Oldest Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress

According to Official Guinness Records,

Peggy Ashcroft (UK, 1907–1991) won the Best Actress in a Supporting Role Academy Award for Passage to India (UK/USA 1984) on 25 March 1985 aged 77 years 93 days. Name Born Film Won Age Peggy Ashcroft (UK) 22 December 1907 A Passage to India (UK/US 1984) 25 March 1985 77 years 93 days Ruth Gordon (USA) 30 October 1896 Rosemary's Baby (USA 1968) 14 April 1969 72 years 166 days Margaret Rutherford (UK) 11 May 1892 The V.I.P.s (UK 1963) 13 April 1964 71 years 338 days Helen Hayes (USA) 10 October 1990 Airport (USA 1970) 15 April 1971 70 years 187 days Josephone Hull (USA) 3 January 1984 Harvey (USA 1950) 29 March 1951 67 years 85 days

For a complete list of 1985 records, please visit 1985 Guinness Records in United States.

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