As of October 2022, the average age of a winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor added up to almost 50 years upon receiving the trophy. Meanwhile, the average for a winner of the Oscar for Best Actress stood just below 37 years. Historically, most Best Actor winners were aged 40 years and over, whereas the majority of the Best Actress winners were aged 39 and below.

As of October 2022, out of all ** winners of the Oscar for Best Actor, ** were aged between 40 and 49 years at the moment they were given the trophy. As of that point in time, the only man below the age of ** to win that award was Adrien Brody, in 2003, for his work in "The Pianist" (2002). He was 29 years and *** days old at that moment. Meanwhile, ** women from the ***** age group won the Oscar for Best Actress, the latest being Jessica Chastain for her work as the title character of "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" (2021). When considering all categories, Meryl Streep is the actor with the most Oscar nominations ever.