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 This would NOT include the Internet Movie Database or other web sites that do not cite primary sources for their information.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)] © Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Document may not be republished without permission. 2.10 - 1 2.10 - 2 Oldest/Youngest Actors ACTOR [in a Leading Role] (* indicates a win) Oldest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 79 years, 167 days. Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story (1999) [September 1, 1920 - February 15, 2000] 77 years, 226 days. Bruce Dern, Nebraska (2013) [June 4, 1936 - January 16, 2014] 76 years, 271 days. *Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond (1981) [May 16, 1905 - February 11, 1982] 74 years, 239 days. Clint Eastwood, 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. Morgan Freeman, Invictus (2009) [June 1, 1937 - February 2, 2010] 71 years, 274 days. Laurence Olivier, The Boys from Brazil (1978) [May 22, 1907 - February 20, 1979] 71 years, 21 days. Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon (2008) [January 1, 1938 - January 22, 2009] 70 years, 19 days. Paul Newman, Nobody's Fool (1994) [January 26, 1925 - February 14, 1995] 69 years, 334 days. Michael Caine, 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. *John Wayne, True Grit (1969) [May 26, 1907 - April 7, 1970] 62 years, 209 days. *George Arliss, Disraeli (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. *Jack Nicholson, As Good As It Gets (1997) [April 22, 1937 - March 23, 1998] 60 years, 181 days. *Peter Finch, Network (1976) [September 28, 1916 - March 28, 1977] (he died January 14, 1977) 60 years, 93 days. *Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart (2009) [December 4, 1949 - March 7, 2010] 57 years, 40 days. *Ronald Colman, A Double Life (1947) [February 9, 1891 - March 20, 1948] 57 years, 31 days. *Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady (1964) [March 5, 1908 - April 5, 1965] 56 years, 155 days. *Art Carney, Harry and Tonto (1974) [November 4, 1918 - April 8, 1975] © Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Document may not be republished without permission. 2.10 - 3 Oldest/Youngest Actors ACTOR [in a Leading Role] (* indicates a win) Youngest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 9 years, 20 days. Jackie Cooper, Skippy (1930/31) [September 15, 1922 - October 5, 1931] 19 years, 142 days. Mickey Rooney, Babes in Arms (1939) [September 23, 1920 - February 12, 1940] 23 years, 137 days. Mickey Rooney, The Human Comedy (1943) [September 23, 1920 - February 7, 1944] 24 years, 3 days. John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever (1977) [February 18, 1954 - February 21, 1978] 25 years, 10 days. James Dean, 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. Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson (2006) [November 12, 1980 - January 23, 2007] 26 years, 279 days. Orson Welles, Citizen Kane (1941) [May 6, 1915 - February 9, 1942] 26 years, 302 days. Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain (2005) [April 4, 1979 - January 31, 2006] 27 years, 112 days. Jesse Eisenberg, 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. *Adrien Brody, The Pianist (2002) [April 14, 1973 - March 23, 2003] 30 years, 156 days. *Richard Dreyfuss, The Goodbye Girl (1977) [October 29, 1947 - April 3, 1978] 30 years, 361 days. *Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront (1954) [April 3, 1924 - March 30, 1955] 31 years, 122 days. *Maximilian Schell, Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) [December 8, 1930 - April 9, 1962] 32 years, 78 days. *Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas (1995) [January 7, 1964 - March 25, 1996] 32 years, 283 days. *James Stewart, The Philadelphia 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. *Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything (2014) [January 6, 1982 - February 22, 2015] 34 years, 26 days. *Clark Gable, It Happened One Night (1934) [February 1, 1901 - February 27, 1935] 34 years, 258 days. *Charles Laughton, The Private Life of Henry VIII (1932/33) [July 1, 1899 - March 16, 1934] © Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Document may not be republished without permission. 2.10 - 4 Oldest/Youngest Actors ACTOR in a Supporting Role (* indicates a win) Oldest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 84 years, 10 days. Robert Duvall, The Judge (2014) [January 5, 1931 - January 15, 2015] 82 years, 339 days. Hal Holbrook, 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. Ralph Richardson, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) [December 19, 1902 - February 6, 1985] (he died October 10, 1983) 82 years, 42 days. *Christopher Plummer, Beginners (2011) [December 13, 1929 - January 24, 2012] 80 years, 51 days. Christopher Plummer, The Last Station (2009) [December 13, 1929 - February 2, 2010] 80 years, 28 days. *George Burns, The Sunshine Boys (1975) [January 20, 1896 - February 17, 1976] 78 years, 326 days. *Melvyn Douglas, Being There (1979) [April 5, 1901 - February 25, 1980] 78 years, 321 days. Alan Arkin, 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. *John Gielgud, Arthur (1981) [April 14, 1904 - March 29, 1982] 77 years, 297 days. *Don Ameche, Cocoon (1985) [May 31, 1908 - March 24, 1986] 73 years, 41 days. *Jack Palance, City Slickers (1991) [February 18, 1919 - March 30, 1992] 72 years, 336 days. *Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine (2006) [March 26, 1934 - February 25, 2007] 72 years, 268 days. *Edmund Gwenn, Miracle on 34th Street (1947) [June 26, 1875 - March 20, 1948] 71 years, 192 days. *John Houseman, The Paper Chase (1973) [September 22, 1902 - April 2, 1974] 70 years, 202 days. *James Coburn, Affliction (1998) [August 31, 1928 - March 21, 1999] © Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Document may not be republished without permission. 2.10 - 5 Oldest/Youngest Actors ACTOR in a Supporting Role (* indicates a win) Youngest Nominees [from date of birth to date of nominations announcement] 8 years, 276 days. Justin Henry, Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) [May 25, 1971 - February 25, 1980] 11 years, 311 days. Haley Joel Osment, 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. Sal Mineo, Rebel without a Cause (1955) [January 10, 1939 - February 18, 1956] 18 years, 176 days. River Phoenix, 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. *Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People (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, The Last Picture Show (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. *George Chakiris, West Side Story (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. *Jack Lemmon, Mister Roberts (1955) [February 8, 1925 - March 21, 1956] 31 years, 234 days. *Robert De Niro, The Godfather Part II (1974) [August 17, 1943 - April 8, 1975] 32 years, 81 days. *Van Heflin, Johnny Eager (1942) [December 13, 1910 - March 4, 1943] 33 years, 58 days. *Harold Russell, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) [January 14, 1914 - March 13, 1947] 34 years, 34 days. *Benicio Del Toro, Traffic (2000) [February 19, 1967 - March 25, 2001] 35 years, 88 days. *Denzel Washington, Glory (1989) [December 28, 1954 - March 26, 1990] © Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 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