This article is alist of the filmmakers, actors, actresses, and others born from 1981 to 1996, colloquially known asMillennial Academy Award starting in the early 1990s.
While most winners and nominees are older generations before Millennials,Anna Paquin is the first Millennial member to be nominated and win an Academy Award for her debut performance of Flora McGrath in the historical romantic filmThe Piano [ 1]
Picture Year Name Born Film Status Notes 2012 (85th ) Dan Janvey January 1984 Beasts of the Southern Wild Nominated Megan Ellison January 31, 1986 Zero Dark Thirty Nominated 2013 (86th ) American Hustle Nominated Her Nominated 2014 (87th ) Helen Estabrook 1983 Whiplash Nominated [ 2] [ 3] Nora Grossman 1983 The Imitation Game Nominated 2016 (89th ) Fred Berger May 10, 1981 La La Land Nominated Adele Romanski November 10, 1982 Moonlight Won 2017 (90th ) Megan Ellison January 31, 1986 Phantom Thread Nominated Greta Gerwig August 4, 1983 Lady Bird Nominated 2020 (93rd ) Emerald Fennell October 1, 1985 Promising Young Woman Nominated Dan JanveyChloé Zhao January 1984 Nomadland Won 2021 (94th ) Tim White Trevor White 1983 King Richard Nominated Teruhisa Yamamoto 1981 Drive My Car Nominated [ 4] 2022 (95th ) Jonathan Wang Daniel Kwan Daniel Scheinert 1984 Everything Everywhere All at Once Won 2023 (96th ) Tom Ackerley Margot Robbie June 13, 1990 Barbie Nominated Cord Jefferson 1982 American Fiction Nominated Emma Stone November 6, 1988 Poor Things Nominated 2024 (97th ) Brady Corbet August 17, 1988 The Brutalist Nominated
Best Animated Feature [ edit ] Zilbalodis and Kaža in 2025
Feature Film (Animation) Year Name Born Film Status Notes 2013 (86th ) Benjamin Renner November 14, 1983 Ernest & Celestine Nominated From 2013 until 2025, Renner remained the youngest nominee at the age of 30. 2020 (93rd ) Richard Phelan 1982 A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Nominated 2021 (94th ) Carlos López Estrada September 12, 1988 Raya and the Last Dragon Nominated Charlotte de la Gournerie Jonas Poher Rasmussen January 15, 1989 Flee Nominated Mike Rianda December 25, 1984 The Mitchells vs. the Machines Nominated 2022 (95th ) Dean Fleischer Camp Elisabeth Holm February 28, 1984 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Nominated Domee Shi September 8, 1989 Turning Red Nominated 2023 (96th ) Karen Ann Ryan January 19, 1984 Nimona Nominated Sandra Tapia Díaz 1983 Robot Dreams Nominated 2024 (97th ) Matīss Kaža Gints Zilbalodis August 31, 1995 Flow Won Kaža and Zilbalodis became the first Millennials to win in that category.[ 5]
Best Documentary Feature [ edit ] Feature Film (Documentary) Year Name Born Film Status Notes 2013 (86th ) Karim Amer November 10, 1983 The Square Nominated Zachary Heinzerling January 1, 1984 Cutie and the Boxer Nominated 2014 (87th ) John Maloof 1981 Finding Vivian Maier Nominated 2015 (88th ) Matthew Heineman June 6, 1983 Cartel Land Nominated 2017 (90th ) Kareem Abeed Feras Fayyad 1984 Last Men in Aleppo Nominated JR February 22, 1983 Faces Places Nominated 2018 (91st ) Bing Liu 1989 Minding the Gap Nominated RaMell Ross 1982 Hale County This Morning, This Evening Nominated 2019 (92nd ) Waad Al-Kateab 1991 For Sama Nominated Shane Boris Petra Costa 1981 The Edge of Democracy Nominated Feras Fayyad September 20, 1988 The Cave Nominated Tamara Kotevska August 6, 1993 Honeyland Nominated 2020 (93rd ) Maite Alberdi March 29, 1983 The Mole Agent Nominated Garrett Bradley 1986 Time Nominated Bianca Oana [de ] 1986 Collective Nominated 2021 (94th ) Charlotte de la Gournerie Jonas Poher Rasmussen January 15, 1989 Flee Nominated 2022 (95th ) Shane Boris 1981 Fire of Love Nominated Shane BorisDaniel Roher 1981 Navalny Won Rohen became the first Millennial (born in the 1990s) to win in that category.