The youngest Best Actor Oscar winners of all time include Adrien Brody, James Stewart, Marlon Brando, Nicolas Cage and Clark Gable.

Ahead of the 2025 Oscars, PEOPLE is looking back on moments from Academy Awards history. Here's why Sophia Loren skipped the 1962 show, the year she won Best Actress for 'Two Women.' ...

He held the record for youngest winner in the category for ... holding his Best Actor Oscar for “Judgment at Nuremberg” in 1962 (CREDIT: Getty Images) 4. Maximilian Schell, 31 years, 122 ...