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 |