List of Academy Award records
Updated: Wikipedia source
This list of Academy Award records is current as of the 97th Academy Awards, which took place in March 2025.
Tables
· Age-related records
| Nomination | Name | Age | Film | Year | Date of birth | Date of nomination |
| 2nd | Sal Mineo | 22 years, 17 days | Exodus | 1960 | January 10, 1939 | January 27, 1961 |
| 3rd | Marlon Brando | 29 years, 318 days | Julius Caesar | 1953 | April 3, 1924 | February 15, 1954 |
| 4th | Marlon Brando | 30 years, 315 days | On the Waterfront | 1954 | April 3, 1924 | February 12, 1955 |
| 5th | Marlon Brando | 33 years, 321 days | Sayonara | 1957 | April 3, 1924 | February 18, 1958 |
| 6th | Richard Burton | 44 years, 98 days | Anne of the Thousand Days | 1969 | November 10, 1925 | February 16, 1970 |
| 7th | Jack Nicholson | 46 years, 300 days | Terms of Endearment | 1983 | April 22, 1937 | February 16, 1984 |
| 8th | Jack Nicholson | 48 years, 289 days | Prizzi's Honor | 1985 | April 22, 1937 | February 5, 1986 |
| 9th | Jack Nicholson | 50 years, 301 days | Ironweed | 1987 | April 22, 1937 | February 17, 1988 |
| 10th | Jack Nicholson | 55 years, 302 days | A Few Good Men | 1992 | April 22, 1937 | February 18, 1993 |
· Age-related records
| Nomination | Name | Age | Film | Year | Date of birth | Date of nomination |
| 2nd | Angela Lansbury | 20 years, 103 days | The Picture of Dorian Gray | 1945 | October 16, 1925 | January 27, 1946 |
| 3rd | Jennifer Lawrence | 23 years, 154 days | American Hustle | 2013 | August 15, 1990 | January 16, 2014 |
| 4th | Jennifer Lawrence | 25 years, 152 days | Joy | 2015 | August 15, 1990 | January 14, 2016 |
| 5th | Kate Winslet | 31 years, 110 days | Little Children | 2006 | October 5, 1975 | January 23, 2007 |
| 6th | Kate Winslet | 33 years, 109 days | The Reader | 2008 | October 5, 1975 | January 22, 2009 |
| 7th | Bette Davis | 36 years, 304 days | Mr. Skeffington | 1944 | April 5, 1908 | February 3, 1945 |
| 8th | Meryl Streep | 39 years, 238 days | A Cry in the Dark | 1988 | June 22, 1949 | February 15, 1989 |
| 9th | Meryl Streep | 41 years, 236 days | Postcards from the Edge | 1990 | June 22, 1949 | February 13, 1991 |
| 10th | Meryl Streep | 46 years, 236 days | The Bridges of Madison County | 1995 | June 22, 1949 | February 13, 1996 |
· Acting records › Shortest and longest Academy Award-winning and -nominated performances
Time in h:mm:ss
Time in h:mm:ss
Col 1
Time in h:mm:ss
Col 2
Shortest
Actor
Longest
Actor
Shortest
Actress
Longest
Lead
Lead
Col 1
Lead
Col 2
Won
Actor
David Niven in Separate Tables (1958)23:39
Actor
Adrien Brody in The Brutalist (2024)2:08:30
Actress
Patricia Neal in Hud (1963)21:51
Actress
Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)2:23:32
Nominated
Nominated
Col 1
Nominated
Col 2
Spencer Tracy in San Francisco (1936)14:58
Actor
Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (1992)2:21:58
Actor
Eleanor Parker in Detective Story (1951)20:10
Supporting
Supporting
Col 1
Supporting
Col 2
Won
Actor
Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)9:54
Actor
Mahershala Ali in Green Book (2018)1:06:38
Actress
Beatrice Straight in Network (1976)5:02
Actress
Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)1:06:58
Nominated
Nominated
Col 1
Nominated
Col 2
Ned Beatty in Network (1976)6:00
Actor
Frank Finlay in Othello (1965)1:30:43
Actor
Hermione Baddeley in Room at the Top (1959)2:19
Actress
Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)1:15:38
| Actor | Actress | ||||
| Time in h:mm:ss | Shortest | Longest | Shortest | Longest | |
| Lead | Won | David Niven in Separate Tables (1958)23:39 | Adrien Brody in The Brutalist (2024)2:08:30 | Patricia Neal in Hud (1963)21:51 | Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)2:23:32 |
| Nominated | Spencer Tracy in San Francisco (1936)14:58 | Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (1992)2:21:58 | Eleanor Parker in Detective Story (1951)20:10 | ||
| Supporting | Won | Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)9:54 | Mahershala Ali in Green Book (2018)1:06:38 | Beatrice Straight in Network (1976)5:02 | Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)1:06:58 |
| Nominated | Ned Beatty in Network (1976)6:00 | Frank Finlay in Othello (1965)1:30:43 | Hermione Baddeley in Room at the Top (1959)2:19 | Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)1:15:38 | |
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