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 "acting" and "directing".
This list is based on "statistics valid through the nomination announcement for the 2015, announced on January 14, 2016", as documented in The Official Academy Awards Database.
At the 90th Academy Awards, James Ivory became the oldest ever Oscar winner in any category at the age of 89 after receiving the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Call Me by Your Name. There are only two people in Oscar history to have won two Oscars before the age of 30; Luise Rainer and Jodie Foster.
Superlatives
Among the oldest and youngest winners and nominees of Academy Awards in standard competitive categories, the following superlatives emerge:Best Director">Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director
Oldest winners
| Rank | Age | Name | Film | Year in Film | Date of Birth | Date of Award | Notes |
| 1 | Million Dollar Baby | 2004 | Has held record for 15 years | ||||
| 2 | The Pianist | 2002 | Held record for 2 years | ||||
| 3 | My Fair Lady | 1964 | Held record for 38 years | ||||
| 4 | The Departed | 2006 | |||||
| 5 | Clint Eastwood | Unforgiven | 1992 | ||||
| 6 | Oliver! | 1968 | |||||
| 7 | A Man for All Seasons | 1966 | |||||
| 8 | Gandhi | 1982 | |||||
| 9 | The Quiet Man | 1952 | Held record for 12 years | ||||
| 10 | Life of Pi | 2012 |