List of Best Supporting Actor winners by age
This is a list of winners of the Academy Award of Merit for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting 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 Supporting Actor, this award was initially presented at the 9th Academy Awards ceremony for 1936 and was most recently presented at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony for 2015.[2] Throughout the past 79 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, AMPAS has presented a total of 80 Best Supporting Actor awards to 72 different actors. This list is current as of the 88th Academy Awards ceremony held on February 28, 2016.[3]
List of winners
# |
Actor |
Film |
Date of birth |
Date of award |
Age upon receiving award |
Date of death |
Lifespan |
Notes | |
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1 | Walter Brennan | Come and Get It | July 25, 1894 | March 4, 1937 | 42 years, 222 days | September 21, 1974 | 29,277 days (80 years, 58 days) | 1st of 3 Held record as oldest winner for 3 award ceremonies (from the 9th to the 12th, March 1937–February 1940) | |
2 | Joseph Schildkraut | The Life of Emile Zola | March 22, 1896 | March 10, 1938 | 41 years, 353 days | January 21, 1964 | 24,775 days (67 years, 305 days) | Held record as youngest winner for 5 award ceremonies (from the 10th to the 15th, March 1938–March 1943) | |
3 | Walter Brennan | Kentucky | July 25, 1894 | February 23, 1939 | 44 years, 213 days | September 21, 1974 | 29,277 days (80 years, 58 days) | 2nd of 3 | |
4 | Thomas Mitchell | Stagecoach | July 11, 1892 | February 29, 1940 | 47 years, 233 days | December 17, 1962 | 25,725 days (70 years, 159 days) | Held record as oldest winner for 2 award ceremonies (from the 12th to the 14th, February 1940–February 1942) | |
5 | Walter Brennan | The Westerner | July 25, 1894 | February 27, 1941 | 46 years, 217 days | September 21, 1974 | 29,277 days (80 years, 58 days) | 3rd of 3 | |
6 | Donald Crisp | How Green Was My Valley | July 27, 1882 | February 26, 1942 | 59 years, 214 days | May 25, 1974 | 33,539 days (91 years, 302 days) | Held record as oldest winner for 2 award ceremonies (from the 14th to the 16th, February 1942–March 1944) | |
7 | Van Heflin | Johnny Eager | December 13, 1910 | March 4, 1943 | 32 years, 81 days | July 23, 1971 | 22,137 days (60 years, 222 days) | Held record as youngest winner for 13 award ceremonies (from the 15th to the 28th, March 1943–March 1956) | |
8 | Charles Coburn | The More the Merrier | June 19, 1877 | March 2, 1944 | 66 years, 257 days | August 30, 1961 | 30,752 days (84 years, 72 days) | Held record as oldest winner for 4 award ceremonies (from the 16th to the 20th, March 1944–March 1948) | |
9 | Barry Fitzgerald | Going My Way | March 10, 1888 | March 15, 1945 | 57 years, 5 days | January 14, 1961 | 26,607 days (72 years, 310 days) | ||
10 | James Dunn | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | November 2, 1901 | March 7, 1946 | 44 years, 125 days | September 3, 1967 | 24,046 days (65 years, 305 days) | ||
11 | Harold Russell | The Best Years of Our Lives | January 14, 1914 | March 13, 1947 | 33 years, 58 days | January 29, 2002 | 32,157 days (88 years, 15 days) | ||
12 | Edmund Gwenn | Miracle on 34th Street | September 26, 1877 | March 20, 1948 | 70 years, 176 days | September 6, 1959 | 29,929 days (81 years, 345 days) | Held record as oldest winner for 26 award ceremonies (from the 20th to the 46th, March 1948–April 1974) | |
13 | Walter Huston | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | April 6, 1884 | March 24, 1949 | 64 years, 352 days | April 7, 1950 | 24,106 days (66 years, 1 day)[4] | ||
14 | Dean Jagger | Twelve O'Clock High | November 7, 1903 | March 23, 1950 | 46 years, 136 days | February 5, 1991 | 31,867 days (87 years, 90 days) | ||
