Who is the oldest person to win an Oscar for acting?

Answer 1

Henry Fonda was 76 years and 317 days old on March 29, 1982, when he won the 1981 Best Actor Oscar for "On Golden Pond." He died five months after the ceremony. Interestingly, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had presented Fonda an honorary Oscar for career excellence the year before.

Answer 2

George Burns is the oldest male performer to winan Oscar. He was 80 years 69 days when he was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in The Sunshine Boys on March 29, 1976.

Robert F. Boyle is the oldest male performer to receive an Oscar. He was 98 years 137 days old when he received and Honorary award on February 24, 2008

Hal Holbrook is the oldest male performer to be nominated for an Oscar. He was 82 years 339 days old when he was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in Into the Wild on January 22, 2008.

Answer 3

On February 26, 2012, Christopher Plummer was 82 years and 75 days old when he won the 2011 Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in "Beginners." He surpassed the longevity record of the late Jessica Tandy, who won the 1989 Best Actress Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy" when she was 80 years and 252 days old.