
Youngest winners
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
21 years, 218 days
Marlee Matlin
Children of a Lesser God
1986
August 24, 1965
March 30, 1987
Has held record for 37 years (1987–present)
2
22 years, 193 days
Jennifer Lawrence
Silver Linings Playbook
2012
August 15, 1990
February 24, 2013
3
22 years, 222 days
Janet Gaynor
7th Heaven , Street Angel , and Sunrise
1927/28
October 6, 1906
May 16, 1929
Held record for 58 years (1929–1987)
4
24 years, 127 days
Joan Fontaine
Suspicion
1941
October 22, 1917
February 26, 1942
5
24 years, 325 days
Audrey Hepburn
Roman Holiday
1953
May 4, 1929
March 25, 1954
6
25 years, 0 days
Jennifer Jones
The Song of Bernadette
1943
March 2, 1919
March 2, 1944
7
25 years, 138 days
Grace Kelly
The Country Girl
1954
November 12, 1929
March 30, 1955
8
25 years, 240 days
Hilary Swank
Boys Don't Cry
1999
July 30, 1974
March 26, 2000
9
26 years, 4 days
Julie Christie
Darling
1965
April 14, 1940
April 18, 1966
10
26 years, 116 days
Vivien Leigh
Gone with the Wind
1939
November 5, 1913
February 29, 1940
Youngest nominees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Nomination
Notes
1
9 years, 135 days
Quvenzhané Wallis
Beasts of the Southern Wild
2012
August 28, 2003
January 10, 2013
Has held record for 11 years (2013–present)
2
13 years, 309 days
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Whale Rider
2003
March 24, 1990
January 27, 2004
Held record for 9 years (2004–2013)
3
20 years, 163 days
Jennifer Lawrence
Winter's Bone
2010
August 15, 1990
January 25, 2011
4
20 years, 235 days
Isabelle Adjani
The Story of Adele H.
1975
June 27, 1955
February 17, 1976
Held record for 28 years (1976–2004)
5
20 years, 311 days
Keira Knightley
Pride & Prejudice
2005
March 26, 1985
January 31, 2006
6
20 years, 335 days
Elliot Page
Juno
2007
February 21, 1987
January 22, 2008
Page was presenting as female when he received this nomination. He came out as transmasculine in 2020.
7
21 years, 171 days
Marlee Matlin
Children of a Lesser God
1986
August 24, 1965
February 11, 1987
Winner
8
21 years, 277 days
Saoirse Ronan
Brooklyn
2015
April 12, 1994
January 14, 2016
9
22 years, 60 days
Elizabeth Hartman
A Patch of Blue
1965
December 23, 1943
February 21, 1966
Held record for 10 years (1966–1976)
10
22 years, 128 days
Kate Winslet
Titanic
1997
October 5, 1975
February 10, 1998
Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Acting: Oldest/Youngest Winners and Nominees for Acting, By Category: Actor [in a Supporting Role]", AMPAS Awards Database [ 8]
Oldest winners
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
82 years, 75 days
Christopher Plummer
Beginners
2011
December 13, 1929
February 26, 2012
Has held record for 12 years (2012–present)
2
80 years, 69 days
George Burns
The Sunshine Boys
1975
January 20, 1896
March 29, 1976
Held record for 36 years (1976–2012)
3
79 years, 9 days
Melvyn Douglas
Being There
1979
April 5, 1901
April 14, 1980
4
77 years, 349 days
John Gielgud
Arthur
1981
April 14, 1904
March 29, 1982
5
77 years, 297 days
Don Ameche
Cocoon
1985
May 31, 1908
March 24, 1986
6
73 years, 41 days
Jack Palance
City Slickers
1991
February 18, 1919
March 30, 1992
7
72 years, 336 days
Alan Arkin
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
March 26, 1934
February 25, 2007
8
71 years, 192 days
John Houseman
The Paper Chase
1973
September 22, 1902
