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Academy Awards
Oldest Best Actor Nominees
This list features the oldest actors to have been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards.
RANK | ACTOR | AGE | FILM | YEAR |
1 | Anthony Hopkins | 83 years, 74 days | The Father | 2020 |
2 | Richard Farnsworth | 79 years, 167 days | The Straight Story | 1999 |
3 | Bruce Dern | 77 years, 226 days | Nebraska | 2013 |
4 | Henry Fonda | 76 years, 271 days | On Golden Pond | 1981 |
5 | Clint Eastwood | 74 years, 239 days | Million Dollar Baby | 2004 |
6 | Peter O'Toole | 74 years, 174 days | Venus | 2006 |
7 | Bill Nighy | 73 years, 43 days | Living | 2022 |
8 | Morgan Freeman | 72 years, 246 days | Invictus | 2009 |
9 | Jonathan Pryce | 72 years, 226 days | The Two Popes | 2019 |
10 | Laurence Olivier | 71 years, 274 days | The Boys from Brazil | 1978 |
References
Wikipedia (n.d.) List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Oldest nominees, Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_and_youngest_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees#Oldest_winners_4 (Accessed: 15 July 2025).
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