List of Academy Award for Best Actor winners by age

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This is a list of winners of the Academy Award for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) [1] to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. More popularly known as the Academy Award (or the Oscar) for Best Actor, this award was initially presented at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony for 1927–1928 and was most recently presented at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony for 2020 and early 2021. [2] Throughout the past 93 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, AMPAS has presented a total of 94 Best Actor awards to 82 actors. This list is current as of the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony held on April 25, 2021. [3]

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List of winners

#
Actor
Film
Date of birth
Date of awardAge upon
receiving award
Date of death
Lifespan
Notes
1 Emil Jannings The Last Command ,
The Way of All Flesh 		July 23, 1884May 16, 192944 years, 297 daysJanuary 2, 195023,903 days (65 years, 163 days)Held record as oldest winner for 2 award ceremonies (from the 1st to the 3rd, May 1929–November 1930 [1 year, 6 months])
2 Warner Baxter In Old Arizona March 29, 1889April 3, 193041 years, 5 daysMay 7, 195122,683 days (62 years, 39 days)Held record as youngest winner for 3 award ceremonies (from the 2nd to the 5th, April 1930–November 1932 [2 years, 7 months])
3 George Arliss Disraeli April 10, 1868November 5, 193062 years, 209 daysFebruary 5, 194628,424 days (77 years, 301 days)Held record as oldest winner for 39 award ceremonies (from the 3rd to the 42nd, November 1930–April 1970 [39 years, 5 months])
4 Lionel Barrymore A Free Soul April 28, 1878November 10, 193153 years, 196 daysNovember 15, 195427,959 days (76 years, 201 days)
5 Wallace Beery The Champ April 1, 1885November 18, 193247 years, 231 daysApril 15, 194923,389 days (64 years, 14 days)Tie
6 Fredric March Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde August 31, 1897November 18, 193235 years, 79 daysApril 14, 197528,349 days (77 years, 226 days)Tie; 1st of 2
Held record as youngest winner for 1 award ceremony (from the 5th to the 6th, November 1932–March 1934 [1 year, 4 months])
7 Charles Laughton The Private Life of Henry VIII July 1, 1899March 16, 193434 years, 258 daysDecember 15, 196223,177 days (63 years, 167 days)Held record as youngest winner for 1 award ceremony (from the 6th to the 7th, March 1934–February 1935)
8 Clark Gable It Happened One Night February 1, 1901February 27, 193534 years, 26 daysNovember 16, 196021,838 days (59 years, 289 days)Held record as youngest winner for 6 award ceremonies (from the 7th to the 13th, February 1935–February 1941)
9 Victor McLaglen The Informer December 10, 1886March 5, 193649 years, 86 daysNovember 7, 195926,629 days (72 years, 332 days)
10 Paul Muni The Story of Louis Pasteur September 22, 1895March 4, 193741 years, 163 daysAugust 25, 196726,269 days (71 years, 337 days)
11 Spencer Tracy Captains Courageous April 5, 1900March 10, 193837 years, 339 daysJune 10, 196724,537 days (67 years, 66 days)1st of 2
12 Spencer Tracy Boys Town April 5, 1900February 23, 193938 years, 324 daysJune 10, 196724,537 days (67 years, 66 days)2nd of 2
13 Robert Donat Goodbye, Mr. Chips March 18, 1905February 29, 194034 years, 348 daysJune 9, 195819,441 days (53 years, 83 days)
14 James Stewart The Philadelphia Story May 20, 1908February 27, 194132 years, 283 daysJuly 2, 199732,550 days (89 years, 43 days) [4] Held record as youngest winner for 14 award ceremonies (from the 13th to the 27th, February 1941–March 1955)
