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Academy Awards
Youngest Best Actress Nominees
This list features the youngest actresses that have been nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.
RANK | ACTRESS | AGE | FILM | YEAR |
1 | Quvenzhané Wallis | 9 years, 135 days | Beasts of the Southern Wild | 2012 |
2 | Keisha Castle-Hughes | 13 years, 309 days | Whale Rider | 2003 |
3 | Jennifer Lawrence | 20 years, 163 days | Winter's Bone | 2010 |
4 | Isabelle Adjani | 20 years, 235 days | The Story of Adele H. | 1975 |
5 | Keira Knightley | 20 years, 311 days | Pride & Prejudice | 2005 |
6 | Elliot Page | 20 years, 335 days | Juno | 2007 |
7 | Marlee Matlin | 21 years, 171 days | Children of a Lesser God | 1986 |
8 | Saoirse Ronan | 21 years, 277 days | Brooklyn | 2015 |
9 | Elizabeth Hartman | 22 years, 60 days | A Patch of Blue | 1965 |
10 | Kate Winslet | 22 years, 128 days | Titanic | 1997 |
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_3 (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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