# List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees

This is a list of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees in the award categories.
This list is based on "statistics valid through the nomination announcement for the 88th Academy Awards, announced on January 14, 2016", as documented in The Official Academy Awards Database.

## Superlatives

Among the oldest and youngest winners and nominees of Academy Awards in standard competitive categories, the following superlatives emerge:
| Superlative | Overall | Overall | Director | Director | Actor/Supporting Actor | Actor/Supporting Actor | Actress/Supporting Actress | Actress/Supporting Actress |
| Oldest Nominee | Christopher Plummer | Age 88 | Martin Scorsese | Age 81 | Christopher Plummer | Age 88 | Gloria Stuart | Age 87 |
| Oldest Winner | Anthony Hopkins | Age 83 | Clint Eastwood | Age 74 | Anthony Hopkins | Age 83 | Jessica Tandy | Age 80 |
| Youngest Nominee | Justin Henry | Age 8 | John Singleton | Age 24 | Justin Henry | Age 8 | Quvenzhané Wallis | Age 9 |
| Youngest Winner | Tatum O'Neal | Age 10 | Damien Chazelle | Age 32 | Timothy Hutton | Age 20 | Tatum O'Neal | Age 10 |

### Craft and Technical

At the 90th Academy Awards, James Ivory became the oldest 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. At the 93rd Academy Awards, Ann Roth became the oldest 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.
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. 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.
At the 97th Academy Awards, Matīss Kaža became the youngest Oscar nominee (and winner) for the Best Animated Feature category at the age of 29.

## Multiple winners
### Youngest recipients

There are only six people in Oscar history who have won two Oscars by the age of 30 or younger:
* Bette Davis for Dangerous and Jezebel
* Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld and The Good Earth
* Jodie Foster for The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs
* Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby
* Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell for the songs "No Time to Die" from No Time to Die and "What Was I Made For?" from Barbie
Davis, 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 in any category, aged 22 at the time of her second win.

### Oldest recipients

There are only fourteen people in Oscar history who have won two or more Oscars at age of 60 or older:
* Joseph Ruttenberg for Somebody Up There Likes Me and Gigi
* Cedric Gibbons and Edwin B. Willis for Julius Caesar and Somebody Up There Likes Me
* Fred Quimby for The Cat Concerto, The Little Orphan, The Two Mouseketeers, and Johann Mouse
* Katharine Hepburn for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and On Golden Pond
* Edith Head for The Facts of Life and The Sting
* Melvyn Douglas for Hud and Being There
* Glen Robinson for Earthquake, The Hindenburg, King Kong, and Logan's Run
* Clint Eastwood for Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby
* Michael Kahn for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan
* Thelma Schoonmaker for The Aviator and The Departed
* Roger Deakins for Blade Runner 2049 and 1917
* Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Nomadland
* Hayao Miyazaki for Spirited Away and The Boy and the Heron
Ruttenberg, Gibbons and Willis, Quimby, Hepburn, Head, Kahn, Schoonmaker, and McDormand are the only people who have won awards each at age of 59 and younger before proceeds to their 60s.
Hepburn is the only actress who won her awards more than twice since her 60s in the Best Actress category.

## Best Director
### Oldest winners

    Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Directing: Oldest/Youngest Directing Nominees/Winners: AMPAS Awards Database
| 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 20 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 1 year (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 8 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 33 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 | |

## Best Actor in a Leading Role

    Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Acting: Oldest/Youngest Winners and Nominees for Acting, By Category: Actor [in a Leading Role]", AMPAS Awards Database

### 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 | Oldest winner in any acting category Has held record for 3 years (2021–present) |
| 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) Earliest born winner of an award in any category |
| 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 93 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 | James Dean | Giant | 1956 | February 8, 1931 | February 18, 1957 | Posthumous nomination |
| 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 | |

## Best Actress in a Leading Role

    Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Acting: Oldest/Youngest Winners and Nominees for Acting, By Category: Actress [in a Leading Role]", AMPAS Awards Database

### 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 12 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 | 25 years, 342 days | Mikey Madison | Anora | 2024 | March 25, 1999 | March 2, 2025 | |
| 10 | 26 years, 4 days | Julie Christie | Darling | 1965 | April 14, 1940 | April 18, 1966 | |

### 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 12 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 | |

## Best Actor in a Supporting Role

       Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Acting: Oldest/Youngest Winners and Nominees for Acting, By Category: Actor [in a Supporting Role]", AMPAS Awards Database

### 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 13 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 7 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 record for 3 years (2015–2018) |
| 4 | 82 years, 339 days | Hal Holbrook | Into the Wild | 2007 | February 17, 1925 | January 22, 2008 | Held 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 award |
| 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 45 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 | |

## Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    Source: "Academy Award Statistics: Acting: Oldest/Youngest Winners and Nominees for Acting, By Category: Actress [in a Supporting Role]", AMPAS Awards Database

### 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 27 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 51 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

### Academy Honorary Award
#### Oldest honorees

| Rank | Age | Name | 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 17 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 | Posthumous award |
| 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 | 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 14 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 | |

### Honorary Juvenile Award
#### 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 90 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 | |