[ 6] Shaunak Sen June 26, 1987 All That Breathes Nominated 2023 (96th ) Maite Alberdi March 29, 1983 The Eternal Memory Nominated Mstyslav Chernov 1985 20 Days in Mariupol Won 2024 (97th ) Basel Adra Yuval Abraham Hamdan Ballal June 13, 1996 No Other Land Won For the first time, all nominees in that category were Millennials (each one or two). Brendan Bellomo September 20, 1984 Porcelain War Nominated Shiori Itō May 17, 1989 Black Box Diaries Nominated Emily Kassie Julian Brave NoiseCat December 15, 1992 Sugarcane Nominated Daan Milius 1988 Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Nominated
Best Live Action Short Film [ edit ] Short Film (Live Action) Year Name Born Film Status Notes 2010 (83rd ) Tanel Toom November 1, 1982 The Confession Nominated 2012 (85th ) Tom Van Avermaet July 22, 1982 Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw) Nominated Yan England December 9, 1981 Henry Nominated 2013 (86th ) Baldwin Li 1982 The Voorman Problem Nominated 2014 (87th ) Stefan Eichenberger 1984 Parvaneh Nominated Hu Wei 1983 Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak) Nominated 2015 (88th ) Serena Armitage 1981 Stutterer Won [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Basil Khalil August 31, 1981 Ave Maria Nominated Patrick Vollrath 1985 Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut) Nominated 2016 (89th ) Aske Bang April 1, 1988 Silent Nights Nominated Kristóf Deák June 7, 1982 Sing Won Timo von Gunten December 15, 1989 La femme et le TGV Nominated 2017 (90th ) Josh Lawson June 22, 1981 The Eleven O'Clock Nominated Chris Overton Rachel Shenton May 5, 1989 The Silent Child Won Tobias Rosen September 28, 1983 Watu Wote: All of Us Nominated Kevin Wilson Jr. 1990 My Nephew Emmett Nominated 2018 (91st ) Jérémy Comte 1990 Fauve Nominated Rodrigo Sorogoyen September 16, 1981 Mother Nominated 2019 (92nd ) Delphine Girard January 14, 1990 A Sister Nominated Damien Megherbi 1985 Nefta Football Club Nominated 2020 (93rd ) Travon Free 1984/1985 Two Distant Strangers Won Shira Hochman 1985 White Eye Nominated [ 11] [ 12] Elvira Lind October 28, 1981 The Letter Room Nominated 2021 (94th ) Riz Ahmed December 1, 1982 The Long Goodbye Won Maria Brendle October 3, 1983 Ala Kachuu – Take and Run Nominated Tadeusz Łysiak 1993 The Dress Nominated 2022 (95th ) Tom Berekley 1996 An Irish Goodbye Won Berekley and White became the firsts born in the 1990s to win in that category.[ 6] Alice Rohrwacher December 29, 1981 Le pupille Nominated 2023 (96th ) Lasse Lyskjær Noer 1991 Knight of Fortune Nominated 2024 (97th ) Victoria Warmerdam 1991 I'm Not a Robot Won
Best Animated Short Film [ edit ] Escala and Osorio in 2016
