The Top 5 Youngest Oscar Winning Directors

  Director Age Film Year
1 Norman Taurog 32 years, 260 days Skippy 1930/31
2 Lewis Milestone 33 years, 228 days Two Arabian Knights 1927/28
3 Sam Mendes 34 years, 238 days American Beauty 1999
4 Lewis Milestone 35 years, 36 days All Quiet on the Western Front 1929/30
5 Tony Richardson 35 years, 313 days Tom Jones 1963
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Sources:  Academy Awards Database

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Youngest Oscar Winning Directors

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