Who is the youngest Oscar host?

Both 25, if they hosted they'd be the youngest stars to land job. The record is currently held by Anne Hathaway, who was 28 when she shared duties with James Franco
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).
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in 2011.
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Who is the youngest person to ever be nominated for an Oscar?

As of March 2022, the all-time youngest Academy Award nominee in an acting category was Justin Henry, who was just eight years old when he was nominated for his role as Billy in "Kramer vs Kramer" (1979).
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Who is the youngest person to win a competitive Oscar?

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Tatum O'Neal is the youngest person to win a competitive Oscar. Here she is at 10 years old winning an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Paper Moon.
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Who is the youngest person to win 2 Oscars?

The record is currently held by Luise Rainer, who was the first actress to win consecutive times, for “The Great Ziegfeld” (1937) and “The Good Earth” (1938) when she was 27 and 28 years old.
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Who is the only man to have won 3 Best Oscars?

His other three nominations were for 'In the Name of the Father' (1994), 'Gangs of New York' (2003) and 'Phantom Thread' (2018). Day-Lewis remains the only actor in history to have earned three Best Actor Academy Awards.
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Top 10 Youngest Oscar Nominees of All Time



Who won most Oscars ever?

As of 2022, Katharine Hepburn maintained her lead as the actor with the most Oscar wins of all time. While the "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" star scored four acting accolades during her career, six fellow actors tied for the second spot with three wins each.
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Who was the first person to have 3 Oscars?

Brennan became the first to receive three or more Academy Awards (winning the third for a 1940 film), followed by Hepburn (1968), Bergman (1974), Nicholson (1997), Streep (2011), Day-Lewis (2012), and, most recently, McDormand (2020).
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Who is the youngest female to win an Oscar?

7. Youngest Oscar Winner. The youngest ever Oscar winner is actress Tatum O'Neal who was only 10 years old when she won Best Supporting Actress for the film 'Paper Moon'.
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Who won an Oscar at 11 years old?

As of 2022, a total of three minors (including Duke) have won Oscars, all in the Best Supporting Actress category. The other two are Tatum O'Neal, who was 10, for Paper Moon (1973), and Anna Paquin, who was 11, for The Piano (1993).
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Who is the only person to have won an Oscar?

Oscar Hammerstein II is the only person named Oscar to ever win an Oscar | EW.com.
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Has an Oscar been taken away from a winner?

In fact, though there are those who have rejected their Oscars (Marlon Brando, Dudley Nichols), only one award has ever been revoked in Academy history — the 1969 prize for Best Documentary, which was given to Young Americans before it was determined that the film was released in 1967 and therefore ineligible.
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Who is the youngest black person to win an Oscar?

Cuba Gooding Jr. Youngest African-American male actor to win an Academy Award (age 29). First Black actor born in Africa (specifically in Benin) to receive an Academy Award nomination. Oldest African-American actor to win an Academy Award (age 67).
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Has anyone refused an Oscar?

Sacheen Littlefeather had only 60 seconds to speak at the 1973 Academy Awards. In her brief speech, she refused the Oscar for best actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, faced a mixture of loud boos and cheers, and defended the rights of Native Americans on national TV.
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What year will be the 100th Oscars?

at Ovation Hollywood (formerly Hollywood & Highland Center) in Hollywood, Calif., through 2033 and will be broadcast on ABC through 2028 (which will be the 100th Oscars).
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Has a child ever won best actor?

Adrien Brody: Best Actor 2002.
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Who is the oldest person to win an Oscar?

In 2021, Anthony Hopkins became the oldest person to ever win an acting Oscar for his devastating performance as an elderly man struggling with dementia.
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Has any kid won an Oscar?

Tatum O'Neal won the youngest Oscar on this list with her performance in Paper Moon aged just 10 years old. During filming she turned nine years old, an incredible feat for such a young actress.
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Who first refused an Oscar?

Dudley Nichols - 1935 Oscar for Best Screenplay

The first person to reject an Oscar was screenwriter Dudley Nichols, who won for Best Screenplay for the 1935 film, 'The Informer'.
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What female has won the most Oscars?

We look back at past winners revealing a veritable 'who's who' in the history of cinema. The actress with most Best Actress Oscars is Katharine Hepburn, who scooped her awards in 1933, 1967, 1968, and 1981 for 'Morning Glory', 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner', 'The Lion in Winter', and 'On Golden Pond'.
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Who won 9 Oscars?

'The Last Emperor' (1987)

This story about the final Emperor of China went undefeated at the Academy Awards, going nine-for-nine.
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Who is the best actor of all time?

Top 10 Actors of All Time, According to the American Film...
  • 8 James Cagney.
  • 7 Clark Gable.
  • 6 Henry Fonda.
  • 5 Fred Astaire.
  • 4 Marlon Brando.
  • 3 James Stewart.
  • 2 Cary Grant.
  • 1 Humphrey Bogart.
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Are the Oscars made of real gold?

The statuettes are solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold. Due to a metal shortage during World War II, Oscars were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated metal ones.
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Which actor turned down an Oscar?

FILE - Sacheen Littlefeather tells the audience at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, March 27, 1973, that Marlon Brando was declining to accept his Oscar as best actor for his role in 'The Godfather. '
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