The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Canadian actor
Christopher Plummer
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. He received multiple accolades, inc ...
.
Plummer is one of the few actors to have received the
Triple Crown of Acting
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and the only Canadian. He has won the highest competitive honours for film, television and the theatre, also known as the
Academy Award
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,
Emmy Award, and
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
.
Plummer has received three
Academy Award
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nominations winning the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 82 for the
Mike Mills
Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., h ...
film ''
Beginners'' (2010), becoming the oldest person to win an acting award (a distinction he held until being supplanted by 83-year-old
Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, director, and producer. One of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received many accolad ...
in 2021), and he received a nomination at the age of 88 for the
Ridley Scott film ''
All the Money in the World
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'', making him the oldest person to be nominated in an acting category. He has also won seven
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
nominations winning twice for
Best Actor in a Musical for ''
Cyrano'' in 1974 and
Best Actor in a Play for ''
Barrymore'' in 1997. 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
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'' in 1994. He has also received a
Grammy Award for Best Children's Album nomination.
Other awards Plummer has received include a
British Academy Film Award
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, a
Golden Globe Award, a
Screen Actors Guild Award, and a
Independent Spirit Award
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all for his performance Hal Fields, an elderly man who comes out as gay later in life in
Mike Mills
Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., h ...
' independent drama ''
Beginners'' (2011).
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.
Major associations
Academy Awards
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Grammy Award
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Primetime Emmy Awards
Tony Awards
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual c ...
Industry awards
British Academy Film Awards
Genie Awards
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scul ...
Golden Globe Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Critics awards
Miscellaneous awards
Theatre awards
Drama Desk Award
Honorary awards
Notes
See also
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Christopher Plummer filmography
References
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Lists of awards received by Canadian actor