April 2, 1974
Held record for 2 years (1974–1976)
9
70 years, 202 days
James Coburn
Affliction
1998
August 31, 1928
March 21, 1999
10
70 years, 176 days
Edmund Gwenn
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
September 26, 1877
March 20, 1948
Held record for 26 years (1948–1974)
Oldest nominees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Nomination
Notes
1
88 years, 41 days
Christopher Plummer
All the Money in the World
2017
December 13, 1929
January 23, 2018
Oldest nominee in any acting category Has held record for 6 years (2018–present)
2
87 years, 315 days
Judd Hirsch
The Fabelmans
2022
March 15, 1935
January 24, 2023
3
84 years, 10 days
Robert Duvall
The Judge
2014
January 5, 1931
January 15, 2015
Held the record for 3 years (2015–2018)
4
82 years, 339 days
Hal Holbrook
Into the Wild
2007
February 17, 1925
January 22, 2008
Held the record for 7 years (2008–2015)
5
82 years, 289 days
Max von Sydow
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011
April 10, 1929
January 24, 2012
6
82 years, 49 days
Ralph Richardson
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
December 19, 1902
February 6, 1985
Posthumous nomination Held record for 23 years (1985–2008)
7
82 years, 42 days
Christopher Plummer
Beginners
2011
December 13, 1929
January 24, 2012
Winner
8
82 years, 13 days
Anthony Hopkins
The Two Popes
2019
December 31, 1937
January 13, 2020
9
80 years, 159 days
Robert De Niro
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
August 17, 1943
January 23, 2024
10
80 years, 51 days
Christopher Plummer
The Last Station
2009
December 13, 1929
February 2, 2010
Youngest winners
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
20 years, 227 days
Timothy Hutton
Ordinary People
1980
August 16, 1960
March 31, 1981
Has held record for 43 years (1981–present)
2
29 years, 81 days
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Jerry Maguire
1996
January 2, 1968
March 24, 1997
3
29 years, 205 days
George Chakiris
West Side Story
1961
September 16, 1932
April 9, 1962
Held record for 19 years (1962–1981)
4
29 years, 324 days
Heath Ledger
The Dark Knight
2008
April 4, 1979
February 22, 2009
Posthumous
5
31 years, 42 days
Jack Lemmon
Mister Roberts
1955
February 8, 1925
March 21, 1956
Held record for 6 years (1956–1962)
6
31 years, 234 days
Robert De Niro
The Godfather Part II
1974
August 17, 1943
April 8, 1975
7
32 years, 60 days
Daniel Kaluuya
Judas and the Black Messiah
2020
February 24, 1989
April 25, 2021
8
33 years, 58 days
Harold Russell
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
January 14, 1914
March 13, 1947
Held record for 9 years (1947–1956)
9
34 years, 34 days
Benicio del Toro
Traffic
2000
February 19, 1967
March 25, 2001
10
34 years, 81 days
Van Heflin
Johnny Eager
1942
December 13, 1908
March 4, 1943
Held record for 4 years (1943–1947)
Youngest nominees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Nomination
Notes
1
8 years, 276 days
Justin Henry
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
May 25, 1971
February 25, 1980
Youngest nominee in any category Has held record for 44 years (1980–present)
2
11 years, 311 days
Haley Joel Osment
The Sixth Sense
1999
April 10, 1988
February 15, 2000
3
11 years, 312 days
Brandon deWilde
Shane
1953
April 9, 1942
February 15, 1954
Held record for 26 years (1954–1980)
4
16 years, 147 days
Jack Wild
Oliver!
