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No Man Born After 1990 Has Won an Acting Oscar. Could This Be the Year That Changes?

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A generational battle brews at the Oscars as younger millennials like Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, and Timothée Chalamet vie to break the decades-long winning streak of baby boomers and Gen Xers.
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  • Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, and Margaret Qualley, all born in the 1990s, are contenders for Best Supporting Actress, while Timothée Chalamet (b. 1995) is a favorite for Best Actor, potentially making this the first year '90s kids sweep all four acting categories.
  • The median age of Best Actor winners this decade is 46, with no one under 45 prevailing, as older, more connected actors like Will Smith and Brendan Fraser have dominated, but the '90s kids are poised to change that.
call sheet
Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet, Margaret Qualley, Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Paul Mescal, Austin Butler, Kristen Stewart, Stephanie Hsu, Saoirse Ronan, Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana DeBose, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Adrien Brody, Will Smith, Anthony Hopkins, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Fraser, Wizards of Waverly Place, Victorious, Aftersun, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Pianist
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