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This article is a list of the 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.

Best Actress in a Leading Role

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Madison in 2024.
Year Name Born Film Status Notes
2012
(85th) 		Quvenzhané Wallis August 28, 2003 Beasts of the Southern Wild Nominated Wallis is the first person born in 21st century to be nominated in any acting category.[1][2][a]
2024
(97th) 		Mikey Madison March 25, 1999 Anora Won Madison is the first person of Gen Z to win in any acting category.[3]

Best Original Song

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H.E.R. in 2022
O'Connell in 2025.
Eilish in 2019.
Year Name Born Film Status Notes
2020
(93rd) 		H.E.R. June 27, 1997 Judas and the Black Messiah Won H.E.R. is the first (and so far, only) Black and Filipino-American woman of Gen Z to win Best Original Song.[4]
2021
(94th) 		Finneas O'Connell
Billie Eilish 		July 30, 1997
December 18, 2001 		No Time to Die Won O'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 21st century to win.[5]
2023
(96th) 		Barbie Won O'Connell and Eilish are the first siblings of Gen Z to win more than once; Eilish became the first person born in 21st century to win more than once as well as the youngest two-time winner in Academy Awards history.[5]

Best Visual Effects

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Year Name Born Film Status Notes
2023
(96th) 		Tatsuji Nojima October 13, 1998 Godzilla Minus One Won Nojima is the first person of Gen Z (and remains the youngest) to win Best Visual Effects, and the first non-American of Gen Z for a non-English-language film to win.[6][7][8]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ While remains as the only person born in the 21st century to be nominated for an acting Oscar, Wallis holds the additional distinction of being the youngest living Oscar nominee by present age, as of 2024.

References

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  1. ^ Blakely, Rhys (January 10, 2013). "Youngest v oldest actress vie for Oscar as Lincoln leads the pack". The Times. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  2. ^ Walker, Tim (January 10, 2013). "Quvenzhané Wallis v Emmanuelle Riva: Best actress Oscar contested by oldest and youngest ever nominees". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  3. ^ Galuppo, Mia (March 2, 2025). "'Anora' Star Mikey Madison Wins Best Actress in Oscars Upset". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  4. ^ Howat, Daniel (2024-03-14). "Every Oscar Winner Born In The 1990s". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  5. ^ a b Grein, Paul (March 10, 2024). "Billie Eilish's 'Barbie' Ballad Becomes 10th Song to Win Both Oscar & Top Songwriting Grammy: Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Hilary, Lewis. "2024 Oscar Nominations (Updating Live)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "The 96th Academy Awards (2024) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Lang, Brent; Moreau, Jordan (March 10, 2024). "'Oppenheimer' Reigns at Oscars With Seven Wins, Including Best Picture and Director: Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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