youngest actors nominated for oscar
- Here are the youngest Oscar nominees of all-time. Justin Henry, age 8: Best Supporting Actor for Kramer vs. Kramer in 1979. (Photo by Express/Getty Images) Jackie Cooper, age 9: Best Actor for Skippy in 1931. (CREDIT: Glasshouse Images / Alamy) Quvenzhane Wallis, age 9: Best Actress for Beasts of the Southern Wild in 2012.