These are the oldest Oscar nominees and winners of all time

While many people retire from working once they reach their senior years, for some Oscar nominees and winners, the decades after 60 are literally golden ones for their careers.

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Here are some of the oldest Oscar nominees and winners of all time.

Oldest Oscar nominee in any category: John Williams

Williams is also the current record-holder for the most Oscar nominations for any living person with a total of 54 nominations and 5 wins.

Oldest Oscar nominee for Best Director: Martin Scorsese

In 2024, Martin Scorsese, 81, became the oldest director to ever be nominated for an Oscar with his film, "Killers of the Flower Moon." Scorsese has been nominated for 10 Oscars over the course of his career but has, so far, only won once for "The Departed" at the 79th Academy Awards.
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Oldest Oscar winner for Best Animated Film: Hayao Miyazaki