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OLDEST/YOUNGEST ACTING NOMINEES AND WINNERS By Category

The following statistics are based on the most reliable birthdate information available to us at the time of publishing. We welcome any information from primary sources that might indicate a different birthdate for an individual. Such sources might be birth or death certificates or databases based on such records, published interviews with the individual or published documents that cite their sources. This would NOT include the Internet Movie Database or other web sites that do not cite primary sources for their information.

[Updated thru 88th Awards (2/16)]

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ACTOR [in a Leading Role] (* indicates a win)

Oldest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 79 years, 167 days. , (1999) [September 1, 1920 - February 15, 2000] 77 years, 226 days. , (2013) [June 4, 1936 - January 16, 2014] 76 years, 271 days. *, (1981) [May 16, 1905 - February 11, 1982] 74 years, 239 days. , Million Dollar Baby (2004) [May 31, 1930 - January 25, 2005] 74 years, 174 days. Peter O'Toole, Venus (2006) [August 2, 1932 - January 23, 2007] 72 years, 246 days. , Invictus (2009) [June 1, 1937 - February 2, 2010] 71 years, 274 days. , The Boys from Brazil (1978) [May 22, 1907 - February 20, 1979] 71 years, 21 days. , Frost/Nixon (2008) [January 1, 1938 - January 22, 2009] 70 years, 19 days. , Nobody's Fool (1994) [January 26, 1925 - February 14, 1995] 69 years, 334 days. , The Quiet American (2002) [March 14, 1933 - February 11, 2003]

Oldest Winners [from date of birth to date of awards ceremony] 76 years, 317 days. *Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond (1981) [May 16, 1905 - March 29, 1982] 62 years, 316 days. *, True Grit (1969) [May 26, 1907 - April 7, 1970] 62 years, 209 days. *, (1929/30) [April 10, 1868 - November 5, 1930] 62 years, 63 days. *Paul Newman, The Color of Money (1986) [January 26, 1925 - March 30, 1987] 60 years, 335 days. *, (1997) [April 22, 1937 - March 23, 1998] 60 years, 181 days. *, Network (1976) [September 28, 1916 - March 28, 1977] (he died January 14, 1977) 60 years, 93 days. *, Crazy Heart (2009) [December 4, 1949 - March 7, 2010] 57 years, 40 days. *, A Double Life (1947) [February 9, 1891 - March 20, 1948] 57 years, 31 days. *, (1964) [March 5, 1908 - April 5, 1965] 56 years, 155 days. *, (1974) [November 4, 1918 - April 8, 1975]

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Youngest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 9 years, 20 days. , Skippy (1930/31) [September 15, 1922 - October 5, 1931] 19 years, 142 days. , (1939) [September 23, 1920 - February 12, 1940] 23 years, 137 days. Mickey Rooney, The Human (1943) [September 23, 1920 - February 7, 1944] 24 years, 3 days. , Saturday Night Fever (1977) [February 18, 1954 - February 21, 1978] 25 years, 10 days. , East of Eden (1955) [February 8, 1931 - February 18, 1956] (he died September 30, 1955) 26 years, 10 days. James Dean, Giant (1956) [February 8, 1931 - February 18, 1957] (he died September 30, 1955) 26 years, 72 days. , Half Nelson (2006) [November 12, 1980 - January 23, 2007] 26 years, 279 days. , (1941) [May 6, 1915 - February 9, 1942] 26 years, 302 days. , Brokeback Mountain (2005) [April 4, 1979 - January 31, 2006] 27 years, 112 days. , The Social Network (2010) [October 5, 1983 - January 25, 2011]

Youngest Winners [from date of birth to date of awards ceremony] 29 years, 343 days. *, The Pianist (2002) [, 1973 - March 23, 2003] 30 years, 156 days. *, The Goodbye Girl (1977) [October 29, 1947 - April 3, 1978] 30 years, 361 days. *, On the Waterfront (1954) [April 3, 1924 - March 30, 1955] 31 years, 122 days. *, Judgment at (1961) [December 8, 1930 - April 9, 1962] 32 years, 78 days. *, Leaving (1995) [January 7, 1964 - March 25, 1996] 32 years, 283 days. *, The Story (1940) [May 20, 1908 - February 27, 1941] 32 years, 331 days. *Daniel Day-Lewis, My Left Foot (1989) [April 29, 1957 - March 26, 1990] 33 years, 47 days. *, The Theory of Everything (2014) [January 6, 1982 - February 22, 2015] 34 years, 26 days. *, It Happened One Night (1934) [February 1, 1901 - February 27, 1935] 34 years, 258 days. *, The Private Life of Henry VIII (1932/33) [July 1, 1899 - March 16, 1934]

