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Academy Awards
Youngest Best Actor Nominees
This list features the youngest actors that have been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards.
RANK | ACTOR | AGE | FILM | YEAR |
1 | Jackie Cooper | 9 years, 20 days | Skippy | 1930/31 |
2 | Mickey Rooney | 19 years, 142 days | Babes in Arms | 1939 |
3 | Timothée Chalamet | 22 years, 27 days | Call Me by Your Name | 2017 |
4 | Mickey Rooney | 23 years, 137 days | The Human Comedy | 1943 |
5 | John Travolta | 24 years, 3 days | Saturday Night Fever | 1977 |
6 | James Dean | 25 years, 10 days | East of Eden | 1955 |
7 | James Dean | 26 years, 10 days | Giant | 1956 |
8 | Ryan Gosling | 26 years, 72 days | Half Nelson | 2006 |
9 | Orson Welles | 26 years, 279 days | Citizen Kane | 1941 |
10 | Heath Ledger | 26 years, 302 days | Brokeback Mountain | 2005 |
References
Wikipedia (n.d.) List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Youngest nominees, Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_and_youngest_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees#Youngest_nominees_2 (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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