List of Millennial Academy Award winners and nominees

Totals Award Wins NominationsPicture Director Original Screenplay Adapted Screenplay Leading Actor Leading Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Animated Feature Documentary Feature Live Action Short Film Animated Short Film Documentary Short Film colspan="2" width=50 colspan="2" width=50 This article lists individuals (including filmmakers, actors, actresses, and others) born from 1981 to 1996, colloquially known as Millennials (also known as Generation Y), who were nominated or won an Academy Award starting in the early 1990s.

While most winners and nominees are older generations before Millennials, Anna Paquin is the first Millennial member to be nominated and win an Academy Award for her debut performance of Flora McGrath in the historical romantic film The Piano (1993).

Production

Best Picture

Picture Year Name Born Film Result Notes2012Dan Janvey Josh PennJanuary 1984 1984Beasts of the Southern WildMegan EllisonJanuary 31, 1986Zero Dark Thirty2013American HustleHer2014Helen Estabrook1983WhiplashNora Grossman1983The Imitation Game2016Fred BergerMay 10, 1981La La LandAdele RomanskiNovember 10, 1982Moonlight2017Megan EllisonJanuary 31, 1986Phantom ThreadGreta GerwigAugust 4, 1983Lady Bird2020Emerald Fennell Josey McNamaraOctober 1, 1985 February 1986Promising Young WomanDan Janvey Chloé ZhaoJanuary 1984 March 31, 1982Nomadland2021Tim White Trevor White1983 1985King RichardTeruhisa Yamamoto1981Drive My Car2022Jonathan Wang Daniel Kwan Daniel Scheinert1984 February 10, 1988 June 7, 1987Everything Everywhere All at Once2023Tom Ackerley Margot RobbieJune 13, 1990 July 2, 1990BarbieCord Jefferson1982American FictionEmma StoneNovember 6, 1988Poor Things2024Brady CorbetAugust 17, 1988The Brutalist2025Emma StoneNovember 6, 1988BugoniaTimothée ChalametDecember 27, 1995Marty SupremeAndrea Berentsen Ottmar1990Sentimental ValueZinzi Coogler Sev Ohanian Ryan CooglerApril 18, 1985 June 2, 1987 May 23, 1986SinnersAshley Schlaifer Michael Heimler1984 September 1987Train Dreams

Best Animated Feature

Animated Feature Film Year Name Born Film Result Notes2013Benjamin RennerNovember 14, 1983Ernest & CelestineRenner is the first Millennial to be nominated and the youngest nominee in this category at age 30 until 2025.2020Richard Phelan1982A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon2021Carlos López EstradaSeptember 12, 1988Raya and the Last DragonCharlotte de la Gournerie Jonas Poher RasmussenJanuary 15, 1989 May 19, 1981FleeMike RiandaDecember 25, 1984The Mitchells vs. the Machines2022Dean Fleischer Camp Elisabeth HolmFebruary 28, 1984 1986Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnDomee ShiSeptember 8, 1989Turning Red2023Karen Ann RyanJanuary 19, 1984NimonaSandra Tapia Díaz1983Robot Dreams2024Matīss Kaža Gints ZilbalodisAugust 31, 1995 April 13, 1994FlowKaža and Zilbalodis became the first Millennials to win in that category.2025Ugo Bienvenu Félix de Givry Natalie PortmanMay 10, 1987 December 23, 1991 June 9, 1981ArcoMadeline Sharafian Domee Shi Adrian MolinaFebruary 1, 1993 September 8, 1989 August 23, 1985ElioMaggie Kang1981–1982KPop Demon HuntersNidia SantiagoSeptember 18, 1981Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Best Documentary Feature

Documentary Feature Film Year Name Born Film Result Notes2013Karim AmerNovember 10, 1983The SquareZachary HeinzerlingJanuary 1, 1984Cutie and the Boxer2014John Maloof1981Finding Vivian Maier2015Matthew HeinemanJune 6, 1983Cartel Land2017Kareem Abeed Feras Fayyad1984 September 20, 1988Last Men in AleppoJRFebruary 22, 1983Faces Places2018Bing Liu1989Minding the GapRaMell Ross1982Hale County This Morning, This Evening2019Waad Al-Kateab1991For SamaShane Boris Petra Costa1981 July 8, 1984The Edge of DemocracyFeras FayyadSeptember 20, 1988The CaveTamara KotevskaAugust 6, 1993Honeyland2020Maite AlberdiMarch 29, 1983The Mole AgentGarrett Bradley1986Time1986Collective2021Charlotte de la Gournerie Jonas Poher RasmussenJanuary 15, 1989 May 19, 1981Flee2022Shane Boris1981Fire of LoveShane Boris Daniel Roher1981 1993NavalnyRoher became the first Millennial (born in the 1990s) to win in that category.Shaunak SenJune 26, 1987All That Breathes2023Maite AlberdiMarch 29, 1983The Eternal MemoryMstyslav Chernov198520 Days in Mariupol2024Basel Adra Yuval Abraham Hamdan BallalJune 13, 1996 1989 1995No Other LandFor the first time, all nominees in that category had at least one Millennial nominated.Brendan BellomoSeptember 20, 1984Porcelain WarShiori Itō Eric NyariMay 17, 1989 October 20, 1981Black Box DiariesEmily Kassie Julian Brave NoiseCatDecember 15, 1992 March 18, 1993SugarcaneDaan Milius1988Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Best Live Action Short Film