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Oldest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 84 years, 10 days. , The Judge (2014) [January 5, 1931 - January 15, 2015] 82 years, 339 days. , Into the Wild (2007) [February 17, 1925 - January 22, 2008] 82 years, 289 days. Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) [April 10, 1929 - January 24, 2012] 82 years, 49 days. , Greystoke: The Legend of , Lord of the Apes (1984) [December 19, 1902 - February 6, 1985] (he died October 10, 1983) 82 years, 42 days. *, (2011) [December 13, 1929 - January 24, 2012] 80 years, 51 days. Christopher Plummer, (2009) [December 13, 1929 - February 2, 2010] 80 years, 28 days. *, (1975) [, 1896 - February 17, 1976] 78 years, 326 days. *, (1979) [April 5, 1901 - February 25, 1980] 78 years, 321 days. , Argo (2012) [March 26, 1934 - January 10, 2013] 78 years, 16 days. Paul Newman, Road to Perdition (2002) [January 26, 1925 - February 11, 2003]

Oldest Winners [from date of birth to date of awards ceremony] 82 years, 75 days. *Christopher Plummer, Beginners (2011) [December 13, 1929 - February 26, 2012] 80 years, 69 days. *George Burns, The Sunshine Boys (1975) [January 20, 1896 - March 29, 1976] 79 years, 9 days. *Melvyn Douglas, Being There (1979) [April 5, 1901 - April 14, 1980] 77 years, 349 days. *, Arthur (1981) [April 14, 1904 - March 29, 1982] 77 years, 297 days. *, Cocoon (1985) [May 31, 1908 - March 24, 1986] 73 years, 41 days. *, (1991) [February 18, 1919 - March 30, 1992] 72 years, 336 days. *Alan Arkin, (2006) [March 26, 1934 - February 25, 2007] 72 years, 268 days. *, (1947) [June 26, 1875 - March 20, 1948] 71 years, 192 days. *, The Paper Chase (1973) [September 22, 1902 - April 2, 1974] 70 years, 202 days. *, Affliction (1998) [August 31, 1928 - March 21, 1999]

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Youngest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 8 years, 276 days. , Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) [May 25, 1971 - February 25, 1980] 11 years, 311 days. , The Sixth Sense (1999) [April 10, 1988 - February 15, 2000] 11 years, 312 days. Brandon De Wilde, Shane (1953) [April 9, 1942 - February 15, 1954] 16 years, 147 days. Jack Wild, Oliver! (1968) [September 30, 1952 - February 24, 1969] 17 years, 39 days. , (1955) [January 10, 1939 - February 18, 1956] 18 years, 176 days. , Running on Empty (1988) [August 23, 1970 - February 15, 1989] 19 years, 90 days. Leonardo DiCaprio, What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) [November 11, 1974 - February 9, 1994] 20 years, 185 days. *, (1980) [August 16, 1960 - February 17, 1981] 22 years, 48 days. Sal Mineo, Exodus (1960) [January 10, 1939 - February 27, 1961] 22 years, 80 days. Jeff Bridges, (1971) [December 4, 1949 - February 22, 1972]

Youngest Winners [from date of birth to date of awards ceremony] 20 years, 227 days. *Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People (1980) [August 16, 1960 - March 31, 1981] 29 years, 81 days. *Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jerry Maguire (1996) [January 2, 1968 - March 24, 1997] 29 years, 205 days. *, (1961) [September 16, 1932 - April 9, 1962] 29 years, 324 days. *Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight (2008) [April 4, 1979 - February 22, 2009] (he died January 22, 2008) 31 years, 42 days. *, (1955) [February 8, 1925 - March 21, 1956] 31 years, 234 days. *, The Godfather Part II (1974) [August 17, 1943 - April 8, 1975] 32 years, 81 days. *, (1942) [December 13, 1910 - March 4, 1943] 33 years, 58 days. *, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) [January 14, 1914 - March 13, 1947] 34 years, 34 days. *, Traffic (2000) [February 19, 1967 - March 25, 2001] 35 years, 88 days. *, Glory (1989) [December 28, 1954 - March 26, 1990]

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ACTRESS [in a Leading Role] (* indicates a win)

Oldest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 85 years, 321 days. , Amour (2012) [February 24, 1927 - January 10, 2013] 80 years, 252 days. *, (1989) [, 1909 - February 14, 1990] 80 years, 11 days. Dame , (1967) [February 8, 1888 - February 19, 1968] 79 years, 38 days. , Philomena (2013) [December 9, 1934 - January 16, 2014] 75 years, 313 days. , (1932/33) [April 19, 1858 - February 26, 1934] 74 years, 275 days. *, On Golden Pond (1981) [May 12, 1907 - February 11, 1982] 72 years, 45 days. Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal (2006) [December 9, 1934 - January 23, 2007] 71 years, 53 days. Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) [December 9, 1934 - January 31, 2006] 69 years, 343 days. , 45 Years (2015) [, 1946 - January 14, 2016] 69 years, 116 days. , Central Station (1998) [October 16, 1929 - February 9, 1999]