15 | George Sanders | All About Eve | July 3, 1906 | March 29, 1951 | 44 years, 269 days | April 25, 1972 | 24,038 days (65 years, 297 days) | ||
16 | Karl Malden | A Streetcar Named Desire | March 22, 1912 | March 30, 1952 | 40 years, 8 days | July 1, 2009 | 35,530 days (97 years, 101 days)[5] | ||
17 | Anthony Quinn | Viva Zapata! | April 21, 1915 | March 19, 1953 | 37 years, 332 days | June 3, 2001 | 31,455 days (86 years, 43 days) | 1st of 2 | |
18 | Frank Sinatra | From Here to Eternity | December 12, 1915 | March 25, 1954 | 38 years, 103 days | May 14, 1998 | 30,104 days (82 years, 153 days) | ||
19 | Edmond O'Brien | The Barefoot Contessa | September 10, 1915 | March 30, 1955 | 39 years, 201 days | May 9, 1985 | 25,444 days (69 years, 241 days) | ||
20 | Jack Lemmon | Mister Roberts | February 8, 1925 | March 21, 1956 | 31 years, 42 days | June 27, 2001 | 27,898 days (76 years, 139 days) | Held record as youngest winner for 6 award ceremonies (from the 28th to the 34th, March 1956–April 1962) | |
21 | Anthony Quinn | Lust for Life | April 21, 1915 | March 27, 1957 | 41 years, 340 days | June 3, 2001 | 31,455 days (86 years, 43 days) | 2nd of 2 | |
22 | Red Buttons | Sayonara | February 5, 1919 | March 26, 1958 | 39 years, 49 days | July 13, 2006 | 31,935 days (87 years, 158 days) | ||
23 | Burl Ives | The Big Country | June 14, 1909 | April 6, 1959 | 49 years, 296 days | April 14, 1995 | 31,350 days (85 years, 304 days) | ||
24 | Hugh Griffith | Ben-Hur | May 30, 1912 | April 4, 1960 | 47 years, 310 days | May 14, 1980 | 24,821 days (67 years, 350 days) | ||
25 | Peter Ustinov | Spartacus | April 16, 1921 | April 17, 1961 | 40 years, 1 day | March 28, 2004 | 30,297 days (82 years, 347 days) | 1st of 2 | |
26 | George Chakiris | West Side Story | September 16, 1934 | April 9, 1962 | 27 years, 205 days | 30,033 days (82 years, 82 days) | Held record as youngest winner for 19 award ceremonies (from the 34th to the 53rd, April 1962–March 1981) | ||
27 | Ed Begley | Sweet Bird of Youth | March 25, 1901 | April 8, 1963 | 62 years, 14 days | April 28, 1970 | 25,236 days (69 years, 34 days) | ||
28 | Melvyn Douglas | Hud | April 5, 1901 | April 13, 1964 | 63 years, 8 days | August 4, 1981 | 29,341 days (80 years, 121 days) | 1st of 2 | |
29 | Peter Ustinov | Topkapi | April 16, 1921 | April 5, 1965 | 43 years, 354 days | March 28, 2004 | 30,297 days (82 years, 347 days) | 2nd of 2 | |
30 | Martin Balsam | A Thousand Clowns | November 4, 1919 | April 18, 1966 | 46 years, 165 days | February 13, 1996 | 27,860 days (76 years, 101 days) | ||
31 | Walter Matthau | The Fortune Cookie | October 1, 1920 | April 10, 1967 | 46 years, 191 days | July 1, 2000 | 29,128 days (79 years, 274 days) | ||
32 | George Kennedy | Cool Hand Luke | February 18, 1925 | April 10, 1968 | 43 years, 52 days | February 28, 2016 | 33,247 days (91 years, 10 days) | ||
33 | Jack Albertson | The Subject Was Roses | June 16, 1907 | April 14, 1969 | 61 years, 302 days | November 25, 1981 | 27,191 days (74 years, 162 days) | ||
34 | Gig Young | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | November 4, 1913 | April 7, 1970 | 56 years, 154 days | October 19, 1978 | 23,725 days (64 years, 349 days) | ||
35 | John Mills | Ryan's Daughter | February 22, 1908 | April 15, 1971 | 63 years, 52 days | April 23, 2005 | 35,490 days (97 years, 60 days) | ||
36 | Ben Johnson | The Last Picture Show | June 13, 1918 | April 10, 1972 | 53 years, 302 days | April 8, 1996 | 28,424 days (77 years, 300 days) | ||
37 | Joel Grey | Cabaret | April 11, 1932 | March 27, 1973 | 40 years, 350 days | 30,921 days (84 years, 240 days) | |||
