With her Oscar nomination on March 15, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” costume designer Ann Roth ties the record for the oldest Academy Award nominee, at 89 years old. The Tony-winning, Emmy-nominated designer has amassed hundreds of film, theater and TV credits in her nearly seven decades-long career. Now a five-time Oscar nominee, she took home the award in 1997 for her work on “The English Patient” and has also been in contention for her costumes in 2003’s “The Hours,” 2000’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and 1985’s “Places in the Heart.” Roth ties the record with screenwriter James Ivory and the late Agnès Varda, who were both 89 when they were nominated for Academy Awards in 2018. When Ivory took home the adapted screenplay prize for “Call Me by Your Name,” he became the oldest Oscar winner ever. Varda was nominated for the documentary feature “Faces Places” the same year. With her May birthday, only eight days before Ivory, Varda technically remains the oldest nominee. The winners of the 93rd Academy Awards will be announced on April 25. (SD-Agencies) | 