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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Christopher Plummer.
Christopher Plummer was a Canadian actor known for his diverse roles on stage and screen. Plummer is one of the few actors to have earned the Triple Crown of Acting, having won the Academy Award, Emmy Award and Tony Award. Other awards Plummer has received include a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Plummer was just a Grammy Award away from achieving the EGOT status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony), which is considered the "grand slam" of American show business.
Plummer won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 82 for playing an elderly gay man in Mike Mills' comedy drama Beginners (2010), becoming the oldest person to win an acting award (a distinction he held until being supplanted by 83-year-old Anthony Hopkins in 2021). He was Oscar-nominated for playing Leo Tolstoy in the drama The Last Station (2009) and J. Paul Getty in the crime thriller All the Money in the World (2017), the later making him the oldest person to be nominated in an acting category at the age of 88.
For his work on the Broadway stage he won two Tony Awards, his first for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Cyrano de Bergerac in the musical Cyrano (1974) and Best Actor in a Play for playing John Barrymore in the play Barrymore (1997). He was Tony-nominated for his performances in the plays J.B. (1959), Othello (1982), No Man's Land (1994), King Lear (2004), and Inherit the Wind (2007).
For his work on television he has also received seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning twice for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (1977) and Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for Madeline in 1994. He has also received a Grammy Award for Best Children's Album nomination for Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker in 1986.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010Best Supporting Actor The Last Station 2012 Beginners 2018 All the Money in the World
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2011Best Supporting Actor Beginners 2017 All the Money in the World
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards1959Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Little Moon of Alban 1966 Hamlet at Elsinore 1977 Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers 1983 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie The Thorn Birds 1994 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Madeline 2005 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Our Fathers 2011 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best Supporting Actor – Television American Tragedy 2010 Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture The Last Station 2012 Beginners 2018 All the Money in the World
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1986 Best Album for Children E.T.A. Hoffmann/Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2002 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture A Beautiful Mind 2006 Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Our Fathers 2010 Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role The Last Station 2012 Beginners
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1959 Best Actor in a Play J.B. 1974 Best Actor in a Musical Cyrano 1982Best Actor in a Play Othello 1994 No Man's Land 1997 Barrymore 2004 King Lear 2007 Inherit the Wind
Critics associations Organizations Year Category Work Result Boston Society of Film Critics 1999 Best Supporting Actor The Insider Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2011 Beginners Chicago Film Critics Association 1999 The Insider 2011 Beginners Critics' Choice Movie Award Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Denver Film Critics Society Hanoi International Film Festival 2015 Best Main Actor Remember Hawaii Film Critics Society 2017 Best Supporting Actor All the Money in the World Houston Film Critics Society 2011Beginners Indiana Film Journalists Association Indiewire Critic's Poll Best Supporting Performance Iowa Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Las Vegas Film Critics Society 1999 The Insider London Film Critics' Circle 2011 Best Supporting Actor of the Year Beginners Los Angeles Film Critics Association 1999 Best Supporting Actor The Insider 2011 Beginners National Board of Review 2002 Best Acting by an Ensemble Nicholas Nickleby 2011 Best Supporting Actor Beginners National Society of Film Critics 1999 The Insider 2011 Beginners New York Film Critics Circle 1999 The Insider 2011 Beginners North Carolina Film Critics Association 2017 All the Money in the World North Texas Film Critics Association 2011 Beginners Online Film Critics Society 1999 The Insider 2011 Beginners Phoenix Film Critics Society San Diego Film Critics Society 1999 The Insider 2011 Beginners Southeastern Film Critics Association Toronto Film Critics Association Utah Film Critics Association Award Vancouver Film Critics Circle Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2015 Best Actor in a Canadian Film Remember Village Voice Film Poll 2011 Best Supporting ActorBeginners Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Women Film Critics Circle 2014 Best Screen Couple (shared with Shirley MacLaine) Elsa & Fred 2015 Best Lead Actor Remember
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result ACTRA Award 2011 Outstanding Performance - Male Beginners 2015 Remember Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2011 Best Supporting Actor Beginners Annie Award 1998 Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production Babes in Toyland AARP Movies for Grownups Award2010 Best Supporting ActorThe Last Station Best Grownup Love Story (shared with Helen Mirren) 2011 Best Supporting Actor Beginners 2017 All the Money in the World Awards Circuit Community Award 2001 Best Cast Ensemble A Beautiful Mind 2011 Best Supporting Actor Beginners Chlotrudis Award Dorian Awards Film Performance of the Year DVD Exclusive Award 2001 Best Supporting Actor Full Disclosure Canadian Screen Awards 2013 Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series The Tempest 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 Best Actor Remember 2021 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series Departure Genie Awards 1978Best Actor The Silent Partner 1980 Murder by Decree 1982 The Amateur 1992 Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Counterstrike 1993 Best Supporting Actor Impolite 1996 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series Harrison Bergeron 2003 Best Actor Ararat 2004 Best Supporting Actor Blizzard 2009 Best Actor Emotional Arithmetic Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series Caesar and Cleopatra 2010 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series The Summit Gold Derby Award 2011 Best Supporting Actor Beginners Golden Schmoes Award Best Supporting Actor of the Year Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Performance Hollywood Film Festival Best Supporting Actor of the Year Independent Spirit Awards 2009 Best Supporting Male The Last Station 2011 Beginners Online Film & Television Association 1999 The Insider 2005 Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture or Miniseries Our Fathers 2011 Best Supporting Actor Beginners Method Fest Award 2007 Best Ensemble Cast Man in the Chair Palm Beach International Film Festival Best Lead Actor Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2011 Special Jury Prize for Artistic Merit Beginners Satellite Award 2000 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture The Insider 2011 Beginners
Other theatre awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Drama Desk Award 1982Outstanding Actor in a Play Othello 1994 No Man's Land 1997 Barrymore 2004 King Lear 2007 Inherit the Wind Outer Critics Circle Award 1973Outstanding Actor in a Play Play 1997 Barrymore 2007 Inherit the Wind Theatre World Awards 1955 Distinguished Performance The Dark is Light Enough 2014John Willis Award
Honorary awards Organizations Year Notes Result Canada State Order 1970 Order of Canada Canada's Walk of Fame 1998 Entertainment Star National Board of Review 2002 Career Achievement Award Method Fest Independent Film Festival 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award Sarasota Film Festival 2011 Master of Cinema Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012 Maltin Modern Master Award Canadian Screen Awards 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award
Canadian Honours Canadian Honours System
Ribbon Description Notes Companion of the Order of Canada (C.C.) Awarded on: December 20, 1968 Invested on: September 25, 1970 For his contribution to the performing arts at home and abroad. Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal for Canada 1977 This medal has been awarded to all people being awarded with a Companionship within the Order of Canada. 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal 1993 This medal has been awarded to all people being awarded with a Companionship within the Order of Canada. Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for Canada 2002 This medal has been awarded to all people being awarded with a Companionship within the Order of Canada. Canadian version Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Canada 2012 This medal has been awarded to all people being awarded with a Companionship within the Order of Canada. Canadian version
See also Christopher Plummer on screen and stage
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