This year’s Oscar nominees look unrecognisable in these adorable childhood snaps – how many can you name?

ONE of these little ones will have grown up to be an Oscar winner next week.

These picture-perfect nippers are all up for gongs at the Academy Awards, which take place in Los Angeles in the early hours of Monday morning.

From smiling schoolkids to screen idol stars, here Katy Docherty looks at how far they have come.

Best Actor - Denzel Washington

VETERAN star Denzel, 67, has been waiting for this moment since he won Best Actor for Training Day in 2002.

Twenty years on, he’s still on fire – with his tenth Oscar nomination coming for The Tragedy Of Macbeth.

Best Actor - Benedict Cumberbatch

HE might be better known as a distinguished detective than a cowboy, but it doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to figure out that Benedict, 45, is one of the awards favourites for his brooding performance in chilling Western flick The Power Of The Dog.

Best Actress - Kristen Stewart

THE stars were already twinkling for Twilight beauty Kristen, 31, in her younger years.

Now she has been shining playing a troubled Princess Diana in the grips of an eating disorder in royal biographical film Spencer.

Best Actress - Penelope Cruz

CRUZING back to her early career with this Spanish language film, 47-year-old Penelope will be throwing the mother of all parties if she heads home with a coveted golden statuette for her role in Pedro Almodovar’s Parallel Mothers.

Best Actress - Olivia Colman

WE haven’t heard a Peep about other Brits in this category, but former TV star Olivia, 48, lags behind in the odds for her turn in The  Lost  Daughter.

Best Original Song - Billie Eilish

SHE is only 20 but chart-topper Billie has already bagged an Oscar nomination – for her James Bond track No Time To Die.

Best Director - Steven Spielberg

JAWS director Steven, 75, will need a bigger boat for his awards if West Side Story adds to the haul already gathered during his epic career in cinema.

Best Director - Kenneth Branagh

ACTOR turned director Kenneth, 61, harked back to his school days as inspiration for his highly personal film Belfast.

Best Actress - Nicole Kidman

WITH her natural red locks, Nicole, 54, was the perfect choice to play I Love Lucy’s Lucille Ball in Being The Ricardos.

Will she be having a ball later this week?

Best Actor - Javier Bardem

SPANISH hunk Javier, 53, plays Cuban actor Desi Arnaz in Being The Ricardos, which tells the real-life story of famous US TV show I Love Lucy.

Best Actor - Will Smith

STARTING out on TV’s The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, Will, 53, went on to rule Hollywood with a string of blockbusters.

Will he take the crown for King Richard?

Best Actor - Andrew Garfield

ONE-TIME Spider-Man star Andrew, 38, has surprisingly spun his way into musicals, starring in Tick, Tick . . . Boom!

The explosive film, about writing a musical, was directed by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Best Actress - Jessica Chastain

SHE always gives Interstellar performances and Jessica, 44 – who has twice been nominated before – needed no divine inspiration to knock it out of the park playing a TV evangelist in the biopic The Eyes Of Tammy Faye.

Best Supporting Actress - Kirsten Dunst

FROM being a little superhero, 39-year-old Kirs­­­­ten has gone on to soar – with a nomination for her turn in The Power Of The Dog.