15 Gary Cooper Sergeant York May 7, 1901February 26, 194240 years, 295 daysMay 13, 196121,921 days (60 years, 6 days)1st of 2
16 James Cagney Yankee Doodle Dandy July 17, 1899March 4, 194343 years, 230 daysMarch 30, 198631,667 days (86 years, 256 days)
17 Paul Lukas Watch on the Rhine May 26, 1891March 2, 194448 years, 281 daysAugust 15, 197127,839 days (76 years, 81 days)
18 Bing Crosby Going My Way May 3, 1903March 15, 194541 years, 316 daysOctober 14, 197727,193 days (74 years, 164 days)
19 Ray Milland The Lost Weekend January 3, 1907March 7, 194639 years, 63 daysMarch 10, 198628,921 days (79 years, 66 days)
20 Fredric March The Best Years of Our Lives August 31, 1897March 13, 194749 years, 194 daysApril 14, 197528,349 days (77 years, 226 days)2nd of 2
21 Ronald Colman A Double Life February 9, 1891March 20, 194857 years, 40 daysMay 19, 195824,570 days (67 years, 99 days)
22 Laurence Olivier Hamlet May 22, 1907March 24, 194941 years, 306 daysJuly 11, 198930,001 days (82 years, 50 days)
23 Broderick Crawford All the King's Men December 9, 1911March 23, 195038 years, 104 daysApril 26, 198627,167 days (74 years, 138 days)
24 José Ferrer Cyrano de Bergerac January 8, 1912March 29, 195139 years, 80 daysJanuary 26, 199229,238 days (80 years, 18 days)
25 Humphrey Bogart The African Queen December 25, 1899March 30, 195252 years, 96 daysJanuary 14, 195720,839 days (57 years, 20 days)
26 Gary Cooper High Noon May 7, 1901March 19, 195351 years, 316 daysMay 13, 196121,921 days (60 years, 6 days)2nd of 2
27 William Holden Stalag 17 April 17, 1918March 25, 195435 years, 342 daysNovember 12, 198123,220 days (63 years, 209 days)
28 Marlon Brando On the Waterfront April 3, 1924March 30, 195530 years, 361 daysJuly 1, 200429,309 days (80 years, 89 days)1st of 2
Held record as youngest winner for 23 award ceremonies (from the 27th to the 50th, March 1955–April 1978)
29 Ernest Borgnine Marty January 24, 1917March 21, 195639 years, 57 daysJuly 8, 201234,864 days (95 years, 166 days) [5]
30 Yul Brynner The King and I July 11, 1920March 27, 195736 years, 259 daysOctober 10, 198523,832 days (65 years, 91 days)
31 Alec Guinness The Bridge on the River Kwai April 2, 1914March 26, 195843 years, 358 daysAugust 5, 200031,537 days (86 years, 125 days)
32 David Niven Separate Tables March 1, 1910April 6, 195949 years, 36 daysJuly 29, 198326,813 days (73 years, 150 days)
33 Charlton Heston Ben-Hur October 4, 1923April 4, 196036 years, 183 daysApril 5, 200830,865 days (84 years, 184 days)
34 Burt Lancaster Elmer Gantry November 2, 1913April 17, 196147 years, 166 daysOctober 20, 199429,572 days (80 years, 352 days)
35 Maximilian Schell Judgment at Nuremberg December 8, 1930April 9, 196231 years, 122 daysFebruary 1, 201430,371 days (83 years, 55 days)
36 Gregory Peck To Kill a Mockingbird April 5, 1916April 8, 196347 years, 3 daysJune 12, 200331,844 days (87 years, 68 days)
37 Sidney Poitier Lilies of the Field February 20, 1927April 13, 196437 years, 53 days34,565 days (94 years, 231 days)
38 Rex Harrison My Fair Lady March 5, 1908April 5, 196557 years, 31 daysJune 2, 199030,039 days (82 years, 89 days)
39 Lee Marvin Cat Ballou February 19, 1924April 18, 196642 years, 58 daysAugust 29, 198723,202 days (63 years, 191 days)
40 Paul Scofield A Man for All Seasons January 21, 1922April 10, 196745 years, 79 daysMarch 19, 200831,469 days (86 years, 58 days)
41 Rod Steiger In the Heat of the Night April 14, 1925April 10, 196842 years, 362 daysJuly 9, 200228,210 days (77 years, 86 days)
42 Cliff Robertson Charly September 9, 1923April 14, 196945 years, 217 daysSeptember 10, 201132,143 days (88 years, 1 day)
43 John Wayne True Grit May 26, 1907April 7, 197062 years, 316 daysJune 11, 197926,314 days (72 years, 16 days)Held record as oldest winner for 12 award ceremonies (from the 42nd to the 54th, April 1970–March 1982)
