This article lists individuals (including filmmakers, actors, actresses, and others) born from 1997 to 2012, colloquially known as Generation Z (shortened for Gen Z or Zoomers), to be nominated or win an Academy Award starting in the early 2010s.
Performance Best Actress in a Leading Role
Year Name Born Film Status Notes2012Quvenzhané WallisAugust 28, 2003Beasts of the Southern WildWallis is the first person born in 21st century to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category.2024Mikey MadisonMarch 25, 1999AnoraMadison is the first person of Gen Z to win in any acting category.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Year Name Born Film Status Notes2025Jacob ElordiJune 26, 1997FrankensteinElordi is the first person of Gen Z to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and the first male actor of Gen Z to be nominated in any acting category.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Year Name Born Film Status Notes2025Elle FanningApril 9, 1998Sentimental ValueFanning is the first person of Gen Z to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
Best Original Song
Year Name Born Film Status Notes2020H.E.R.June 27, 1997Judas and the Black MessiahH.E.R. is the first person of Gen Z to win an Academy Award in any category.2021Finneas O'Connell Billie EilishJuly 30, 1997 December 18, 2001No Time to DieO'Connell and Eilish are the first siblings of Gen Z to be nominated and win an Academy Award; Eilish became the first person born in the 21st century to win in any category.2023BarbieO'Connell and Eilish are the first siblings of Gen Z to win more than once; Eilish became the first person born in the 21st century to win more than once as well as the youngest two-time winner in Academy Awards history.
Best Visual Effects
Year Name Born Film Status Notes2023Tatsuji NojimaOctober 13, 1998Godzilla Minus OneNojima is the first person of Gen Z (as well as the youngest) to win Best Visual Effects, and the first non-American of Gen Z for a non-English-language film to win.
Best Live Action Short Film
Year Name Born Film Status Notes2025Meyer Levinson-Blount2002Butcher's StainLevinson-Blount was awarded the Silver Medal in Narrative at the Student Academy Awards for this film.
See also
List of Academy Award records List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees List of Millennial Academy Award winners and nominees
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