Age to age

There's much excitement in the battle for Leading Actress at the Oscars this year as the list includes the Oldest and Youngest nominees ever in 85 years of the Academy Awards among the five candidates for a certain kind of screen immortality.

At 85 - could this be an omen? -  Emmanuelle Riva (Amour) pips previous oldie Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy) who weighed in at a mere 80, while Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild), just 9, puts Whale Rider's 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes firmly in the shade.

But how did it actually work out for Old and Young when it came to the final countdown on Oscar night?

History records that Miss Tandy went on to scoop the big one, while Oscar has, to date, ignored all 20-and-under aspirants for the title which currently remains with 21-year-old Marlee Matlin for her top role in Children of a Lesser God.

Just for the record, current holder of Youngest winner for Actress in a Supporting Role is 10-year-old Tatum O'Neal for Paper Moon.