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LIVE POLL: Favorite Individual Emmy Nominee Who Defies Time & Age
Which select individual* who seemingly defies time and age is your favorite octogenarian (80s y.o.a.), nonagenarian (90s y.o.a.), or centenarian (100s y.o.a.) Emmy nominee? * whose most recent Emmy nomination(s) occured after their 80th birthday
On July 8, 2026, famed naturalist and filmmaker David Attenborough became the oldest nominee in Emmy history at 100 years, 2 months, and 0 days of age at the time of his nomination. David set the record by scoring two Primetime nominations for Outstanding Narrator for his work in narrating the Netflix documentary, 'A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough' and National Geographic's 'Ocean with David Attenborough'. He eclipsed his own personal best record set last year when he became the oldest Daytime Emmy nominee with his Outstanding Personality - Non-Daily nomination for the Netflix documentary, 'Secret Lives of Orangutans' and claimed the oldest Primetime Emmy nominee record set just last year by Norman Lear by beating his mark by being two and half months older. David secured eleven total Emmy nominations during his nineties, including three Emmy Award seasons in which he was twice nominated. Furthermore, Attenborough is not the only individual who has upped their game as a senior citizen. The amount of Emmy nominations going to individuals in their seventies, eighties and nineties has grown exponentially over the past two decades.
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I need eight more individual Emmy nominees that were eighty-five years of age at the time of their Emmy nomination announcement to complete this poll suggestion. I would like to diversify the type of nominees too with more non-actors.
I strongly believe they are out there and just need to be found. I think the International Emmys, the Creative Arts Emmys, the Daytime Emmys, and the Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards are largely untapped resources. As well as the non-acting categories from the Primetime Emmys, like directing, producing, writing, or from the craft & technical Emmy categories. I was unable to find a solid searchable Emmy database, and there doesn't seem to be much press on the topic. So, I am relying on my own personal Emmy knowledge and the suggestions and expertise of others to fill out the answer pool, while keeping the high-bar set at the eighty-five years of age threshold.
These Individual Emmy Nominees Who Defy Time & Age Honorable Mentions have been vetted and fall into the 75 > 85 nominee age range as of their latest Emmy nomination (through the 2026 nominations) and have been eliminated:
You know the pattern by now … an octogenarian is someone in their 80s (80 to 89 years old), or someone who is 80 years old. Another less common word for octogenarian is octogenary.
The word octogenarian comes from the Latin word octōgēnāri(us), meaning “containing eighty” or “eighty years old,” from octōgēn(ī), meaning “eighty each.”
nonagenarian
If you’ve made it this far (in the article or in actual age), we’re impressed. And now you also have one more word added to your extensive vocabulary.
A nonagenarian is someone in their 90s (90 to 99 years old), or someone who is 90 years old. Nonagenarian is often used to be fancy or funny when referring to 90-somethings.
The first records of the word nonagenarian come from around 1800. It comes from the Latin word nōnāgēnāri(us), meaning “containing ninety,” from nōnāginta, “ninety.”
centenarian
Last, but certainly not least, is centenarian. A centenarian is a truly spectacular person who has reached 100 years of age (or older). Living to be 100 is becoming more common, but it’s still somewhat rare. The word centenarian is often used in celebration of the achievement, or as a lavish or amusing way to refer to someone of that age.
Centenarian comes from the Latin word centenāri(us), from centēn(ī), meaning “a hundred each,” from cent(um), “one hundred.”
Fun fact: someone who is 110 years or older can be called a supercentenarian. Actually, if you’re 110 or older, you can be called whatever you want.
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All of the Old Veterans of the Daily Poll Board must ceremonially vote for (and show our allegiance to): Betty White!
Only we will get the joke.
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Please edit:
most recent Emmy nomination occurred after their 80th birthday
#11: Barbara Walters
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Live Poll, congrats!
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