1968
September 30, 1952
February 24, 1969
5
17 years, 39 days
Sal Mineo
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
January 10, 1939
February 18, 1956
6
18 years, 176 days
River Phoenix
Running on Empty
1988
August 23, 1970
February 15, 1989
7
19 years, 90 days
Leonardo DiCaprio
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993
November 11, 1974
February 9, 1994
8
20 years, 43 days
Lucas Hedges
Manchester by the Sea
2016
December 12, 1996
January 24, 2017
9
20 years, 185 days
Timothy Hutton
Ordinary People
1980
August 16, 1960
February 17, 1981
Winner
10
22 years, 48 days
Sal Mineo
Exodus
1960
January 10, 1939
February 27, 1961
Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Acting: Oldest/Youngest Winners and Nominees for Acting, By Category: Actress [in a Supporting Role]", AMPAS Awards Database [ 8]
Oldest winners
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
77 years, 93 days
Peggy Ashcroft
A Passage to India
1984
December 22, 1907
March 25, 1985
Has held record for 39 years (1985–present)
2
74 years, 85 days
Josephine Hull
Harvey
1950
January 3, 1877
March 29, 1951
Held record for 34 years (1951–1985)
3
73 years, 310 days
Youn Yuh-jung
Minari
2020
June 19, 1947
April 25, 2021
4
72 years, 166 days
Ruth Gordon
Rosemary's Baby
1968
October 30, 1896
April 14, 1969
5
71 years, 338 days
Margaret Rutherford
The V.I.P.s
1963
May 11, 1892
April 13, 1964
6
70 years, 187 days
Helen Hayes
Airport
1970
October 10, 1900
April 15, 1971
7
65 years, 212 days
Ethel Barrymore
None But the Lonely Heart
1944
August 15, 1879
March 15, 1945
Held record for 6 years (1945–1951)
8
64 years, 110 days
Jamie Lee Curtis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
November 22, 1958
March 12, 2023
9
64 years, 102 days
Judi Dench
Shakespeare in Love
1998
December 9, 1934
March 21, 1999
10
62 years, 238 days
Beatrice Straight
Network
1976
August 2, 1914
March 28, 1977
Oldest nominees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Nomination
Notes
1
87 years, 221 days
Gloria Stuart
Titanic
1997
July 4, 1910
February 10, 1998
Has held record for 26 years (1998–present)
2
87 years, 61 days
Judi Dench
Belfast
2021
December 9, 1934
February 8, 2022
3
85 years, 87 days
Ruby Dee
American Gangster
2007
October 27, 1922
January 22, 2008
4
84 years, 71 days
June Squibb
Nebraska
2013
November 6, 1929
January 16, 2014
5
82 years, 257 days
Jessica Tandy
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
June 7, 1909
February 19, 1992
Held record for 6 years (1992–1998)
6
82 years, 37 days
Eva Le Gallienne
Resurrection
1980
January 11, 1899
February 17, 1981
Held record for 11 years (1981–1992)
7
79 years, 26 days
Ann Sothern
The Whales of August
1987
January 22, 1909
February 17, 1988
8
77 years, 234 days
May Whitty
Mrs. Miniver
1942
June 19, 1865
February 8, 1943
Held record for 38 years (1943–1981)
9
77 years, 46 days
Peggy Ashcroft
A Passage to India
1984
December 22, 1907
February 6, 1985
Winner
10
77 years, 15 days
Edith Evans
The Chalk Garden
1964
February 8, 1888
February 23, 1965
Youngest winners
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
10 years, 148 days
Tatum O'Neal
Paper Moon
1973
November 5, 1963
April 2, 1974
Youngest winner in any competitive category. Has held record for 50 years (1974–present)
2
11 years, 240 days
Anna Paquin
The Piano
1993
July 24, 1982
March 21, 1994
3
16 years, 115 days
Patty Duke
The Miracle Worker
1962
December 14, 1946
April 8, 1963
Held record for 11 years (1963–1974)
4
23 years, 310 days
Anne Baxter
The Razor's Edge
1946
May 7, 1923
March 13, 1947
Held record for 16 years (1947–1963)
5
24 years, 128 days
Teresa Wright
Mrs. Miniver
1942
October 27, 1918
March 4, 1943
Held record for 4 years (1943–1947)
6
24 years, 137 days
Goldie Hawn
Cactus Flower
1969
November 21, 1945
April 7, 1970
7
24 years, 296 days
Angelina Jolie
Girl, Interrupted
1999
June 4, 1975
March 26, 2000
8
25 years, 166 days
Jennifer Hudson
Dreamgirls
2006
September 12, 1981
February 25, 2007
9