Short Film (Animation) Year Name Born Film Status Notes 2009 (82nd ) Javier Recio Gracia July 1981 The Lady and the Reaper Nominated 2010 (83rd ) Bastien Dubois September 8, 1983 Madagascar, a Journey Diary Nominated Max Lang 1982 The Gruffalo Nominated 2012 (85th ) Minkyu Lee 1985 Adam and Dog Nominated Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly Timothy Reckart 1986 Head Over Heels Nominated 2013 (86th ) Jan Lachauer 1983 Room on the Broom Nominated 2015 (88th ) Pato Escala Pierart Gabriel Osorio Vargas May 28, 1982 Bear Story Won 2017 (90th ) Victor Caire Gabriel Grapperon 1993 Garden Party Nominated Ru Kuwahata Max Porter 1981 Negative Space Nominated Jan Lachauer 1983 Revolting Rhymes Nominated 2018 (91st ) Louise Bagnall 1985 Late Afternoon Nominated Andrew Chesworth 1985 One Small Step Nominated Domee Shi September 8, 1989 Bao Won 2019 (92nd ) Matthew A. Cherry December 14, 1981 Hair Love Won Daria Kashcheeva April 1, 1986 Daughter Nominated Siqi Song 1989 Sister Nominated Rosana Sullivan November 21, 1983 Kitbull Nominated 2020 (93rd ) Adrien Mérigeau 1983 Genius Loci Nominated Erick Oh 1984 Opera Nominated Madeline Sharafian February 1, 1993 Burrow Nominated 2021 (94th ) Mikey Please April 1, 1984 Robin Robin Nominated 2022 (95th ) João Gonzalez February 11, 1996 Ice Merchants Nominated Sara Gunnarsdóttir January 20, 1982 My Year of Dicks Nominated Lachlan Pendragon 1996 An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It Nominated 2023 (96th ) Amit Gicelter Tal Kantor April 25, 1981 Letter to a Pig Nominated 2024 (97th ) Loïc Espuche September 17, 1989 Yuck! Nominated Nina Gantz May 26, 1987 Wander to Wonder Nominated Nicolas Keppens July 5, 1989 Beautiful Men Nominated Hossein Molayemi 1982 In the Shadow of the Cypress Won
Best Documentary Short Film [ edit ] Short Film (Documentary) Year Name Born Film Status Notes 2013 (86th ) Sara Ishaq 1984 Karama Has No Walls Nominated 2014 (87th ) Gabriel Serra Arguello July 5, 1984 Our Curse Nominated Tomasz Śliwiński November 4, 1982 The Reaper (La Parka) Nominated 2015 (88th ) Adam Benzine May 29, 1982 Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah Nominated Jerry Franck April 16, 1986 Chau, Beyond the Lines Nominated 2017 (90th ) Elaine McMillion Sheldon 1988 Heroin(e) Nominated 2018 (91st ) Rayka Zehtabchi 1994 Period. End of Sentence. Won 2020 (93rd ) Sophia Nahli Allison 1987 A Love Song for Latasha Nominated Kris Bowers Ben Proudfoot April 5, 1989 A Concerto Is a Conversation Nominated 2021 (94th ) Ben Proudfoot October 29, 1990 The Queen of Basketball Won 2022 (95th ) Evgenia Arbugaeva February 16, 1985 Haulout Nominated Kartiki Gonsalves Guneet Monga November 2, 1986 The Elephant Whisperers Won 2023 (96th ) Kris Bowers April 5, 1989 The Last Repair Shop Won Christine Turner 1994/1995 The Barber of Little Rock Nominated Sean Wang 1982 Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó Nominated 2024 (97th ) Ema Ryan Yamazaki 1989 Instruments of a Beating Heart Nominated
Actor in a Leading Role Year Name Born Film Status Notes 2010 (83rd ) Jesse Eisenberg October 5, 1983 The Social Network Nominated 2014 (87th ) Eddie Redmayne January 6, 1982 The Theory of Everything Won [ 13] 2015 (88th ) January 6, 1982 The Danish Girl Nominated 2016 (89th ) Andrew Garfield August 20, 1983 Hacksaw Ridge Nominated 2017 (90th ) Timothée Chalamet December 27, 1995 Call Me by Your Name Nominated Chalamet became the third-youngest male nominee the age of 21. Daniel Kaluuya February 24, 1989 Get Out Nominated 2018 (91st ) Rami Malek May 12, 1981 Bohemian Rhapsody Won 2019 (92nd ) Adam Driver November 19, 1983 Marriage Story Nominated 2020 (93rd ) Riz Ahmed December 1, 1982 Sound of Metal Nominated Steven Yeun August 20, 1983 Minari Nominated 2021 (94th ) Andrew Garfield August 20, 1983 Tick, Tick... Boom! Nominated 2022 (95th ) Austin Butler August 17, 1991 Elvis Nominated Paul Mescal February 2, 1996 Aftersun Nominated 2024 (97th ) Timothée Chalamet December 27, 1995 A Complete Unknown Nominated Chalamet became the youngest two-time nominee for Best Actor, surpassingJames Dean . Sebastian Stan August 13, 1982 The Apprentice Nominated
