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Oldest Best Supporting Actress Nominees
This list features the oldest actresses to have been nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards.
RANK | ACTRESS | AGE | FILM | YEAR |
1 | Gloria Stuart | 87 years, 221 days | Titanic | 1997 |
2 | Judi Dench | 87 years, 61 days | Belfast | 2021 |
3 | Ruby Dee | 85 years, 87 days | American Gangster | 2007 |
4 | June Squibb | 84 years, 71 days | Nebraska | 2013 |
5 | Jessica Tandy | 82 years, 257 days | Fried Green Tomatoes | 1991 |
6 | Eva Le Gallienne | 82 years, 37 days | Resurrection | 1980 |
7 | Ann Sothern | 79 years, 26 days | The Whales of August | 1987 |
8 | May Whitty | 77 years, 234 days | Mrs. Miniver | 1942 |
9 | Peggy Ashcroft | 77 years, 46 days | A Passage to India | 1984 |
10 | Edith Evans | 77 years, 15 days | The Chalk Garden | 1964 |
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 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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