6 Celebrities Who Won The Oscars As Children

1. Mickey Rooney

Mickey was only 19 when he was first nominated for an Oscar. The success came when he was 23. In 1943 Mickey has won an Oscar for his role in the Human Comedy.

2. Keisha Castle-Hughes

In 2002 Keisha was only 13, but she was already nominated for her amazing role in the movie Whale Rider.

3. Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper is surely a movie legend, for he was only 9-years old, when he was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in 1931’s movie Skippy.

4. Tatum O’Neal

She was just 10, when she won her Oscar. As a matter of the fact, she is the youngest actress ever to win an Oscar. In 1973 she took the Oscar for her role in Paper Moon.

5. Anna Paquin

Anna has won her Oscar for best supporting actress in the movie The Piano in 1994. At that time, the actress was only 11- years old.

6. Patty Duke

Patty is the first young actress ever to win Oscar. In 1963, the actress took the Academy Award for her performance in the movie The Miracle Worker. She was only 16 at that time.