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Youngest Academy Award Winner for Best Actress

Détenteur du record

Marlee MatlinPersonne

Valeur du record

21 years and 218 days

Pays représenté: États-UnisLieu de l’accomplissement: Los Angeles, California, États-UnisDate de l’accomplissement: 30 mars 1987Record actuel

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Marlee Matlin photographed in Arizona in 1989, two years after winning the Academy Award for Best Actress

Marlee Matlin, 13 August 1989. She won Best Actress at age 21 in 1987.Ithaka Darin Pappas / Wikimedia CommonsSourceCC BY-SA 4.0

Définition officielle du record

The youngest person to win the competitive Academy Award for Best Actress, measured by age on the official award date.

Méthodologie de mesure

Guinness World Records age calculation using Matlin's birth date and the 59th Academy Awards date.

Point de mesure: winner age at award

L’histoire du record

Marlee Matlin holds the record as the Youngest Oscar Winner for Best Actress, an achievement she secured on 30 March 1987 in Los Angeles, California. At the 59th Academy Awards, Matlin was officially 21 years and 218 days old when she won the competitive Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Children of a Lesser God. Her win was notable not only for her age but also because she became the first deaf woman to win an acting Oscar.

The record is defined by the age of the recipient on the official award date. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially confirms Matlin's win in the Best Actress category. The achievement is also documented by Guinness World Records, which maintains an active category identifying Matlin as the youngest-ever winner of this award, validating her age as 21 years and 218 days at the time.

Médias

Official Oscars video of Matlin receiving the 1987 Best Actress award.

Comment JWR a vérifié ce record

Date de vérification
27 septembre 2026
Norme de vérification
JWR Verification Standard 1.0

Preuve de l’accomplissement

Guinness records Matlin at age 21 years 218 days; the Academy confirms the Best Actress win.

Preuve de supériorité

The active Guinness category identifies Matlin as the youngest Best Actress Oscar winner.

Éligibilité juive — Vérifiée par JWR

Vérification de l’éligibilité juive

Preuve établissant que le détenteur remplit les conditions d’éligibilité juive aux fins de JWR.

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Vérification de l’accomplissement / du record

Preuve établissant que le détenteur a obtenu le résultat et détient le record tel que défini.

  • Youngest Oscar winner for Best Actress — Guinness World Records
  • 59th Academy Awards — Best Actress — Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Les preuves d’éligibilité juive, d’accomplissement et de supériorité conservent leurs classifications distinctes et ne sont jamais fusionnées. Le contexte et la provenance ne sont pas présentés comme preuve de l’accomplissement. Les preuves à diffusion restreinte et les notes de recherche internes ne sont jamais publiées. En savoir plus sur le processus en sept étapes sur la page de vérification.

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