The 31 youngest Oscar nominees of all time

Kim RenfroApr 24, 2021, 05:58 IST

Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine" and at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.Fox Searchlight Pictures and Getty Images

We've rounded up the youngest Academy Award nominees and winners of all time.
The youngest in history was Justin Henry, nominated in 1979 when he was just 8 years old.
The list includes Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Keisha Castle-Hughes, and more.

Timothée Chalamet ("Call Me By Your Name") - 22 years old

Timothée Chalamet was nominated for best actor in 2018. Sony Pictures Classics

Saoirse Ronan ("Brooklyn") - 21 years old

Saoirse Ronan was nominated for best actress in 2016. 20th Century Fox

Marlee Matlin ("Children of a Lesser God") - 21 years old

Marlee Matlin was nominated for best actress in 1987. Paramount Pictures

Lucas Hedges ("Manchester by the Sea") - 20 years old

Lucas Hedges was nominated for best supporting actor in 2017. Roadside Attractions/Amazon Studios

Ellen Page ("Juno") - 20 years old

Ellen Page was nominated for best actress in 2008. Fox Searchlight Pictures

Keira Knightley ("Pride and Prejudice") - 20 years old

Keira Knightley was nominated for best actress in 2006. Focus Features

Timothy Hutton ("Ordinary People") - 20 years old

Timothy Hutton was nominated for best supporting actor in 1981. Paramount

Isabelle Adjani ("The Story of Adele H.") - 20 years old

Isabelle Adjani was nominated for best actress in 1976. United Artists

Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone") - 20 years old

Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for best actress in 2011. Roadside Attractions

Mickey Rooney ("Babes in Arms") - 19 years old

Mickey Rooney was nominated for best actor in 1939. MGM

Leonardo DiCaprio ("What's Eating Gilbert Grape") - 19 years old

Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for best supporting actor in 1993. Paramount Pictures

River Phoenix ("Running on Empty") - 18 years old

River Phoenix was nominated for best supporting actor in 1989. Warner Bros.

Sal Mineo ("Rebel Without a Cause") - 17 years old

Sal Mineo was nominated for best supporting actor in 1955. Warner Bros.

Patty Duke ("The Miracle Worker") - 16 years old

Patty Duke was nominated for best supporting actress in 1963. Playfilm Productions

Jack Wild ("Oliver!") - 16 years old

Jack Wild was nominated for best supporting actor in 1969. Larry Ellis/Express/Getty Images

Jodie Foster ("Taxi Driver") - 14 years old

Jodie Foster was nominated for best supporting actress in 1976. Columbia Pictures

Hailee Steinfeld ("True Grit") - 14 years old

Hailee Steinfeld was nominated for best supporting actress in 2011. Paramount

Bonita Granville ("These Three") - 14 years old

A movie poster for "These Three" released in 1936. LMPC/Getty Images

Keisha Castle-Hughes ("Whale Rider") - 13 years old

Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for best actress in 2004. Pandora Film

Saoirse Ronan ("Atonement") - 13 years old

Soarsie Ronan was nominated for best supporting actress in 2007. Focus Features

Brandon deWilde ("Shane") - 11 years old

Brandon deWilde was nominated for best supporting actor in 1953. Paramount Pictures

Haley Joel Osment ("The Sixth Sense") - 11 years old

Haley Joel Osment was nominated for best supporting actor in 2000. Buena Vista Productions

Anna Paquin ("The Piano") - 11 years old

Anna Paquin was nominated for best supporting actress in 1993. Miramax

Patty McCormack ("The Bad Seed") - 11 years old

Patty McCormack was nominated for best supporting actress in 1957. AP

Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") - 10 years old

Abigail Breslin was nominated for best supporting actress in 2006. 20th Century Fox

Quinn Cummings ("The Goodbye Girl") - 10 years old

Quinn Cummings was nominated for best supporting actress in 1977. Warner Bros.

Mary Badham ("To Kill a Mockingbird") - 10 years old

Mary Badham was nominated for best supporting actress in 1962. Universal Pictures

Tatum O'Neal ("Paper Moon") - 10 years old

Tatum O'Neal was nominated for best supporting actress in 1973. Paramount Pictures

Jackie Cooper ("Skippy") - 9 years old

Jackie Cooper was nominated for best actor in 1931. MGM

Quvenzhané Wallis ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") - 9 years old

Quvenzhané Wallis was nominated for best actress in 2013. Fox

Justin Henry ("Kramer vs. Kramer") - 8 years old

Justin Henry was nominated in 1979. Columbia Pictures

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