Youngest Oscar-Nominated Actors

Youngest Oscar-Nominated Actors

Youngest Oscar-Nominated Actors

Hailee Steinfeld

Hailee Steinfeld - Age 14
"True Grit" (2010)

Saoirse Ronan

 Saoirse Ronan - Age 13
"Atonement" (2007)

Abigail Breslin

 Abigail Breslin - Age 10
"Little Miss Sunshine" (2006)

Keisha Castle-Hughes

 Keisha Castle-Hughes - Age 13
"Whale Rider" (2002)

Haley Joel Osment

 Haley Joel Osment - Age 11
"The Sixth Sense" (1999)

Anna Paquin

 Anna Paquin - Age 11 (winner)
"The Piano" (1993)

River Phoenix

River Phoenix - Age 18
"Running on Empty" (1988)

 Justin Henry

 Justin Henry - Age 8
"Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979)

Quinn Cummings

 Quinn Cummings - Age 10
"The Goodbye Girl" (1977)

Jodie Foster

 Jodie Foster - Age 14
"Taxi Driver" (1976)

Tatum O'Neal

 Tatum O'Neal - Age 9 (winner)
"Paper Moon" (1973)

Jack Wild

 Jack Wild - Age 16
"Oliver!" (1968)

Patty Duke

Patty Duke - Age 16 (winner)
"The Miracle Worker" (1962)

Mary Badham

 Mary Badham - Age 10

"To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962)

Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack - Age 11
"The Bad Seed" (1956)

Sal Mineo

 Sal Mineo - Age 17
"Rebel Without a Cause" (1955)

Brandon de Wilde

 Brandon de Wilde - Age 11
"Shane" (1953)

Bonita Granville

 Bonita Granville - Age 14
"These Three" (1936)

 Jackie Cooper

 Jackie Cooper - Age 9
"Skippy" (1931)