Actress in a Leading Role Year Name Born Film Status Notes 2003 (76th ) Keisha Castle-Hughes March 24, 1990 Whale Rider Nominated 2004 (77th ) Catalina Sandino Moreno April 19, 1981 Maria Full of Grace Nominated 2005 (78th ) Keira Knightley March 26, 1985 Pride & Prejudice Nominated 2007 (80th ) Elliot Page [D] February 21, 1987 Juno Nominated 2008 (81st ) Anne Hathaway November 12, 1982 Rachel Getting Married Nominated 2009 (82nd ) Carey Mulligan May 28, 1985 An Education Nominated Gabourey Sidibe May 6, 1983 Precious Nominated 2010 (83rd ) Natalie Portman June 9, 1981 Black Swan Won Jennifer Lawrence August 15, 1990 Winter's Bone Nominated 2011 (84th ) Rooney Mara April 17, 1985 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nominated 2012 (85th ) Jennifer Lawrence August 15, 1990 Silver Linings Playbook Won Lawrence is the second-youngest actress to win in that category.[ 14] 2014 (87th ) Felicity Jones October 17, 1983 The Theory of Everything Nominated 2015 (88th ) Brie Larson October 1, 1989 Room Won Jennifer Lawrence August 15, 1990 Joy Nominated Saoirse Ronan April 12, 1994 Brooklyn Nominated 2016 (89th ) Ruth Negga May 4, 1981 Loving Nominated Natalie Portman June 9, 1981 Jackie Nominated Emma Stone November 6, 1988 La La Land Won 2017 (90th ) Margot Robbie July 2, 1990 I, Tonya Nominated Saoirse Ronan April 12, 1994 Lady Bird Nominated 2018 (91st ) Yalitza Aparicio December 11, 1993 Roma Nominated Lady Gaga March 28, 1986 A Star Is Born Nominated 2019 (92nd ) Cynthia Erivo January 8, 1987 Harriet Nominated Scarlett Johansson November 22, 1984 Marriage Story Nominated Saoirse Ronan April 12, 1994 Little Women Nominated 2020 (93rd ) Andra Day December 30, 1984 The United States vs. Billie Holiday Nominated Vanessa Kirby April 18, 1988 Pieces of a Woman Nominated Carey Mulligan May 28, 1985 Promising Young Woman Nominated 2021 (94th ) Kristen Stewart April 9, 1990 Spencer Nominated 2022 (95th ) Ana de Armas April 30, 1988 Blonde Nominated Andrea Riseborough November 20, 1981 To Leslie Nominated 2023 (96th ) Lily Gladstone August 2, 1986 Killers of the Flower Moon Nominated Carey Mulligan May 28, 1985 Maestro Nominated Emma Stone November 6, 1988 Poor Things Won 2024 (97th ) Cynthia Erivo January 8, 1987 Wicked Nominated
Best Supporting Actor [ edit ] Actor in a Supporting Role Year Name Born Film Status Notes 1999 (72nd ) Haley Joel Osment April 10, 1988 The Sixth Sense Nominated 2011 (84th ) Jonah Hill December 20, 1983 Moneyball Nominated 2013 (86th ) Barkhad Abdi April 10, 1985 Captain Phillips Nominated Jonah Hill December 20, 1983 The Wolf of Wall Street Nominated 2016 (89th ) Lucas Hedges December 12, 1996 Manchester by the Sea Nominated Dev Patel April 23, 1990 Lion Nominated 2018 (91st ) Adam Driver November 19, 1983 BlacKkKlansman Nominated 2020 (93rd ) Daniel Kaluuya February 24, 1989 Judas and the Black Messiah Won LaKeith Stanfield August 12, 1991 Nominated 2021 (94th ) Jesse Plemons April 2, 1988 The Power of the Dog Nominated Kodi Smit-McPhee June 13, 1996 Nominated 2022 (95th ) Barry Keoghan October 18, 1992 The Banshees of Inisherin Nominated 2024 (97th ) Yura Borisov December 8, 1992 Anora Nominated Borisov is the first Russian to be nominated in that category after four decades. Kieran Culkin September 30, 1982 A Real Pain Won
