Youngest award winners in entertainment history span Oscar, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony stages — each with a different age floor. This six-slide guide ranks every verified record holder by ceremony with dates you can cite.

Tatum O'Neal won Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon at age 10 in 1974 — the youngest competitive Oscar winner ever. No performer has matched that Academy benchmark in five decades of film awards history.

Leah Peasall was 7 when O Brother, Where Art Thou? won Album of the Year in 2002 — youngest credited Grammy winner. LeAnn Rimes was 14 when she claimed Best New Artist in 1997 on music's biggest night.

Roxana Zal was 14 when she won for Something About Amelia in 1984 — still the youngest Primetime Emmy acting winner. Owen Cooper was 15 in 2025 for Adolescence, breaking the youngest-male Emmy acting record.

Frankie Michaels was 11 when he won for Mame in 1966 — youngest Tony winner ever. Daisy Eagan was 11 and a half for The Secret Garden in 1991 — youngest female Tony winner in Broadway history.