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We’re days away from the 2024 Oscars so we decided to take a look back at some Academy Awards trivia and see who the youngest winners of all time are.

The youngest Academy Award winner of all time, in any competitive category, was just 10 years old at the time of the ceremony. This person has held the record for the past 48 years!

The three youngest acting winners of all time were all in the Best Supporting Actress category and there is only one man on the list of the Top 15 youngest winners.

Everyone on this list was 25 or younger at the time of their win.

Browse through the slideshow to see who made the list…

We still have a while until the 2024 Oscars, but we decided to take a look back at some Academy Awards trivia and see who the youngest winners of all time are.

The youngest Academy Award winner of all time, in any competitive category, was just 10 years old at the time of the ceremony. This person has held the record for the past 48 years!

The three youngest acting winners of all time were all in the Best Supporting Actress category and there is only one man on the list of the Top 15 youngest winners.

Everyone on this list was 25 or younger at the time of their win.

Browse through the slideshow to see who made the list…

Actor Sean Astin, well known for his role in the Lord of the Rings films, has taken to his Facebook to pay tribute to his mother Patty Duke after her death.

“I love you mom,” the 45-year-old actor posted on Facebook. “This morning, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, matriarch and the exquisite artist, humanitarian, and champion for mental health, Anna PATTY DUKE Pearce, closed her eyes, quieted her pain and ascended to a beautiful place. We celebrate the infinite love and compassion she shared through her work and throughout her life.”

Sean added, “Her work endures…The Patty Duke Mental Health Project,” along with a link to a fundraising page. He posted an even longer tribute on the crowdfunding page.

Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke has reportedly passed away at the age of 69.

News of the actress’ death was apparently reported by her son, actor Sean Astin, on a Fox affiliate.

Patty received an Academy Award for her work in The Miracle Worker at age 16, and went on to star as two cousins on The Patty Duke Show.

Patty was also an active mental health activist after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1982. She dedicated years to increasing, promoting research, and taking away stigmas for sufferers.

Our thoughts are with Patty‘s loved ones during this time.

See the statement from the family of Patty Duke below…