Oldest Winners [from date of birth to date of awards ceremony] 80 years, 292 days. *Jessica Tandy, Driving Miss Daisy (1989) [June 7, 1909 - March 26, 1990] 74 years, 321 days. *Katharine Hepburn, On Golden Pond (1981) [May 12, 1907 - March 29, 1982] 63 years, 1 day. *, Min and Bill (1930/31) [November 9, 1868 - November 10, 1931] 62 years, 249 days. *, The Iron Lady (2011) [June 22, 1949 - February 26, 2012] 61 years, 337 days. *Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter (1968) [May 12, 1907 - April 14, 1969] 61 years, 214 days. *, The Queen (2006) [July 26, 1945 - February 25, 2007] 61 years, 122 days. *, The Trip to Bountiful (1985) [November 22, 1924 - March 24, 1986] 60 years, 334 days. *Katharine Hepburn, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) [May 12, 1907 - April 10, 1968] 54 years, 201 days. *, Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) [August 30, 1898 - March 19, 1953] 53 years, 50 days. *, Still Alice (2014) [December 3, 1961 - February 22, 2015]

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Youngest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 9 years, 135 days. Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) [August 28, 2003 - January 10, 2013] 13 years, 309 days. Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider (2003) [March 24, 1990 - January 27, 2004] 20 years, 163 days. , Winter's Bone (2010) [August 15, 1990 - January 25, 2011] 20 years, 235 days. , The Story of Adele H. (1975) [June 27, 1955 - February 17, 1976] 20 years, 311 days. , Pride & Prejudice (2005) [March 26, 1985 - January 31, 2006] 20 years, 335 days. Ellen Page, (2007) [February 21, 1987 - January 22, 2008] 21 years, 171 days. *, Children of a Lesser (1986) [August 24, 1965 - February 11, 1987] 21 years, 277 days. , (2015) [April 12, 1994 - January 14, 2016] 22 years, 60 days. , A Patch of Blue (1965) [December 23, 1943 - February 21, 1966] 22 years, 128 days. , Titanic (1997) [October 5, 1975 - February 10, 1998]

Youngest Winners [from date of birth to date of awards ceremony] 21 years, 218 days. *Marlee Matlin, Children of a Lesser God (1986) [August 24, 1965 - March 30, 1987] 22 years, 193 days. *Jennifer Lawrence, (2012) [August 15, 1990 - February 24, 2013] 22 years, 222 days. *, 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise (1927/28) [October 6, 1906 - May 16, 1929] 24 years, 127 days. *, Suspicion (1941) [October 22, 1917 - February 26, 1942] 24 years, 325 days. *, (1953) [May 4, 1929 - March 25, 1954] 25 years exactly. *, The Song of Bernadette (1943) [March 2, 1919 - March 2, 1944] 25 years, 4 days. *, Darling (1965) [April 14, 1941 - April 18, 1966] 25 years, 138 days. *, The Country Girl (1954) [November 12, 1929 - March 30, 1955] 25 years, 240 days. *, Boys Don't Cry (1999) [July 30, 1974 - March 26, 2000] 26 years, 116 days. *, Gone with the Wind (1939) [November 5, 1913 - February 29, 1940]

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Oldest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 87 years, 221 days. , Titanic (1997) [July 4, 1910 - February 10, 1998] 84 years, 71 days. , Nebraska (2013) [November 6, 1929 - January 16, 2014] 83 years, 87 days. , American Gangster (2007) [October 27, 1924 - January 22, 2008] 82 years, 257 days. Jessica Tandy, (1991) [June 7, 1909 - February 19, 1992] 82 years, 37 days. , Resurrection (1980) [January 11, 1899 - February 17, 1981] 79 years, 26 days. , (1987) [January 22, 1909 - February 17, 1988] 77 years, 234 days. Dame May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver (1942) [June 19, 1865 - February 8, 1943] 77 years, 46 days. *, (1984) [December 22, 1907 - February 6, 1985] 77 years, 15 days. Dame Edith Evans, (1964) [February 8, 1888 - February 23, 1965] 76 years, 67 days. , My Fair Lady (1964) [December 18, 1888 - February 23, 1965]

Oldest Winners [from date of birth to date of awards ceremony] 77 years, 93 days. *Peggy Ashcroft, A Passage to India (1984) [December 22, 1907 - March 25, 1985] 74 years, 85 days. *, (1950) [January 3, 1877 - March 29, 1951] 72 years, 166 days. *, Rosemary's Baby (1968) [October 30, 1896 - April 14, 1969] 71 years, 338 days. *, The V.I.P.s (1963) [May 11, 1892 - April 13, 1964] 70 years, 187 days. *, Airport (1970) [October 10, 1900 - April 15, 1971] 65 years, 212 days. *, None but the Lonely Heart (1944) [August 15, 1879 - March 15, 1945] 64 years, 102 days. *Judi Dench, (1998) [December 9, 1934 - March 21, 1999] 62 years, 238 days. *, Network (1976) [August 2, 1914 - March 28, 1977] 61 years, 135 days. *, (1940) [October 15, 1879 - February 27, 1941] 59 years, 222 days. *, Murder on the Orient Express (1974) [August 29, 1915 - April 8, 1975]

