Friday, May 1, 2009

The Youngest


1. Shirley Temple at age 6 was the youngest person to receive an Oscar®. Temple was presented with an honorary (non-competitive) miniature statuette in 1934.

2. Justin Henry at age 8 was the youngest person to be nominated Best Supporting Actor, for Kramer vs. Kramer in 1980 and Timothy Hutton at age 20 was the youngest person to win Best Supporting Actor, for Ordinary People in 1981.

3. Tatum O'Neale at age 10 was the youngest person to be nominated and win Best Supporting Actress, for Paper Moon in 1974.

4. Keisha Castle-Hughes at age 13 was the youngest person,to be nominated Best Actress, for Whale Rider in 2003 and Marlee Matlin at age 21 was the youngest person to win Best Actress, for Children of a Lesser God in 1987.

5. Jackie Cooper at age 9 was the youngest person to be nominated Best Actor, for Skippy in 1931 and Adrien Brody at age 29 was the youngest person to win Best Actor, for The Pianist in 2003.

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