Live Action Short Film Year Name Born Film Result Notes2010Tanel ToomNovember 1, 1982The Confession2012Tom Van AvermaetJuly 22, 1982Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)Yan EnglandDecember 9, 1981Henry2013Baldwin Li1982The Voorman Problem2014Stefan Eichenberger1984ParvanehHu Wei1983Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)2015Serena Armitage1981StuttererBasil KhalilAugust 31, 1981Ave MariaPatrick Vollrath1985Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)2016Aske BangApril 1, 1988Silent NightsKristóf DeákJune 7, 1982SingTimo von GuntenDecember 15, 1989La femme et le TGV2017Josh LawsonJune 22, 1981The Eleven O'ClockChris Overton Rachel ShentonMay 5, 1989 December 21, 1987The Silent ChildTobias RosenSeptember 28, 1983Watu Wote: All of UsKevin Wilson Jr.1990My Nephew Emmett2018Jérémy Comte1990FauveRodrigo SorogoyenSeptember 16, 1981Mother2019Delphine GirardJanuary 14, 1990A SisterDamien Megherbi1985Nefta Football Club2020Travon Free1984/1985Two Distant StrangersShira Hochman Tomer Shushan1985 1987White EyeElvira LindOctober 28, 1981The Letter Room2021Riz Ahmed Aneil KariaDecember 1, 1982 1984The Long GoodbyeMaria BrendleOctober 3, 1983Ala Kachuu – Take and RunTadeusz Łysiak1993The Dress2022Tom Berekley Ross White1996An Irish GoodbyeBerekley and White became the firsts born in the 1990s to win in that category.Alice RohrwacherDecember 29, 1981Le pupille2023Lasse Lyskjær Noer1991Knight of Fortune2024Victoria Warmerdam1991I'm Not a Robot2025Julia AksOctober 2, 1990Jane Austen's Period DramaNatalie Musteata1986Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best Animated Short Film

Animated Short Film Year Name Born Film Result Notes2009Javier Recio GraciaJuly 1981The Lady and the Reaper2010Bastien DuboisSeptember 8, 1983Madagascar, a Journey DiaryMax Lang1982The Gruffalo2012Minkyu Lee1985Adam and DogFodhla Cronin O'Reilly Timothy Reckart1986Head Over Heels2013Jan Lachauer Max Lang1983 1982Room on the Broom2015Pato Escala Pierart Gabriel Osorio VargasMay 28, 1982 February 25, 1984Bear Story2017Victor Caire Gabriel Grapperon1993Garden PartyRu Kuwahata Max Porter1981Negative SpaceJan Lachauer1983Revolting Rhymes2018Louise Bagnall1985Late AfternoonAndrew Chesworth1985One Small StepDomee ShiSeptember 8, 1989Bao2019Matthew A. CherryDecember 14, 1981Hair LoveDaria KashcheevaApril 1, 1986DaughterSiqi Song1989SisterRosana SullivanNovember 21, 1983Kitbull2020Adrien Mérigeau1983Genius LociErick Oh1984OperaMadeline SharafianFebruary 1, 1993Burrow2021Mikey PleaseApril 1, 1984Robin Robin2022João GonzalezFebruary 11, 1996Ice MerchantsSara GunnarsdóttirJanuary 20, 1982My Year of DicksLachlan Pendragon1996An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It2023Amit Gicelter Tal KantorApril 25, 1981 November 19, 1988Letter to a Pig2024Loïc EspucheSeptember 17, 1989Yuck!Nina GantzMay 26, 1987Wander to WonderNicolas KeppensJuly 5, 1989Beautiful MenHossein Molayemi Shirin Sohani1982 1986In the Shadow of the Cypress

