Who was the youngest person to win an Academy Award?

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Who was the youngest person to win an Academy Award?

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Last updated Sep 20 2023.
Originally posted Sep 20 2023 5:54 PM.

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Tatum O'Neal, to date the youngest winner aged 10 years and 148 days, picking up a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963) is an American actress. At the age of 10, she became the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award, for her performance as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon co-starring her father, Ryan O'Neal.

https://wiki2.org/en/Tatum_O%27Neal+Newton

There has been a younger nominee:

Justin Henry (born May 25, 1971) is an American actor and businessman, known for playing the object of the titular custody battle in the 1979 film Kramer vs. Kramer, a debut role that earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, when he was eight years old.

https://wiki2.org/en/Justin_Henry+Newton

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Sep 20 2023, 5:56 PM

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Tatum O'Neal at the age of 10 became the youngest person to win an Oscar in any category. She retains the record as the youngest Oscar winner that she has held since her win in 1974. Her Oscar win came from her film debut in 1973.

Sep 20 2023, 6:05 PM

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