The oldest person to recieve an Academy Award nomination in an acting category is Gloria Stuart. She was 87 when she recieved a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Titanic (1997).
As 100-year-old Rose in Titanic
The oldest actor is recieve a nomination is Sir Ralph Richardson. The renowned British stage actor was 82 when he recieved a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984).
Ralph David Richardson
The oldest man to gain a Best Actor nomination is Richard Farnsworth. He was 79 when nominated for The Straight Story (1999). The oldest woman to recieve a Best Actress nominaton is Jessica Tandy. She was 80 when she recieved a nomination for Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Tandy won the award.
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