Best Documentary Short Film

Documentary Short Film Year Name Born Film Result Notes2013Sara Ishaq1984Karama Has No Walls2014Gabriel Serra ArguelloJuly 5, 1984Our CurseTomasz ŚliwińskiNovember 4, 1982The Reaper (La Parka)2015Adam BenzineMay 29, 1982Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the ShoahJerry FranckApril 16, 1986Chau, Beyond the Lines2017Elaine McMillion Sheldon1988Heroin(e)2018Rayka Zehtabchi1994Period. End of Sentence.2020Sophia Nahli Allison1987A Love Song for LatashaKris Bowers Ben ProudfootApril 5, 1989 October 29, 1990A Concerto Is a Conversation2021Ben ProudfootOctober 29, 1990The Queen of Basketball2022Evgenia Arbugaeva Maxim ArbugaevFebruary 16, 1985 August 3, 1991HauloutKartiki Gonsalves Guneet MongaNovember 2, 1986 November 21, 1983The Elephant Whisperers2023Kris Bowers Ben ProudfootApril 5, 1989 October 29, 1990The Last Repair ShopChristine Turner1994/1995The Barber of Little RockSean Wang1982Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó2024Ema Ryan Yamazaki Eric Nyari1989 October 20, 1981Instruments of a Beating Heart

Performance

Best Actor

Actor in a Leading Role Year Name Born Film Result Notes2010Jesse EisenbergOctober 5, 1983The Social Network2014Eddie RedmayneJanuary 6, 1982The Theory of Everything2015January 6, 1982The Danish Girl2016Andrew GarfieldAugust 20, 1983Hacksaw Ridge2017Timothée ChalametDecember 27, 1995Call Me by Your NameChalamet became the third-youngest Best Actor nominee at age 22.Daniel KaluuyaFebruary 24, 1989Get Out2018Rami MalekMay 12, 1981Bohemian Rhapsody2019Adam DriverNovember 19, 1983Marriage Story2020Riz AhmedDecember 1, 1982Sound of MetalSteven YeunAugust 20, 1983Minari2021Andrew GarfieldAugust 20, 1983Tick, Tick... Boom!2022Austin ButlerAugust 17, 1991ElvisPaul MescalFebruary 2, 1996Aftersun2024Timothée ChalametDecember 27, 1995A Complete UnknownChalamet became the youngest two-time nominee for Best Actor since James Dean.Sebastian StanAugust 13, 1982The Apprentice2025Timothée ChalametDecember 27, 1995Marty SupremeChalamet became the youngest three-time nominee for Best Actor since Marlon Brando.Michael B. JordanFebruary 9, 1987Sinners

Best Actress

Actress in a Leading Role Year Name Born Film Result Notes2003Keisha Castle-HughesMarch 24, 1990Whale Rider2004Catalina Sandino MorenoApril 19, 1981Maria Full of Grace2005Keira KnightleyMarch 26, 1985Pride & Prejudice2007February 21, 1987Juno2008Anne HathawayNovember 12, 1982Rachel Getting Married2009Carey MulliganMay 28, 1985An EducationGabourey SidibeMay 6, 1983Precious2010Natalie PortmanJune 9, 1981Black SwanJennifer LawrenceAugust 15, 1990Winter's Bone2011Rooney MaraApril 17, 1985The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2012Jennifer LawrenceAugust 15, 1990Silver Linings PlaybookLawrence is the second-youngest actress to win in that category.2014Felicity JonesOctober 17, 1983The Theory of Everything2015Brie LarsonOctober 1, 1989RoomJennifer LawrenceAugust 15, 1990JoySaoirse RonanApril 12, 1994Brooklyn2016Ruth NeggaMay 4, 1981LovingNatalie PortmanJune 9, 1981JackieEmma StoneNovember 6, 1988La La Land2017Margot RobbieJuly 2, 1990I, TonyaSaoirse RonanApril 12, 1994Lady Bird2018Yalitza AparicioDecember 11, 1993RomaLady GagaMarch 28, 1986A Star Is Born2019Cynthia ErivoJanuary 8, 1987HarrietScarlett JohanssonNovember 22, 1984Marriage StorySaoirse RonanApril 12, 1994Little Women2020Andra DayDecember 30, 1984The United States vs. Billie HolidayVanessa KirbyApril 18, 1988Pieces of a WomanCarey MulliganMay 28, 1985Promising Young Woman2021Kristen StewartApril 9, 1990Spencer2022Ana de ArmasApril 30, 1988BlondeAndrea RiseboroughNovember 20, 1981To Leslie2023Lily GladstoneAugust 2, 1986Killers of the Flower MoonCarey MulliganMay 28, 1985MaestroEmma StoneNovember 6, 1988Poor Things2024Cynthia ErivoJanuary 8, 1987Wicked2025Jessie BuckleyDecember 28, 1989HamnetRenate ReinsveNovember 24, 1987Sentimental ValueEmma StoneNovember 6, 1988Bugonia

Best Supporting Actor