List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Plummer

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Christopher Plummer awards and nominations
Wins 25
Nominations 63

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Canadian actor Christopher Plummer.

Plummer is one of the few actors to have received the Triple Crown of Acting[1] and the only Canadian. He has won the highest competitive honours for film, television and the theatre, also known as the Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award.

Plummer has received three Academy Award nominations winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 82 for the Mike Mills 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 in 2021), and he received a nomination at the age of 88 for the Ridley Scott film All the Money in the World, making him the oldest person to be nominated in an acting category.[2] He has also won seven Tony Award 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 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, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Independent Spirit Award all for his performance Hal Fields, an elderly man who comes out as gay later in life in Mike Mills' 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.[3][4]

Major associations[edit]

Academy Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 Best Supporting Actor The Last Station Nominated [5]
2012 Beginners Won [6]
2018 All the Money in the World Nominated

Emmy Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1959 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Little Moon of Alban Nominated [7]
1966 Hamlet at Elsinore Nominated
1977 Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers Won
1983 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie The Thorn Birds Nominated
1994 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Madeline Won
2005 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Our Fathers Nominated
2011 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood Nominated

Grammy Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1986 Best Album for Children E.T.A. Hoffmann/Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Nominated [8]

Tony Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1959 Best Actor in a Play J.B. Nominated [9]
1974 Best Actor in a Musical Cyrano Won
1982 Best Actor in a Play Othello Nominated
1994 No Man's Land Nominated
1997 Barrymore Won
2004 King Lear Nominated
2007 Inherit the Wind Nominated

Industry awards[edit]

British Academy Film Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Best Supporting Actor Beginners Won
2018 All the Money in the World Nominated

Genie Awards [a][edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Genie Awards
1978 Best Actor The Silent Partner Nominated
1980 Murder by Decree Won
1982 The Amateur Nominated
1993 Best Supporting Actor Impolite Nominated
2003 Best Actor Ararat Nominated
2004 Best Supporting Actor Blizzard Nominated
2009 Best Actor Emotional Arithmetic Nominated
Gemini Awards
1992 Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Counterstrike Nominated
1996 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series Harrison Bergeron Nominated
2009 Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series Caesar and Cleopatra Nominated
2010 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series The Summit Nominated
Canadian Screen Awards
2013 Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series The Tempest Won
2016 Lifetime Achievement Award — Honoured
2017 Best Actor Remember Nominated
2021 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series Departure Won

Golden Globe Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2001 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film American Tragedy Nominated
2010 Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture The Last Station Nominated
2012 Beginners Won
2018 All the Money in the World Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 Best Supporting Male The Last Station Nominated
2011 Beginners Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2002 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture A Beautiful Mind Nominated
2006 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Our Fathers Nominated
2010 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role The Last Station Nominated
2012 Beginners Won

Critics awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 Boston Society of Film Critics Award, Best Supporting Actor The Insider Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2000 Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Online Film & Television Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2002 National Board of Review Award, Best Acting by an Ensemble Nicholas Nickleby Won
2005 Online Film & Television Association Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Our Fathers Nominated
2007 Method Fest Award, Best Ensemble Cast Man in the Chair Won
Palm Beach International Film Festival Award, Best Lead Actor Won
2010 AARP Movies for Grownups Award, Best Supporting Actor The Last Station Nominated
AARP Movies for Grownups Award, Best Grownup Love Story (shared with Helen Mirren) Nominated
2011 Awards Circuit Community Award, Best Supporting Actor Beginners Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Golden Schmoes Award, Best Supporting Actor of the Year Nominated
Gotham Award, Best Ensemble Performance Won
Hollywood Film Festival Award, Best Supporting Actor of the Year Won
Houston Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Indiana Film Journalists Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Indiewire Critic's Poll Award, Best Supporting Performance Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
National Board of Review Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Satellite Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Toronto Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Utah Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Village Voice Film Poll Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2012 AARP Movies for Grownups Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
ACTRA Award, Outstanding Performance - Male Won
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award, Special Jury Prize for Artistic Merit Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Chlotrudis Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Critics Choice Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Denver Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association Award, Film Performance of the Year Nominated
Gold Derby Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
International Cinephile Society Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
International Online Cinema Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
International Online Film Critic's Poll Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Iowa Film Critics Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
London Critics Circle Film award, Best Supporting Actor of the Year Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
North Texas Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Online Film & Television Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Online Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actor Won
2014 Women Film Critics Circle Award, Best Screen Couple (shared with Shirley MacLaine) Elsa & Fred Nominated
2015 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actor in a Canadian Film Remember Nominated
2016 ACTRA Award, Outstanding Performance - Male Won
Hanoi International Film Festival, Best Main Actor Won
Women Film Critics Circle Award, Best Lead Actor Nominated
2018 AARP Movies for Grownups Award, Best Supporting Actor All the Money in the World Nominated
Hawaii Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated
North Carolina Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor Nominated

Miscellaneous awards[edit]

Year Title Accolade Results Ref
1998 Annie Award for Outstanding Voice Acting by a Male in an Animated Feature Production Babes in Toyland Nominated
2000 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture The Insider Nominated
2001 Awards Circuit Community Award, Best Cast Ensemble A Beautiful Mind Nominated
2001 DVD Exclusive Award, Best Supporting Actor Full Disclosure Nominated
2011 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Beginners Nominated

Theatre awards[edit]

Drama Desk Award[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result
1982 Outstanding Actor in a Play Othello Won
1994 No Man's Land Nominated
1997 Barrymore Won
2004 King Lear Nominated
2007 Inherit the Wind Nominated

Honorary awards[edit]

Year Accolade Results
1970 Order of Canada Won
1998 Canada's Walk of Fame Won
2002 National Board of Review Award, Career Achievement Award Won
2007 Method Fest Award, Lifetime Achievement Award Won
2011 Sarasota Film Festival Award, Master of Cinema Award Won
2012 Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Maltin Modern Master Award Won
2017 Canadian Screen Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award Won

Canadian Honours[edit]

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.[11]
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.[12]
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.[12]
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.[12][13]
  • 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.[12][14]
  • Canadian version

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In 2012, the Genie Awards was merged with its sister presentation, the Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation known as the Canadian Screen Awards[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zak, Dan (February 27, 2017). "Only 22 people had ever accomplished this feat. Now, Viola Davis joins the club". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Oscar Elders: 3 Octogenarians Make Academy Award History". NPR. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Sheehan, Paul (2 April 2007). "Emmy alert: what to watch on TV". The Envelope. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  4. ^ "The Best Shot at an EGOT". Zimbio. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  5. ^ Weber, Bruce (February 5, 2021). "Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to 'The Sound of Music,' Dies at 91". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Search Results". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Christopher Plummer". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Grammy Award Nominees snd winners 1986". Awards and Shows. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Christopher Plummer – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDB. Internet Broadway Database. Awards. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards to replace Genies, Geminis". CBC News. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Mr. Christopher Plummer". The Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d "Commemorative Medals of The Queen's Reign in Canada". www.christophermccreery.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "Mr. Christopher Plummer". The Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  14. ^ "Christopher Plummer". The Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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