The oldest Oscar winners in history prove Academy glory can arrive in your eighties. From James Ivory at 89 to Anthony Hopkins at 83, here are the official age records every film fan should memorize.

James Ivory was 89 when he won Best Adapted Screenplay for Call Me by Your Name in 2018 — the oldest competitive Oscar winner in history across every Academy category voters award each year.

Anthony Hopkins was 83 when he won Best Actor for The Father at the 2021 Oscars — the oldest Best Actor winner and oldest acting victor in the oldest Oscar winners in history rankings today.

Jessica Tandy was 80 when she won Best Actress for Driving Miss Daisy in 1990. She still holds the oldest Oscar winners in history record for the lead actress category decades later.

Christopher Plummer was 82 when he won Best Supporting Actor for Beginners in 2012 — the oldest acting winner until Hopkins surpassed him. He anchors the supporting side of oldest Oscar winners in history.