Who are the youngest and oldest people to win a Golden Globe award?

The 81st Golden Globe awards ceremony takes in Beverly Hills this week. Now is as good a time as any to reflect on some of the memorable winners of previous editions - and particularly, how the Hollywood Foreign Press Association considers every generation from young to old when handing out their awards.

The youngest person ever to win a Golden Globe award is Ricky Schroeder, who was just nine years old when he won New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture for The Champ in 1990. The oldest to win one of the HFPA Globes is Jessica Tandy. At 80 years 227 days she picked up the award for Best Actress for her role in the 1989 comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy.

Who is Ricky Schroeder: youngest Golden Globe winner?

Ricky Schroder, known for his roles in the television series Silver Spoons and NYPD Blue, has had a long and varied career in the entertainment industry. As a young boy, Schroder starred as T.J. Flynn, the son of boxer Billy Flynn (played by Jon Voight) in the 1979 drama film The Champ. The movie tells the story of Billy, a washed-up boxer who tries to make a comeback in the ring, with the support and encouragement of his young son T.J. The relationship between T.J. and his father is a central theme of the movie, and Schroder’s performance as the young boy was highly praised by critics.

The Champ was a critically acclaimed and a very moving film and Schroder was able to show his acting range as a child actor in the movie. He was able to deliver a powerful and nuanced performance - for many, it was one of the most memorable aspects of the film. The movie was a commercial success and grossed more than $31 million in worldwide box office and also received an Academy Awards nomination for best actor for Jon Voight and a win for best Original song, while Ricky, received a Golden Globe for the best supporting actor in a motion picture.

Later career

In recent years, Schroder has appeared in a number of independent films and made guest appearances on TV shows including 24 and Criminal Minds. He is also a successful producer and director. In 2012, he directed and produced a feature film Black Cloud which tells the tale of a young boxer who rises to fame and fortune, but struggles to find purpose in his life

On a personal level, Schroder is an active lover of the outdoors and in his free time, he enjoys hunting, fishing and rodeo. He is a winner of multiple PRCA rodeo events. Now 53, Schroeder has been in the industry for several decades, with a diverse career that has spanned from comedic to dramatic roles, television and film production, and even to rodeo events.

Who is Jessica Tandy: oldest Golden Globe winner?

The late Jessica Tandy was a British-American actress who had a long and storied career in the entertainment business, spanning more than six decades. Tandy began her acting career in the 1930s in the United Kingdom, where she appeared in stage productions of literary classics such as Romeo and Juliet and Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. In the 1940s and 1950s, she began to make a name for herself in American theater, with leading roles in productions of A Streetcar Named Desire (again as Blanche DuBois) and The Glass Menagerie on Broadway.

In the 1940s, Tandy made her Hollywood debut with a small role in the film Johnny Belinda (1948) but it was her performance in the film A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) alongside Marlon Brando, which was a critical and commercial success, cementing her reputation as a talented and versatile actress.

Tandy continued to act in both film and television throughout the 1950s and 1960s, with notable roles in films like “The Light in the Piazza” (1962) and Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963).

In the late 1980s, Tandy made her return to acting, with a leading role in the film Driving Miss Daisy (1989) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe, BAFTA and SAG awards. As well as the oldest for a Globe, she was also the oldest person to win an Oscar in the leading actress category.

Tandy also received numerous awards and nominations throughout her career, including four Tony Awards and six Emmy nominations. She continues to be remembered as one of the most respected and accomplished actresses of her generation. With a career spanning over six decades, Jessica Tandy’s legacy lives on through her many memorable performances on stage and screen.

Morricone soundtrack

It’s with noting that the above names related to those in front of the camera. The oldest winner overall is actually the late Italian composer Ennio Morricone who in 2016, picked up the Best Original Score for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight at the age of 87.