The Top 5 Youngest Oscar Winners for Best Actor

  Actor Age Film Year
1 Adrien Brody 29 years, 343 days The Pianist 2002
2 Richard Dreyfuss 30 years, 156 days The Goodbye Girl 1977
3 Marlon Brando 30 years, 361 days On the Waterfront 1954
4 Maximilian Schell 31 years, 122 days Judgment at Nuremberg 1961
5 Nicolas Cage 32 years, 78 days Leaving Las Vegas 1995
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Sources:  Academy Awards Database

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Youngest Oscar Winners for Best Actor

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