38 | John Houseman | The Paper Chase | September 22, 1902 | April 2, 1974 | 71 years, 192 days | October 31, 1988 | 31,451 days (86 years, 39 days) | Held record as oldest winner for 2 award ceremonies (from the 46th to the 48th, April 1974–March 1976) | |
39 | Robert De Niro | The Godfather Part II | August 17, 1943 | April 8, 1975 | 31 years, 234 days | 26,776 days (73 years, 112 days) | |||
40 | George Burns | The Sunshine Boys | January 20, 1896 | March 29, 1976 | 80 years, 69 days | March 9, 1996 | 36,573 days (100 years, 49 days)[6] | Held record as oldest winner for 36 award ceremonies (from the 48th to the 84th, March 1976–February 2012) | |
41 | Jason Robards | All the President's Men | July 26, 1922 | March 28, 1977 | 54 years, 245 days | December 26, 2000 | 28,643 days (78 years, 153 days) | 1st of 2 | |
42 | Jason Robards | Julia | July 26, 1922 | April 3, 1978 | 55 years, 251 days | December 26, 2000 | 28,643 days (78 years, 153 days) | 2nd of 2 | |
43 | Christopher Walken | The Deer Hunter | March 31, 1943 | April 9, 1979 | 36 years, 9 days | 26,915 days (73 years, 251 days) | |||
44 | Melvyn Douglas | Being There | April 5, 1901 | April 14, 1980 | 79 years, 9 days | August 4, 1981 | 29,341 days (80 years, 121 days) | 2nd of 2 | |
45 | Timothy Hutton | Ordinary People | August 16, 1960 | March 31, 1981 | 20 years, 227 days | 20,567 days (56 years, 113 days) | Has held record as youngest winner for 35 award ceremonies (from the 53rd through the 88th, March 1981–February 2016) | ||
46 | John Gielgud | Arthur | April 14, 1904 | March 29, 1982 | 77 years, 349 days | May 21, 2000 | 35,101 days (96 years, 37 days) | ||
47 | Louis Gossett, Jr. | An Officer and a Gentleman | May 27, 1936 | April 11, 1983 | 46 years, 319 days | 29,414 days (80 years, 194 days) | |||
48 | Jack Nicholson | Terms of Endearment | April 22, 1937 | April 9, 1984 | 46 years, 353 days | 29,084 days (79 years, 229 days) | |||
49 | Haing S. Ngor | The Killing Fields | March 22, 1940 | March 25, 1985 | 45 years, 3 days | February 25, 1996 | 20,428 days (55 years, 340 days) | ||
50 | Don Ameche | Cocoon | May 31, 1908 | March 24, 1986 | 77 years, 297 days | December 6, 1993 | 31,235 days (85 years, 189 days) | ||
51 | Michael Caine | Hannah and Her Sisters | March 14, 1933 | March 30, 1987 | 54 years, 16 days | 30,584 days (83 years, 268 days) | 1st of 2 | ||
52 | Sean Connery | The Untouchables | August 25, 1930 | April 11, 1988 | 57 years, 230 days | 31,516 days (86 years, 104 days) | |||
53 | Kevin Kline | A Fish Called Wanda | October 24, 1947 | March 27, 1989 | 41 years, 154 days | 25,247 days (69 years, 44 days) | |||
54 | Denzel Washington | Glory | December 28, 1954 | March 26, 1990 | 35 years, 88 days | 22,625 days (61 years, 345 days) | |||
55 | Joe Pesci | Goodfellas | February 9, 1943 | March 25, 1991 | 48 years, 44 days | 26,965 days (73 years, 302 days) | |||
56 | Jack Palance | City Slickers | February 18, 1919 | March 30, 1992 | 73 years, 41 days | November 10, 2006 | 32,042 days (87 years, 265 days) | ||
57 | Gene Hackman | Unforgiven | January 30, 1930 | March 29, 1993 | 63 years, 58 days | 31,723 days (86 years, 312 days) | |||
58 | Tommy Lee Jones | The Fugitive | September 15, 1946 | March 21, 1994 | 47 years, 187 days | 25,651 days (70 years, 83 days) | |||
59 | Martin Landau | Ed Wood | June 20, 1928 | March 27, 1995 | 66 years, 280 days | 32,312 days (88 years, 170 days) | |||
60 | Kevin Spacey | The Usual Suspects | July 26, 1959 | March 25, 1996 | 36 years, 243 days | 20,954 days (57 years, 134 days) | |||
61 | Cuba Gooding, Jr. | Jerry Maguire | January 2, 1968 | March 24, 1997 | 29 years, 81 days | 17,872 days (48 years, 340 days) | |||
62 | Robin Williams | Good Will Hunting | July 21, 1951 | March 23, 1998 | 46 years, 245 days | August 11, 2014 | 23,032 days (63 years, 21 days) | ||
