Agnès Varda Is The Oldest Oscar Nominee In History, News She Greets With A Shrug

“Reached in Paris hours after receiving the Academy nod, [the 89-year-old] Varda, for her part, seemed cheery but basically unconcerned. She brushed off the notion the Oscar nomination is any kind of crowning achievement – even if [the documentary] Faces Places will stand as her final film.”