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Poll: Oscars Generational Milestones

A poll by ElMaruecan82.
It's Oscar season now, so I invite you to a little time travel: spanning almost a century of Oscar nominations and wins, this poll is about the major "first" and "last" performances generation-wise, from the oldest nominee ever (born 3 years before the American Civil War) to the youngest ever (born 2 years after September 11).

Which of these performances would you be the most interested to discover?

After voting, you might discuss the list here

Before checking the poll, a few observations:

  • there are no distinctions of genders; still, it's interesting that 75% of these are female performances
  • as you might expect, there are many child and elder performances in the list
  • for the sake of this poll, generations were defined by decades of birth
  • the terms "youngest/oldest" don't refer to the age of the performer in the year of his nomination but to the age in general.
  • out of respect for the still living actors born in the 1920s, I didn't consider their last winning and nominations as permanent
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    May Robson in Lady for a Day (1933)

    Oldest nominee: May Robson (1858-1942) in Lady for a Day (1933) for Best Actress.
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    George Arliss in Disraeli (1929)

    Oldest winner: George Arliss (1868-1946) in Disraeli (1929) for Best Actor.
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    Jackie Cooper in Skippy (1931)

    First nominee born in the 20s: Jackie Cooper (1922-2011) in Skippy (1931) for Best Actor.
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    Anne Baxter in The Razor's Edge (1946)

    First winner born in the 20s: Anne Baxter (1923-1985) in The Razor's Edge (1946) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Walter Huston "Treasure Of The Sierra Madre" 1948 Warner

    Last winner born in the 1880s: Walter Huston (1883-1950) in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) for Best Supporting Actor.
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    Josephine Hull in Harvey (1950)

    Last nominee and winner born in the 1870s: Josephine Hull (1877-1957) in Harvey (1950) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Leslie Caron in Lili (1953)

    First nominee born in the 30s: Leslie Caron (b. 1931) in Lili (1953) for Best Actress.
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    First nominee born in the 40s: Brandon De Wilde (1942-1972) in Shane (1953) for Best Supporting Actor.
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    Joanne Woodward in The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

    First winner born in the 30s: Joanne Woodward (b. 1930) in The Three Faces of Eve (1957) for Best Actress.
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    Mary Badham in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    First nominee born in the 50s: Mary Badham (b. 1952) in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker (1962)

    First winner born in the 40s: Patty Duke (1946-2016) in The Miracle Worker (1962) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Edith Evans in The Whisperers (1967)

    Last nominee born in the 1880s: Edith Evans (1888-1976) in The Whisperers (1967) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)

    First nominee and winner born in the 60s: Tatum O'Neal (b. 1963) in Paper Moon (1973) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Last winner born in the 1890s: George Burns (1896-1996) in The Sunshine Boys (1975) for Best Supporting Actor.
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    Justin Henry in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

    First nominee born in the 70s: Justin Henry (b. 1971) in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) for Best Supporting Actor.
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    Mary Steenburgen in Melvin and Howard (1980)

    First winner born in the 50s: Mary Steenburgen (b. 1953) in Melvin and Howard (1980) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Eva Le Gallienne in Resurrection (1980)

    Last nominee born in the 1890s: Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991) in Resurrection (1980) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

    Last winner born in the 1900s: Jessica Tandy (1909-1994) in Driving Miss Daisy (1989) for Best Actress.
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    Jack Palance in City Slickers (1991)

    Last winner born in the 1910s: Jack Palance (1919-2006) in City Slickers (1991) for Best Supporting Actor.
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    Jessica Tandy in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

    Last nominee born in the 1900s: Jessica Tandy (1909-1994) in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Anna Paquin in The Piano (1993)

    First nominee and winner born in the 80s: Anna Paquin (b. 1982) in The Piano (1993) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Gloria Stuart in Titanic (1997)

    Last nominee born in the 1910s: Gloria Stuart (1910-2010) in Titanic (1997) for Best Supporting Actress.
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    Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love (1998)

    First winner born in the 70s: Gwyneth Paltrow (b. 1972) in Shakespeare in Love (1998) for Best Actress.
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    Keisha Castle-Hughes in Whale Rider (2002)

    First nominee born in the 90s: Keisha Castle-Hughes (b. 1990) in Whale Rider (2002) for Best Actress.
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    Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

    First winner born in the 90s and youngest winner so far: Jennifer Lawrence (b. 1990) in Silver Linings Playbook (2012) for Best Actress.
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    Quvenzhané Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

    First nominee born in the 2000s and youngest nominee so far: Quvenzhané Wallis (b. 2003) in Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) for Best Actress.

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