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
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
  1. ↑ Official website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. ↑ Official ceremony promotional website for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ↑ Official database website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  4. ↑ Walter Huston holds the record for shortest lifespan after receiving the award (1 year, 14 days).
  5. ↑ Karl Malden holds the record for longest lifespan after receiving the award (57 years, 93 days).
  6. ↑ George Burns holds the record for longest lifespan (100 years, 49 days).
  7. ↑ Heath Ledger holds the record for shortest lifespan (28 years, 293 days).

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