The 11th Annual Academy Awards recognized both Deanna Durbin and Mickey Rooney with the Juvenile Award honoring "their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth". By 1938, 16-year-old Durbin was a rising star as the singing ingenue in such films as "Mad About Music" and "That Certain Age", while Rooney had risen to fame in the "Andy Hardy" comedies and received critical acclaim for his dramatic turn in "Boys Town". Eighteen years old on the night he accepted the accolade, Rooney was the oldest recipient ever to be honored with the Academy's Juvenile Award.