44 George C. Scott Patton October 18, 1927April 15, 197143 years, 179 daysSeptember 22, 199926,272 days (71 years, 339 days)Refused
45 Gene Hackman The French Connection January 30, 1930April 10, 197242 years, 71 days33,490 days (91 years, 252 days)
46 Marlon Brando The Godfather April 3, 1924March 27, 197348 years, 358 daysJuly 1, 200429,309 days (80 years, 89 days)Refused; 2nd of 2
47 Jack Lemmon Save the Tiger February 8, 1925April 2, 197449 years, 53 daysJune 27, 200127,898 days (76 years, 139 days)
48 Art Carney Harry and Tonto November 4, 1918April 8, 197556 years, 155 daysNovember 9, 200331,051 days (85 years, 5 days)
49 Jack Nicholson One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest April 22, 1937March 29, 197638 years, 342 days30,851 days (84 years, 170 days)1st of 2
50 Peter Finch Network September 28, 1916March 28, 197760 years, 108 daysJanuary 14, 197722,023 days (60 years, 108 days)Posthumous (Finch died 73 days before the ceremony)
51 Richard Dreyfuss The Goodbye Girl October 29, 1947April 3, 197830 years, 156 days27,009 days (73 years, 345 days)Held record as youngest winner for 25 award ceremonies (from the 50th to the 75th, April 1978–March 2003)
52 Jon Voight Coming Home December 29, 1938April 9, 197940 years, 101 days30,235 days (82 years, 284 days)
53 Dustin Hoffman Kramer vs. Kramer August 8, 1937April 14, 198042 years, 250 days30,743 days (84 years, 62 days)1st of 2
54 Robert De Niro Raging Bull August 17, 1943March 31, 198137 years, 226 days28,543 days (78 years, 53 days)
55 Henry Fonda On Golden Pond May 16, 1905March 29, 198276 years, 317 daysAugust 12, 198228,212 days (77 years, 88 days) [6] Held record as oldest winner for 38 award ceremonies (from the 54th through the 93rd, March 1982-April 2021)
56 Ben Kingsley Gandhi December 31, 1943April 11, 198339 years, 101 days28,407 days (77 years, 282 days)
57 Robert Duvall Tender Mercies January 5, 1931April 9, 198453 years, 95 days33,150 days (90 years, 277 days)
58 F. Murray Abraham Amadeus October 24, 1939March 25, 198545 years, 152 days29,936 days (81 years, 350 days)
59 William Hurt Kiss of the Spider Woman March 20, 1950March 24, 198636 years, 4 days26,136 days (71 years, 203 days)
60 Paul Newman The Color of Money January 26, 1925March 30, 198762 years, 63 daysSeptember 26, 200830,559 days (83 years, 244 days)
61 Michael Douglas Wall Street September 25, 1944April 11, 198843 years, 199 days28,138 days (77 years, 14 days)
62 Dustin Hoffman Rain Man August 8, 1937March 27, 198951 years, 231 days30,743 days (84 years, 62 days)2nd of 2
63 Daniel Day-Lewis My Left Foot April 29, 1957March 26, 199032 years, 331 days23,539 days (64 years, 163 days)1st of 3
64 Jeremy Irons Reversal of Fortune September 19, 1948March 25, 199142 years, 187 days26,683 days (73 years, 20 days)
65 Anthony Hopkins The Silence of the Lambs December 31, 1937March 30, 199254 years, 90 days30,598 days (83 years, 282 days)1st of 2
66 Al Pacino Scent of a Woman April 25, 1940March 29, 199352 years, 338 days29,752 days (81 years, 167 days)
67 Tom Hanks Philadelphia July 9, 1956March 21, 199437 years, 255 days23,833 days (65 years, 92 days)1st of 2
68 Tom Hanks Forrest Gump July 9, 1956March 27, 199538 years, 261 days23,833 days (65 years, 92 days)2nd of 2
69 Nicolas Cage Leaving Las Vegas January 7, 1964March 25, 199632 years, 78 days21,095 days (57 years, 275 days)
70 Geoffrey Rush Shine July 6, 1951March 24, 199745 years, 261 days25,663 days (70 years, 95 days)
71 Jack Nicholson As Good as It Gets April 22, 1937March 23, 199860 years, 335 days30,851 days (84 years, 170 days)2nd of 2
72 Roberto Benigni Life Is Beautiful October 27, 1952March 21, 199946 years, 145 days25,184 days (68 years, 347 days)
