FILE - In this May 19, 2012 file photo, actress Quvenzhane Wallis poses during a photo call for "Beasts of the Southern Wild," at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Wallis is an actress of talent, poise and maturity well beyond her years. She was 6 when she played the part of Hushpuppy, and at only 9, she is the youngest-ever best actress nominee at the Academy Awards. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
FILE - In this December 5, 1979 file photo, actor Dustin Hoffman, left, and supporting actor, Justin Henry, 6, are seen at the premiere of their motion picture, "Kramer vs. Kramer," in Los Angles, Calif. Henry, who remains the youngest-ever Oscar nominee in any category for 1979's Kramer vs. Kramer, said that in some ways it's a purer form of acting at this age. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - In this 1979 publicity file photo, Dustin Hoffman, left, and Justin Henry appear in the film, "Kramer vs. Kramer." Henry was just 6 years old and had never acted when a casting director came to his Rye, N.Y., school looking for someone to play Billy, the little boy at the center of Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep's custody battle. He was 7 when he shot the film and 8 when he was nominated for best supporting actor. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2013 file photo, Quvenzhane Wallis is seen backstage with her award for best young actress for "Beasts of the Southern Wild," at the 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Wallis is an actress of talent, poise and maturity well beyond her years. She was 6 when she played the part of Hushpuppy, and at only 9, she is the youngest-ever best actress nominee at the Academy Awards. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - This publicity photo released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Quvenzhane Wallis portraying Hushpuppy in a scene from the film,"Beasts of the Southern Wild." By all accounts, the young star, Wallis, is an actress of talent, poise and maturity well beyond her years. She was 6 when she played the part of Hushpuppy, and at only 9, she is the youngest-ever best actress nominee at the Academy Awards. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mary Cybulski, File)
LOS ANGELES — “Beasts of the Southern Wild” star Quvenzhane Wallis is an actress of talent, poise and maturity well beyond her years. She was only 5 years old when she auditioned and 6 when she played the part of Hushpuppy, a little girl of …