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Oldest Best Actress Nominees
This list features the oldest actresses to have been nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.
RANK | ACTRESS | AGE | FILM | YEAR |
1 | Emmanuelle Riva | 85 years, 321 days | Amour | 2012 |
2 | Jessica Tandy | 80 years, 252 days | Driving Miss Daisy | 1989 |
3 | Edith Evans | 80 years, 11 days | The Whisperers | 1967 |
4 | Judi Dench | 79 years, 38 days | Philomena | 2013 |
5 | May Robson | 75 years, 313 days | Lady for a Day | 1932/33 |
6 | Katharine Hepburn | 74 years, 275 days | On Golden Pond | 1981 |
7 | Judi Dench | 72 years, 45 days | Notes on a Scandal | 2006 |
8 | Glenn Close | 71 years, 309 days | The Wife | 2018 |
9 | Judi Dench | 71 years, 53 days | Mrs Henderson Presents | 2005 |
10 | Charlotte Rampling | 69 years, 343 days | 45 Years | 2015 |
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_nominees_3 (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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