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Judi Dench and Billie Eilish are the oldest and youngest nominees this year
We enjoy numbers and useless stats here at TFE so here is a little something on extremes to start your day, this year's oldest and youngest nominees (none of whom broke any Oscar-related age records that we know of, though). IMPORTANT CAVEAT ABOUT THIS LIST: Birthdates aren't available on many crafts people, producers, documentarians, and info is especially scarce when it comes to the shorts categories...
Oldest People Nominated This Year
- Dame Judi Dench, 87 (the second oldest Best Supporting Actress nominee of all time now, just five months younger than Gloria Stuart was for Titanic)
- Eric Roth, 76 (Adapted Screenplay, Dune)
- Roger Frappier, 76 (Best Picture, Power of the Dog)
- Van Morrison, 76 (Original Song, Belfast)
- Steven Spielberg, 75 (we recently celebrated. He's now the ninth oldest Best Director ever nominated. His career is so enduring that he is also in the "10 youngest directors ever nominated" list)
- Shawn Murphy, 73 (Sound, West Side Story. He won his Oscar for Jurassic Park)
- Jenny Beavan, 71 (Costume Design, Cruella. Who continues to be so badass. What will she wear to the Oscars this time? It'll be hard to top that biker jacket from her Mad Max Fury Road win)
(As far as we know everyone else is under 70)
Youngest People Nominated This Year
siblings and co-writers Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish
- Billie Eilish, 20 (Original Song, No Time To Die)
- Finneas O'Connell, 24 (Original Song, No Time To Die)
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, 25
- Ariana Debose, 31 (just turned!)
- Kristen Stewart, 31 (Best Actress)
- Jessie Buckley, 32
- Ben Proudfoot, 32 (Documentary Short, Queen of Basketball. This is the Canadian director's second consecutive nomination in the category. He was also up last year for A Concerto is a Conversation)
- Jesse Plemons, 33
- Germaine Franco, 34 (Original Score, Encanto)
(As far as we know everyone else is over 35.)
None of these nominees came close to breaking any age records though Kodi Smit-McPhee will be the second youngest winner of all time for Best Supporting Actor and Billie Eilish the second youngest winner of all time for Best Original Song IF they pull off those wins.
Do these lists make you feel like a baby or ancient? Forget about that. You're in your prime!