List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees
Youngest winners

List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees

Section Title: Youngest winners
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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 category Has held record for 45 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

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