73 Kevin Spacey American Beauty July 26, 1959March 26, 200040 years, 244 days22,721 days (62 years, 75 days)
74 Russell Crowe Gladiator April 7, 1964March 25, 200136 years, 352 days21,004 days (57 years, 185 days)
75 Denzel Washington Training Day December 28, 1954March 24, 200247 years, 86 days24,392 days (66 years, 285 days)
76 Adrien Brody The Pianist April 14, 1973March 23, 200329 years, 343 days17,710 days (48 years, 178 days)Has held record as youngest winner for 19 award ceremonies (from the 75th through the 93rd, March 2003–April 2021)
77 Sean Penn Mystic River August 17, 1960February 29, 200443 years, 196 days22,333 days (61 years, 53 days)1st of 2
78 Jamie Foxx Ray December 13, 1967February 27, 200537 years, 76 days19,659 days (53 years, 300 days)
79 Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote July 23, 1967March 5, 200638 years, 225 daysFebruary 2, 201416,996 days (46 years, 194 days) [7]
80 Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland July 15, 1961February 25, 200745 years, 225 days22,001 days (60 years, 86 days)
81 Daniel Day-Lewis There Will Be Blood April 29, 1957February 24, 200850 years, 301 days23,539 days (64 years, 163 days)2nd of 3
82 Sean Penn Milk August 17, 1960February 22, 200948 years, 189 days22,333 days (61 years, 53 days)2nd of 2
83 Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart December 4, 1949March 7, 201060 years, 93 days26,242 days (71 years, 309 days)
84 Colin Firth The King's Speech September 10, 1960February 27, 201150 years, 170 days22,309 days (61 years, 29 days)
85 Jean Dujardin The Artist June 19, 1972February 26, 201239 years, 252 days18,009 days (49 years, 112 days)
86 Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln April 29, 1957February 24, 201355 years, 301 days23,539 days (64 years, 163 days)3rd of 3
87 Matthew McConaughey Dallas Buyers Club November 4, 1969March 2, 201444 years, 118 days18,967 days (51 years, 339 days)
88 Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything January 6, 1982February 22, 201533 years, 47 days14,521 days (39 years, 276 days)
89 Leonardo DiCaprio The Revenant November 11, 1974February 28, 201641 years, 109 days17,134 days (46 years, 332 days)
90 Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea August 12, 1975February 26, 201741 years, 198 days16,860 days (46 years, 58 days)
91 Gary Oldman Darkest Hour March 21, 1958March 4, 201859 years, 348 days23,213 days (63 years, 202 days)
92 Rami Malek Bohemian Rhapsody May 12, 1981February 24, 201937 years, 288 days14,760 days (40 years, 150 days)
93 Joaquin Phoenix Joker October 28, 1974February 9, 202045 years, 104 days17,148 days (46 years, 346 days)
94 Anthony Hopkins The Father December 31, 1937April 25, 202183 years, 115 days30,598 days (83 years, 282 days)2nd of 2. Current record holder for oldest Best Actor winner (April 2021-)
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References

  1. ↑ Official website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. ↑ Official ceremony promotional website for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ↑ Official database website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ James Stewart holds the record for longest lifespan after receiving the award (56 years, 125 days).
  5. ↑ Ernest Borgnine holds the record for longest lifespan (95 years, 166 days). His lifespan after receiving the award (56 years, 109 days) is 16 days shorter than that of James Stewart.
  6. ↑ Henry Fonda holds the record for shortest lifespan after receiving the award (136 days).
  7. ↑ Philip Seymour Hoffman holds the record for shortest lifespan (46 years, 194 days).
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