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

List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees

Section Title: Youngest nominees
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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 88 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

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Heath Ledger received a nomination for an Academy Award at age 26, which made him the youngest nominee.

final_sentence: Heath Ledger received a nomination for an Academy Award at age 26, which made him the youngest nominee.