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Oldest Best Supporting Actor Winners
This list features the oldest actors to have won Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards.
RANK | ACTOR | AGE | FILM | YEAR |
1 | Christopher Plummer | 82 years, 75 days | Beginners | 2011 |
2 | George Burns | 80 years, 69 days | The Sunshine Boys | 1975 |
3 | Melvyn Douglas | 79 years, 9 days | Being There | 1979 |
4 | John Gielgud | 77 years, 349 days | Arthur | 1981 |
5 | Don Ameche | 77 years, 297 days | Cocoon | 1985 |
6 | Jack Palance | 73 years, 41 days | City Slickers | 1991 |
7 | Alan Arkin | 72 years, 336 days | Little Miss Sunshine | 2006 |
8 | John Houseman | 71 years, 192 days | The Paper Chase | 1973 |
9 | James Coburn | 70 years, 202 days | Affliction | 1998 |
10 | Edmund Gwenn | 70 years, 176 days | Miracle on 34th Street | 1947 |
References
Wikipedia (n.d.) List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Oldest winners, Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_and_youngest_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees#Oldest_winners_4 (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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