27 years, 17 days
Shirley Jones
Elmer Gantry
1960
March 31, 1934
April 17, 1961
10
27 years, 148 days
Alicia Vikander
The Danish Girl
2015
October 3, 1988
February 28, 2016
Youngest nominees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Nomination
Notes
1
10 years, 106 days
Tatum O'Neal
Paper Moon
1973
November 5, 1963
February 19, 1974
Winner Has held record for 50 years (1974–present)
2
10 years, 141 days
Mary Badham
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
October 7, 1952
February 25, 1963
Held record for 11 years (1963–1974)
3
10 years, 192 days
Quinn Cummings
The Goodbye Girl
1977
August 13, 1967
February 21, 1978
4
10 years, 284 days
Abigail Breslin
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
April 14, 1996
January 23, 2007
5
11 years, 181 days
Patty McCormack
The Bad Seed
1956
August 21, 1945
February 18, 1957
Held record for 6 years (1957–1963)
6
11 years, 200 days
Anna Paquin
The Piano
1993
July 24, 1982
February 9, 1994
Winner
7
13 years, 285 days
Saoirse Ronan
Atonement
2007
April 12, 1994
January 22, 2008
8
14 years, 5 days
Bonita Granville
These Three
1936
February 2, 1923
February 7, 1937
Held record for 20 years (1937–1957)
9
14 years, 45 days
Hailee Steinfeld
True Grit
2010
December 11, 1996
January 25, 2011
10
14 years, 83 days
Jodie Foster
Taxi Driver
1976
November 19, 1962
February 10, 1977
Honorary Awards
Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Acting: Oldest/Youngest Winners and Nominees for Acting, By Category: Acting Honorary Award Winners", AMPAS Awards Database [ 8]
Oldest honorees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
98 years, 137 days
Robert F. Boyle
2007
October 10, 1909
February 24, 2008
Has held record for 16 years (2008–present)
2
97 years, 143 days
Mel Brooks
2023
June 28, 1926
November 18, 2023
3
94 years, 341 days
Eli Wallach
2010
December 7, 1915
November 13, 2010
4
94 years, 83 days
Maureen O'Hara
2014
August 17, 1920
November 8, 2014
5
93 years, 334 days
Cicely Tyson
2018
December 19, 1924
November 18, 2018
6
92 years, 86 days
Hal Roach
1983
January 14, 1892
April 9, 1984
Held record for 24 years (1984–2008)
7
91 years, 247 days
Quincy Jones
2024
March 14, 1933
November 16, 2024
8
91 years, 74 days
Lina Wertmüller
2019
August 14, 1928
October 27, 2019
9
90 years, 336 days
Anne V. Coates
2016
December 12, 1925
November 12, 2016
10
89 years, 338 days
Elaine May
2021
April 21, 1932
March 25, 2022
Oldest acting honorees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
94 years, 341 days
Eli Wallach
2010
December 7, 1915
November 13, 2010
Has held record for 13 years (2010–present)
2
94 years, 83 days
Maureen O'Hara
2014
August 17, 1920
November 8, 2014
3
93 years, 334 days
Cicely Tyson
2018
December 19, 1924
November 18, 2018
4
88 years, 31 days
Angela Lansbury
2013
October 16, 1925
November 16, 2013
5
85 years, 235 days
Myrna Loy
1990
August 2, 1905
March 25, 1991
Held record for 19 years (1991–2010)
6
85 years, 148 days
Gena Rowlands
2015
June 19, 1930
November 14, 2015
7
85 years, 59 days
Lauren Bacall
2009
September 16, 1924
November 14, 2009
8
83 years, 356 days
Mary Pickford
1975
April 8, 1892
March 29, 1976
Held record for 15 years (1976–1991)
9
83 years, 182 days
Groucho Marx
1973
October 2, 1890
April 2, 1974
Held record for 2 years (1974–1976)
10
83 years, 99 days
Liv Ullmann
2021
December 16, 1938
March 25, 2022
Youngest honorees
Rank
Age
Name
Film
Year in Film
Date of Birth
Date of Award
Notes
1
6 years, 310 days
Shirley Temple
1934
April 23, 1928
February 27, 1935
Has held record for 89 years (1935–present)
2
7 years, 91 days
Vincent Winter
The Little Kidnappers
1954
December 29, 1947
March 30, 1955
3
8 years, 59 days
Margaret O'Brien
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
January 15, 1937
March 15, 1945
4
10 years, 39 days
Jon Whiteley
The Little Kidnappers
1954
February 19, 1945
March 30, 1955
5
12 years, 59 days
Ivan Jandl
The Search
1948
January 24, 1937
March 24, 1949
6
12 years, 167 days
Claude Jarman Jr.