63 | James Coburn | Affliction | August 31, 1928 | March 21, 1999 | 70 years, 202 days | November 18, 2002 | 27,107 days (74 years, 79 days) | ||
64 | Michael Caine | The Cider House Rules | March 14, 1933 | March 26, 2000 | 67 years, 12 days | 30,584 days (83 years, 268 days) | 2nd of 2 | ||
65 | Benicio del Toro | Traffic | February 19, 1967 | March 25, 2001 | 34 years, 34 days | 18,189 days (49 years, 292 days) | |||
66 | Jim Broadbent | Iris | May 24, 1949 | March 24, 2002 | 52 years, 304 days | 24,669 days (67 years, 197 days) | |||
67 | Chris Cooper | Adaptation | July 9, 1951 | March 23, 2003 | 51 years, 257 days | 23,893 days (65 years, 151 days) | |||
68 | Tim Robbins | Mystic River | October 16, 1958 | February 29, 2004 | 45 years, 136 days | 21,237 days (58 years, 52 days) | |||
69 | Morgan Freeman | Million Dollar Baby | June 1, 1937 | February 27, 2005 | 67 years, 271 days | 29,044 days (79 years, 189 days) | |||
70 | George Clooney | Syriana | May 6, 1961 | March 5, 2006 | 44 years, 303 days | 20,304 days (55 years, 215 days) | |||
71 | Alan Arkin | Little Miss Sunshine | March 26, 1934 | February 25, 2007 | 72 years, 336 days | 30,207 days (82 years, 256 days) | |||
72 | Javier Bardem | No Country for Old Men | March 1, 1969 | February 24, 2008 | 38 years, 360 days | 17,448 days (47 years, 281 days) | |||
73 | Heath Ledger | The Dark Knight | April 4, 1979 | February 22, 2009 | 29 years, 324 days | January 22, 2008 | 10,520 days (28 years, 293 days)[7] | Posthumous (Ledger died one year and one month before the ceremony) | |
74 | Christoph Waltz | Inglourious Basterds | October 4, 1956 | March 7, 2010 | 53 years, 154 days | 21,979 days (60 years, 64 days) | 1st of 2 | ||
75 | Christian Bale | The Fighter | January 30, 1974 | February 27, 2011 | 37 years, 28 days | 15,652 days (42 years, 312 days) | |||
76 | Christopher Plummer | Beginners | December 13, 1929 | February 26, 2012 | 82 years, 75 days | 31,771 days (86 years, 360 days) | Has held record as oldest winner for 4 award ceremonies (from the 84th through the 88th, February 2012–February 2016) | ||
77 | Christoph Waltz | Django Unchained | October 4, 1956 | February 24, 2013 | 56 years, 143 days | 21,979 days (60 years, 64 days) | 2nd of 2 | ||
78 | Jared Leto | Dallas Buyers Club | December 26, 1971 | March 2, 2014 | 42 years, 66 days | 16,418 days (44 years, 347 days) | |||
79 | J. K. Simmons | Whiplash | January 9, 1955 | February 22, 2015 | 60 years, 44 days | 22,613 days (61 years, 333 days) | |||
80 | Mark Rylance | Bridge of Spies | January 18, 1960 | February 28, 2016 | 56 years, 41 days | 20,778 days (56 years, 324 days) | |||
# | Actor | Film | Date of birth | Date of award | Age upon receiving award |
Date of death | Lifespan | Notes |
- ↑ Official website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ Official ceremony promotional website for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ Official database website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ Walter Huston holds the record for shortest lifespan after receiving the award (1 year, 14 days).
- ↑ Karl Malden holds the record for longest lifespan after receiving the award (57 years, 93 days).
- ↑ George Burns holds the record for longest lifespan (100 years, 49 days).
- ↑ Heath Ledger holds the record for shortest lifespan (28 years, 293 days).
See also
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- List of Best Actor winners by age
- List of Best Actress winners by age
- List of Best Supporting Actress winners by age
- List of Best Director winners by age
- List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees
External links
- Oscars.org (official Academy site)
- Oscar.com (official ceremony promotional site)
- The Academy Awards Database (official site)