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Youngest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 10 years, 106 days. *Tatum O'Neal, Paper Moon (1973) [November 5, 1963 - February 19, 1974] 10 years, 141 days. Mary Badham, To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) [October 7, 1952 - February 25, 1963] 10 years, 192 days. Quinn Cummings, The Goodbye Girl (1977) [August 13, 1967 - February 21, 1978] 10 years, 284 days. Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine (2006) [April 14, 1996 - January 23, 2007] 11 years, 181 days. Patty McCormack, (1956) [August 21, 1945 - February 18, 1957] 11 years, 200 days. *, (1993) [July 24, 1982 - February 9, 1994] 13 years, 285 days. Saoirse Ronan, Atonement (2007) [April 12, 1994 - January 22, 2008] 14 years, 5 days. , (1936) [February 2, 1923 - February 7, 1937] 14 years, 45 days. , True Grit (2010) [December 11, 1996 - January 25, 2011] 14 years, 83 days. , (1976) [November 19, 1962 - February 10, 1977]

Youngest Winners [from date of birth to date of awards ceremony] 10 years, 148 days. *Tatum O'Neal, Paper Moon (1973) [November 5, 1963 - April 2, 1974] 11 years, 240 days. *Anna Paquin, The Piano (1993) [July 24, 1982 - March 21, 1994] 16 years, 115 days. *, (1962) [December 14, 1946 - April 8, 1963] 23 years, 310 days. *, The Razor's Edge (1946) [May 7, 1923 - March 13, 1947] 24 years, 128 days. *, Mrs. Miniver (1942) [October 27, 1918 - March 4, 1943] 24 years, 137 days. *, Cactus Flower (1969) [November 21, 1945 - April 7, 1970] 24 years, 296 days. *, Girl, Interrupted (1999) [June 4, 1975 - March 26, 2000] 25 years, 166 days. *, Dreamgirls (2006) [September 12, 1981 - February 25, 2007] 27 years, 17 days. *, Elmer Gantry (1960) [March 31, 1934 - April 17, 1961] 27 years, 111 days. *, The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) [November 28, 1925 - March 19, 1953]

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ACTING HONORARY AWARD WINNERS (* indicates a win)

Oldest [from date of birth to date of awards ceremony] 94 years, 341 days. * (2010) [December 7, 1915 - November 13, 2010] ( ceremony) 94 years, 83 days. *Maureen O'Hara (2014) [August 17, 1920 - November 8, 2014] (Governors Awards ceremony) 88 years, 31 days. * (2013) [October 16, 1925 - November 16, 2013] (Governors Awards ceremony) 85 years, 207 days. * (1990) [August 2, 1905 - March 25, 1991] 85 years, 59 days. * (2009) [September 16, 1924 - November 14, 2009] (Governors Awards ceremony) 83 years, 182 days. * (1973) [October 2, 1890 - April 2, 1974] 82 years, 286 days. * (1986) [June 17, 1904 - March 30, 1987] 81 years, 148 days. * (2015) [June 19, 1934 - November 14, 2015] (Governors Awards ceremony) 80 years, 299 days. * (2011) [, 1931 - November 12, 2011] (Governors Awards ceremony)

Youngest [from date of birth to date of awards ceremony] 6 years, 310 days. * (1934) [April 23, 1928 - February 27, 1935] 7 years, 91 days. * (1954) [December 29, 1947 - March 30, 1955] 8 years, 59 days. *Margaret O'Brien (1944) [January 15, 1937 - March 15, 1945] 10 years, 39 days. * (1954) [February 19, 1945 - March 30, 1955] 12 years, 59 days. *Ivan Jandl (1948) [January 24, 1937 - March 24, 1949] 12 years, 167 days. *Claude Jarman, Jr. (1946) [September 27, 1934 - March 13, 1947] 12 years, 324 days. * (1949) [May 3, 1937 - March 23, 1950] 14 years, 364 days. *, (1960) [April 18, 1946 - April 17, 1961] 15 years, 32 days. * (1945) [February 3, 1931 - March 7, 1946] 17 years, 81 days. * (1938) [December 4, 1921 - February 23, 1939] 17 years, 264 days. * (1939) [June 10, 1922 -- February 29, 1940] 18 years, 153 days. *Mickey Rooney (1938) [September 23, 1920 -- February 23, 1939]

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