The Yearling
1946
September 27, 1934
March 13, 1947
7
13 years, 20 days
Bobby Driscoll
1949
March 3, 1937
March 23, 1950
8
14 years, 32 days
Peggy Ann Garner
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
February 3, 1932
March 7, 1946
9
14 years, 364 days
Hayley Mills
Pollyanna
1960
April 18, 1946
April 17, 1961
10
17 years, 81 days
Deanna Durbin
1938
December 4, 1921
February 23, 1939
See also
References
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (2008-02-24). "The Official Academy Awards Database " . oscars.org (AMPAS ). Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-27 . The [searchable] Academy Awards Database contains the record of past Academy Award winners and nominees. The data is complete through the 2008 (81st) Academy Awards . ... The ["Academy Award Statistics" in the "Directing" and "Acting" sections of the Awards Database ] are based on the most reliable birthdate information available to us at the time of publishing. We welcome any information from primary sources that might indicate a different birthdate for an individual. Such sources might be birth or death certificates or databases based on such records, published interviews with the individual or published documents that cite their sources. This would not include the Internet Movie Database or other web sites that do not cite primary sources for their information. N.B. : Ages (including for those persons receiving nominations and/or awards posthumously) are computed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS); for nominations, all ages are computed "from date of birth to date of nominations announcement"; for awards won, all ages are computed "from date of birth to date of awards ceremony."
^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (March 4, 2018). "James Ivory Becomes Oldest Oscar Winner on Record in Any Category" . The Wrap . Retrieved March 5, 2018 .
^ Ordoña, Michael (April 25, 2021). "Ann Roth is now the oldest woman to win a competitive Oscar" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 26, 2021 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 24, 2023). "John Williams Sets Record For Oldest Oscar Nominee; Judd Hirsch Becomes Second-Oldest Acting Nominee 42 Years After His First Nom" . Deadline . Retrieved January 25, 2023 .
^ France, Lisa Respers (2024-01-23). "Oscar nominations 2024: See the full list of nominees" . CNN . Retrieved 2024-01-23 .
^ France, Lisa Respers (2024-01-23). "Martin Scorsese and John Williams just made Oscars history" . CNN . Retrieved 2024-01-23 .
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (March 2008). "Oldest/Youngest Directing Nominees/Winners" . Awards Database . oscars.org (AMPAS ). Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2008-07-27 . Statistics are valid through the 2007 (80th) Awards , presented on February 24, 2008. [document last updated 3/08] ... ( indicates a win).
^ a b c d e Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (March 2008). "Oldest/Youngest Winners and Nominees for Acting, By Category" . Awards Database . oscars.org (AMPAS ). Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2008-07-27 . Statistics are valid through the 2007 (80th) Awards , presented on February 24, 2008. [document last updated 3/08] ... ( indicates a win).
External links
"Academy Award Statistics" – Index ("Statistics Menu") published in The Official Academy Awards Database (Awards Database ), on the official AMPAS website. ("Statistics are arranged by award category and represent eighty years of Academy Awards history through the 80th Academy Awards , presented on February 24, 2008." [Documents for "Directing" and "Acting" both last updated March 2008.])
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) – Official website.
Combined major Academy Awards Acting Directing Film Countries of the nominees Nominees demographics Other Combined major awards