Gloria Stuart’s Oscar Nomination for ‘Titanic’ Broke Records
Gloria Stuart broke a record of her own that still stands today. Nominated alongside the formidable competition of Joan Cusack, Minnie Driver, Julianne Moore, and Kim Basinger, Stuart’s nomination for Best Supporting Actress made her the oldest first-time Oscar nominee of all time.
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At 87, Stuart had already seen a long career since the 1930s, but this much-deserved recognition came to Stuart after an almost decade-long hiatus.
Although the win that year went to Basinger for her role in L.A. Confidential, Titanic brought Stuart’s career into a revival. Her acting credits span all the way back to the early 1930s.
In the years following Titanic, Stuart tacked on a few more roles to her illustrious history before she passed away in 2010 at the age of 100.






