Among the oldest and youngest winners and nominees of
Academy Awards in standard competitive categories, the following
superlatives emerge:
Craft and Technical At the
90th Academy Awards,
James Ivory became the oldest Oscar winner in any category, at age 89, after receiving the award for
Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on
Call Me by Your Name. At the
93rd Academy Awards,
Ann Roth became the oldest woman to win an Oscar in any category, at age 89, after receiving the award for
Best Costume Design for her work on ''
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom''. At the
95th Academy Awards,
John Williams became the oldest Oscar nominee in any category, at age 90, after receiving his 53rd Oscar nomination for
Best Original Score for his work on
The Fabelmans. At the
96th Academy Awards, he broke the record again, at age 91, after receiving his 54th Oscar nomination for Best Original Score for his work on
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. == Multiple winners ==