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Sumnima Kandangwa

Freelance Editorial Assistant for Style by SCMP


The 98th Academy Awards will take place on March 16 this year, honouring the film industry’s finest stars and films from the past 12 months. As we wait for the event, Hollywood has announced the award nominees.
Ryan Coogler’s Michael B. Jordan-led vampire horror film Sinners leads the way with a record 16 nominations. One Battle After Another comes a close second with 13 nominations, followed by Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, Sentimental Value and Hamnet.

Timothée Chalamet, 30 – who’s competing alongside the likes of Jordan and Leonardo DiCaprio for best actor – made history by becoming the youngest male actor to receive three Academy Award nominations, according to Variety.
But what do we know about the youngest thespians ever to take home an Oscar in the best actor and supporting actor categories? Read on to find out.
Tatum O’Neal, 10 – best supporting actress

American actress Tatum O’Neal was only 10 years old when she won an Academy Award in 1974 for her supporting role as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon co-starring her father, Ryan O’Neal. The actress, now 62, has gone on to make appearances in TV shows like Sex and the City, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Wicked Wicked Games. She continues to hold the title for the youngest person to win an Oscar award.
Anna Paquin, 11 – best supporting actress

In 1994, New Zealand actress Anna Paquin became the second-youngest person to win an Oscar at 11, when she won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for the historical romance film The Piano.
Patty Duke, 16 – best supporting actress

At the 35th Academy Awards in 1963, the then 16-year-old Patty Duke won the Oscar award for best supporting actress for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962).
Timothy Hutton, 20 – best supporting actor

Timothy Hutton still holds the record for the youngest recipient of the Academy Award for best supporting actor, which he won at age 20 for his role in Ordinary People (1980) at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981.
Marlee Matlin, 21 – best actress

Marlee Matlin is the first deaf actor to take home an Academy Award. Matlin, now 60, lost her hearing when she was only 18 months old and is known for her portrayal of deaf female characters. She won an Oscar at 21 years old for best actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God in 1987.
Janet Gaynor, 22 – best actress

Janet Gaynor, one of the biggest film stars of her time, was only 22 years old when she became the first ever recipient of an Academy Award in 1929 for her role in three films, 7th Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). She remains the only actress to have won an Oscar for multiple roles. Gaynor died in 1984.


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The 6 youngest ever actors to win an Oscar – from Anna Paquin to Timothy Hutton

Tatum O’Neal, Timothy Hutton and Anna Paquin are among the youngest actors to have won an Academy Award. Photos: Getty Images

Timothée Chalamet has risen through the ranks of Hollywood. Photo: AP

Tatum O’Neal. Photo: Getty Images

Anna Paquin. Photo: Getty Images

Patty Duke. Photo: Bettmann Archive

Timothy Hutton. Photo: Getty Images

Marlee Matlin. Photo: Getty Images

Frank Borzage and Janet Gaynor. Photo: Getty Images

Meet Stefania Spampinato, who’s stealing hearts as Bella in Landman

Stefania Spampinato plays Bella in Landman. Photos: @spampistefania/Instagram

Stefania Spampinato at Milan Fashion Week in September 2023. Photo: @spampistefania/Instagram

Stefania Spampinato wearing Missoni in Mykonos in the summer of 2024. Photo: @spampistefania/Instagram

Stefania Spampinato photographed in Paris in mid-2023. Photo: @spampistefania/Instagram

Meet Taylor Sheridan’s long-time friend James Jordan, who plays Dale Bradley on Landman

James Jordan attends Landman’s season two advance screening in November 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo: Getty Images

James Jordan on the Landman set with co-stars Sam Elliott and Billy Bob Thornton. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram

James Jordan as Dale Bradley in an earlier season of Landman. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram

James Jordan in the season two finale of Landman. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram

James Jordan trains at the gym in November 2025. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram

James Jordan with his fiancée Debra Schrey. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram

Meet Francesca Xuereb, who plays exotic dancer-turned-physical therapist Cheyenne in Landman

Francesca Xuereb is starting 2026 with an appearance on Landman. Photo: @francescaoxuereb/Instagram

Francesca Xuereb was born in Detroit. Photo: @francescaoxuereb/Instagram

Francesca Xuereb was bitten by the acting bug when she was young. Photo: @francescaoxuereb/Instagram

Francesca Xuereb in the summer of 2023 when the Writers Guild went on strike. Photo: @francescaoxuereb/Instagram

Francesca Xuereb in the fall of 2023. Photo: @francescaoxuereb/Instagram

Meet Nicola Peltz Beckham’s mum, Claudia Heffner Peltz, who modelled for Chanel and Revlon

Nicola Peltz Beckham and her mother Claudia Heffner Peltz are super close. Photo: @nicolaannepeltzbeckham/Instagram

Brooklyn Beckham with his parents, Victoria and David, and wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham. Photo: @brooklynpeltzbeckham/Instagram

Nicola Peltz Beckham has a close relationship with her mother, Claudia Heffner Peltz. Photo: @nicolaannepeltzbeckham/Instagram

Nicola Peltz Beckham and her mum Claudia Heffner Peltz (right) have both worked in the modelling industry. Photo: @nicolaannepeltzbeckham/Instagram

Claudia Heffner Peltz has a big family. Photo: @nicolaannepeltzbeckham/Instagram

Nicola Peltz Beckham is very fond of her parents. Photo: @nicolaannepeltzbeckham/Instagram

Actress Nicola Peltz Beckham and her mother, Claudia Heffner Peltz, at Narita International Airport in 2014, in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Getty Images

Meet Costa D’Angelo, who’s making fans swoon as Alex, the drug dealer in Hulu’s Tell Me Lies

Costa D’Angelo is the newest addition to season three of Hulu’s Tell Me Lies, and he is already stealing hearts as Alex. Photos: @costa.dangelo, @tellmelieshulu/Instagram

Costa D’Angelo was born in 2001. Photo: @costa.dangelo/Instagram

Costa D’Angelo in Tell Me Lies season three. Photo: @tellmelieshulu/Instagram

Costa D’Angelo has some exciting projects coming up. Photo: @tellmelieshulu/Instagram 

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As we wait to see if nominees like Timothée Chalamet are taking home Oscars this year, we take a look back at the youngest best actor and best supporting actors in history


As we wait to see if nominees like Timothée Chalamet are taking home Oscars this year, we take a look back at the youngest best actor and best supporting actors in history.
