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Youngest Best Supporting Actor Nominees
This list features the youngest actors that have been nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards.
RANK | ACTOR | AGE | FILM | YEAR |
1 | Justin Henry | 8 years, 276 days | Kramer vs. Kramer | 1979 |
2 | Haley Joel Osment | 11 years, 311 days | The Sixth Sense | 1999 |
3 | Brandon deWilde | 11 years, 312 days | Shane | 1953 |
4 | Jack Wild | 16 years, 147 days | Oliver! | 1968 |
5 | Sal Mineo | 17 years, 39 days | Rebel Without a Cause | 1955 |
6 | River Phoenix | 18 years, 176 days | Running on Empty | 1988 |
7 | Leonardo DiCaprio | 19 years, 90 days | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | 1993 |
8 | Lucas Hedges | 20 years, 43 days | Manchester by the Sea | 2016 |
9 | Timothy Hutton | 20 years, 185 days | Ordinary People | 1980 |
10 | Sal Mineo | 22 years, 48 days | Exodus | 1960 |
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_4 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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