Youngest Oscar Nominees
Here are some of the youngest actors to have been nominated for an Academy Award. Which airs on Sunday, Feb. 24.
Quvenzhané Wallis - Age 9 "Beasts of the Southern Wild" (2012)
Abigail Breslin - Age 10 "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006)
Anna Paquin - Age 11 (winner) "The Piano" (1993)
Hailee Steinfeld - Age 14 "True Grit" (2010)
Mary Badham - Age 10 "To Kill a
Justin Henry - Age 8 "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979)
Quinn Cummings - Age 10 "The Goodbye Girl" (1977)
Jodie Foster - Age 14 "Taxi Driver" (1976)
Tatum O'Neal - Age 9 (winner) "Paper Moon" (1973)
Jack Wild - Age 16 "Oliver!" (1968)
Patty Duke - Age 16 (winner) "The Miracle Worker" (1962)
Patty McCormack - Age 11 "The Bad Seed" (1956)
Sal Mineo - Age 17 "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955)
Brandon de Wilde - Age 11 "Shane" (1953)
Bonita Granville - Age 14 "These Three" (1936)
Jackie Cooper - Age 9 "Skippy" (1931)
Saoirse Ronan - Age 13 "Atonement" (2007)
Keisha Castle-Hughes - Age 13 "Whale Rider" (2002)
Haley Joel Osment - Age 11 "The Sixth
River Phoenix - Age 18 "Running on Empty"
