A recent study: Oscar-winning actors live longer!
A new study suggests that winning the entertainment industry's most famous Oscar can help actors live longer.
Researchers from the University of Toronto created a model based on analyzing data on 2,111 Oscar-nominated actors from 1929 to 2020, or appeared in front of a nominated actor. At 81.3 years old, unsuccessful nominees are only expected to live to 76.4 years, while non-nominated co-stars are only likely to live 76.2 years.
"Academy award-winning actors and actresses show a positive association between success and survival, suggesting the importance of behavioral, psychological, or other modifiable health factors not associated with poverty," the researchers wrote in their study, published in PLOS ONE.
The life expectancy of Oscar winners has been the subject of much debate for years, with the latest study on the topic, conducted in 2005, suggesting that Oscar winners live nearly four years longer.
But in the new study, Donald Riedelmeier and his team from the University of Toronto put a more accurate estimate.
The team studied 934 Oscar-nominated actors from 1929 to 2020, as well as actors who were in movies with them for comparison.
"For each individual, we also identified another cast member who performed in the same film as the candidate, with the closest possible match for age and exact match by gender," the researchers explained.
No one was able to explain the reason for this study's findings, and the researchers attributed it to the fact that the social status of winning an Oscar can contribute to the health of celebrities.
"Winners tend to eat right, exercise consistently, sleep regularly, avoid substance abuse, and follow the ideals of a wise lifestyle that brings more wins with commitment," the researchers wrote.
The researchers added: "Oscar winners may be able to avoid some stress through more control and less exacerbation when faced with an obstacle." .
The researchers hope that the findings will help demystify the factors that contribute to life expectancy, and stress that the longevity findings observed in the study do not mean that people should take acting lessons to improve their health or that prizes should be cashed in by the doctors.
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