Best Supporting Actress [ edit ] Actress in a Supporting Role Year Name Born Film Status Notes 1993 (66th ) Anna Paquin July 24, 1982 The Piano Won Paquin is the first Millennial member to be nominated and win an Academy Award. 2004 (77th ) Natalie Portman June 9, 1981 Closer Nominated 2006 (79th ) Abigail Breslin April 14, 1996 Little Miss Sunshine Nominated Jennifer Hudson September 12, 1981 Dreamgirls Won Rinko Kikuchi January 6, 1981 Babel Nominated 2007 (80th ) Saoirse Ronan April 12, 1994 Atonement Nominated 2009 (82nd ) Anna Kendrick August 9, 1985 Up in the Air Nominated 2010 (83rd ) Hailee Steinfeld December 11, 1996 True Grit Nominated 2012 (85th ) Anne Hathaway November 12, 1982 Les Misérables Won 2013 (86th ) Jennifer Lawrence August 15, 1990 American Hustle Nominated Lupita Nyong'o March 1, 1983 12 Years a Slave Won 2014 (87th ) Keira Knightley March 26, 1985 The Imitation Game Nominated Emma Stone November 6, 1988 Birdman Nominated 2015 (88th ) Rooney Mara April 17, 1985 Carol Nominated Alicia Vikander October 3, 1988 The Danish Girl Won 2018 (91st ) Emma Stone November 6, 1988 The Favourite Nominated 2019 (92nd ) Scarlett Johansson November 22, 1984 Jojo Rabbit Nominated Florence Pugh January 3, 1996 Little Women Nominated Margot Robbie July 2, 1990 Bombshell Nominated 2020 (93rd ) Maria Bakalova June 4, 1996 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Nominated Amanda Seyfried December 3, 1985 Mank Nominated 2021 (94th ) Jessie Buckley December 28, 1989 The Lost Daughter Nominated Ariana DeBose January 25, 1991 West Side Story Won Kirsten Dunst April 30, 1982 The Power of the Dog Nominated 2022 (95th ) Kerry Condon January 9, 1983 The Banshees of Inisherin Nominated Stephanie Hsu November 25, 1990 Everything Everywhere All at Once Nominated 2023 (96th ) Emily Blunt February 23, 1983 Oppenheimer Nominated Danielle Brooks September 17, 1989 The Color Purple Nominated America Ferrera April 18, 1984 Barbie Nominated Da'Vine Joy Randolph May 21, 1986 The Holdovers Won 2024 (97th ) Monica Barbaro June 17, 1990 A Complete Unknown Nominated Ariana Grande June 26, 1993 Wicked Nominated Felicity Jones October 17, 1983 The Brutalist Nominated
Directing and writing [ edit ] Best Original Screenplay [ edit ] Writing (Original Screenplay) Year Name Born Film Status Notes 2016 (89th ) Damien Chazelle January 19, 1985 La La Land Nominated 2017 (90th ) Greta Gerwig August 4, 1983 Lady Bird Nominated 2019 (92nd ) Han Jin-won 1986 Parasite Won Krysty Wilson-Cairns May 26, 1987 1917 Nominated 2020 (93rd ) Emerald Fennell October 1, 1985 Promising Young Woman Won Fennell became the first Millennial woman to win. The Lucas Brothers September 13, 1985 Judas and the Black Messiah Nominated 2022 (95th ) Daniel Kwan Daniel Scheinert February 10, 1988 Everything Everywhere All at Once Won Daniels became the first Millennial duo for a single film to win. 2023 (96th ) Arthur Harari 1981 Anatomy of a Fall Won Alex Mechanik October 18, 1986 May December Nominated Celine Song September 19, 1988 Past Lives Nominated 2024 (97th ) Moritz Binder Tim Fehlbaum 1982 September 5 Nominated Brady Corbet Mona Fastvold August 17, 1988 The Brutalist Nominated Jesse Eisenberg October 5, 1983 A Real Pain Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay [ edit ]
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