The oldest actor to be nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award was Hal Holbrook (USA, b. 17 February 1925), who was nominated for Into the Wild (USA 2007) on 22 January 2008, aged 82 years 339 days. Name Born Film Nominated Aged Hal Holbrook (USA) 17 February 1925 Into the Wild (USA 2007) 22 January 2008 82 years 339 days Ralph Richardson (UK) 19 December 1902 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (UK 1984) 6 February 1985 80 years 295 days Christopher Plummer (Canada) 13 December 1929 The Last Station (USA 2009) 2 February 2010 80 years 51 days George Burns (USA) 20 January 1896 The Sunshine Boys (USA 1975) 17 February 1976 80 years 28 days Melvyn Douglas (USA) 5 April 1901 Being There (USA / UK / West Germany / Japan 1979) 25 February 1980 78 years 326 days Paul Newman (USA) 26 January 1925 Road to Perdition (USA 2002) 11 February 2003 78 years 16 days John Gielgud (UK) 14 April 1904 Arthur (USA 1981) 11 February 1982 77 years 303 days Don Ameche (USA) 31 May 1908 Cocoon (USA 1985) 5 February 1986 77 years 250 days.