Poll: Oscar Nominated Child Performances

Results of 3,766 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)

    

   Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999), 11 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actor
2. 2.
   

   Jodie Foster in "Taxi Driver"

    

   Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver (1976), 14 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actress
3. 3.
   

   Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

    

   Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), 10 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actress
4. 4.
   

   Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)

    

   Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010), 14 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actress
5. 5.
   

   Quvenzhané Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

    

   Quvenzhané Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), 9 years when nominated for Best Actress, the youngest ever nominee in that category
6. 6.
   

   Regan in a not-very-good-mood

    

   Linda Blair in The Exorcist (1973), 15 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actress
7. 7.
   

   Mary Badham and Phillip Alford in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    

   Mary Badham in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), 10 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actress, the youngest ever nominee in that category
8. 8.
   

   #5

    

   Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973), 10 years when winning for Best Supporting Actress, the youngest ever winner in that category
9. 9.
   

   Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in The Piano (1993)

    

   Anna Paquin in The Piano (1993), 11 years when winning for Best Supporting Actress
10. 10.
    

    Best Supporting Actress

     

    Saoirse Ronan in Atonement (2007), 13 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actress
11. 11.
    

    Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker (1962)

     

    Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker (1962), 16 years when winning for Best Supporting Actress
12. 12.
    

    #1

     

    Justin Henry in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), 8 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actor, the youngest ever nominee in that or any other acting category
13. 13.
    

    River Phoenix and Judd Hirsch in Running on Empty (1988)

     

    River Phoenix in Running on Empty (1988), although over 18 at the time of the nomination for Best Supporting Actor, he was 16 and 17 when making the film
14. 14.
    

    Keisha Castle-Hughes in Whale Rider (2002)

     

    Keisha Castle-Hughes in Whale Rider (2002), 13 years when nominated for Best Actress
15. 15.
    

    Mark Lester and Jack Wild in Oliver! (1968)

     

    Jack Wild in Oliver! (1968), 16 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actor
16. 16.
    

    Juliette Lewis at an event for The Mod Squad (1999)

     

    Juliette Lewis in Cape Fear (1991), although over 18 at the time of the nomination for Best Supporting Actress, she was 17 when making the film
17. 17.
    

    "The Bad Seed" Patty McCormack in a special photo shoot for her Oscar nominated performance 1956 Warner Brothers

     

    Patty McCormack in The Bad Seed (1956), 11 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actress
18. 18.
    

    James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo in"Rebel Without A Cause." 1955 Warner / MPTV

     

    Sal Mineo in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), 17 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actor
19. 19.
    

    "The Goodbye Girl" Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings 1977 Warner

     

    Quinn Cummings in The Goodbye Girl (1977), 10 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actress
20. 20.
    

    Alan Ladd and Brandon De Wilde in Shane (1953)

     

    Brandon De Wilde in Shane (1953), 11 years when nominated for Best Supporting Actor
21. 21.
    

    #3

     

    Jackie Cooper in Skippy (1931), 9 years when nominated for Best Actor, the youngest ever nominee in that category
22. 22.
    

    Bonita Granville

     

    Bonita Granville in These Three (1936), 13 years old when nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the first year of the category