oldest directing Academy Award winner of all time is Clint Eastwood.
As of March 2024, the youngest directing Academy Award winner ever was Damien Chazelle. He won the Oscar in the Directing category for "La La Land" (2016) at the age of 32 years and 39 days. Norman Taurog ranked second – he was 32 years and 260 days when he won the award for "Skippy" (1931). The Youngest directing Academy Award winners as of March 2024, by age (in years)
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The Academy. (March 12, 2024). Youngest directing Academy Award winners as of March 2024, by age (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682955/oscars-youngest-directing-winners-by-age/
The Academy. "Youngest directing Academy Award winners as of March 2024, by age (in years)." Chart. March 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682955/oscars-youngest-directing-winners-by-age/
The Academy. (2024). Youngest directing Academy Award winners as of March 2024, by age (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682955/oscars-youngest-directing-winners-by-age/
The Academy. "Youngest Directing Academy Award Winners as of March 2024, by Age (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682955/oscars-youngest-directing-winners-by-age/
The Academy, Youngest directing Academy Award winners as of March 2024, by age (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682955/oscars-youngest-directing-winners-by-age/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Youngest directing Academy Award winners as of March 2024, by age (in years) [Graph], The Academy, March 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682955/oscars-youngest-directing-winners-by-age/