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Poll: Oscars Generational Milestones

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

Results of 220 votes:

  1. 1.

    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.
  2. 2.

    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.
  3. 3.

    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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