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, 135 days	Quvenzhané Wallis	Beasts of the Southern Wild	2012	August 28, 2003	January 10, 2013	Has held record for 6 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	Ellen Page	Juno	2007	February 21, 1987	January 22, 2008

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

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Elizabeth Hartman (22 years old) was the youngest nominee.

final_sentence: Elizabeth Hartman (22 years old) was the youngest nominee.