The graph shows the age of the oldest Academy Award winners as of February 2019. Leading the list is James Ivory, who won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2018 for "Call Me By Your Name" at the age of 89.
Oldest Academy Award winners at time of award as of February 2019, by age
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Website (purpleclover.littlethings.com). (February 14, 2019). Oldest Academy Award winners at time of award as of February 2019, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/977821/oscars-oldest-winners/
Website (purpleclover.littlethings.com). "Oldest Academy Award winners at time of award as of February 2019, by age." Chart. February 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/977821/oscars-oldest-winners/
Website (purpleclover.littlethings.com). (2019). Oldest Academy Award winners at time of award as of February 2019, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/977821/oscars-oldest-winners/
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