All Stratford eyes should be on the Academy Awards Sunday night.
82-year-old Christopher Plummer is up for his second Oscar for Beginners, in which he plays an elderly widower who comes out of the closet and embraces his homosexuality. Despite illness, he lives life to the fullest and sets an example for his son, portrayed by Ewan McGregor.
Iconic Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has been the toast of the film awards season, winning trophy after trophy for his impish, yet touching performance in the melancholy comedy-drama Beginners, directed by Mike Mills. T
The Toronto-born performer, who has in recent years kept busy with roles both on stage (Barrymore, Stratford’s Caesar and Cleopatra and The Tempest) and screen (Beginners, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,The Last Station), hasn’t let being an octogenarian hamper his career.
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