Christopher Plummer

Hail Caesar! What's Good & Bad About the New Sword & Sandal Movies

Jason Apuzzo | Posted 06.04.2012
Jason Apuzzo

The Sword & Sandal movie -- known for its gladiatorial games, pagan orgies, depraved emperors, and the occasional snarling cyclops -- may represent the most colorful and enduring movie genre of all time.

Christopher Plummer Wins Best Supporting Actor

Posted 02.26.2012

After over five decades in film, actor Christopher Plummer can finally call himself an Oscar winner. The 82-year-old star won Best Supporting Actor at...

'The Artist' Looks To Make History At Oscars

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 04.27.2012

LOS ANGELES — Academy Awards voters have spoken up for "The Artist," the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honors since the or...

Predicting the Oscars: 'Crystal' Clear Winners?

Jon Chattman | Posted 04.22.2012
Jon Chattman

Sure there are slam dunks like Rango taking home Best Animated Feature, and The Artist will probably win big in most major categories, but I suspect a bunch of upsets in the acting categories.

Win Your Oscar Pool With Moviefone's Awards Night Pool Picker: Best Supporting Actor

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 02.22.2012

It's Oscar week here at Moviefone and than can mean only one thing: Awards Night Pool Picker! Here's your chance to let Huffington Post executive ente...

2012 Oscars: Picks and Perspectives

John Farr | Posted 04.22.2012
John Farr

Unquestionably, there are a few memorable films in the running, but also a lot of filler -- some nominees that simply make you scratch your head in wonderment.

Oscars Made Easy: 'Beginners'

Posted 02.21.2012

"Beginners" Nominated For: Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer) What's It About: After the death of his wife, Hal Fields (Plummer) comes ...

'The Artist' Wins Big At The BAFTAs

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.13.2012

LONDON — Winners of the 2012 British Academy Film Awards, presented Sunday: Film – "The Artist"...

Christopher Plummer Doesn't Know Jonah Hill, Stopped Drinking Hard Liquor

Posted 01.25.2012

Christopher Plummer is familiar with the salted-hair chaps vying for this year's Best Supporting Actor, except for -- surprise! -- the group's sole yo...

Oscars 2012: Christopher Plummer, Martin Scorsese React To Nominations

Posted 01.24.2012

Now that 2012's nominations are in, it's time to hear from the honored few. Straight from the source, we've rounded up some of the nominees' sentiment...

Best Supporting Actor: It's Old-Timer's Day at the Oscar Nominations

The Huffington Post | Gary Susman | Posted 01.24.2012

To be cited for Best Supporting Actor among this morning's Oscar nominations, it helped to have not just a SAG card, but also an AARP card. The averag...

George Clooney's Terrible Job: Selling Women's Shoes

Posted 01.23.2012

All movie stars have to start somewhere. For George Clooney, it was putting shoes on 75-year-old women with corns. In the Newsweek Oscar Roundtable...

Gary Susman

How Will The Golden Globes Affect The Oscar Race?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 01.16.2012

As Ricky Gervais joked on Sunday night, the Golden Globes are like the Oscars, only without all the esteem. The Oscars are chosen by 6,000 movie-indus...

The Most Overlooked Performance of 2011?

Christopher Rosen | Posted 03.11.2012
Christopher Rosen

Despite giving one of the year's best performances -- despite carrying Beginners and his co-stars Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent and Cosmo the dog to the lofty heights they achieve -- McGregor isn't on the Best Actor radar. At all.

Which Actor May Have Cost Christopher Plummer an Oscar Nomination for 'The Insider'?

Posted 01.05.2012

Barring a major upset, Christopher Plummer will win his first Academy Award in February for his performance in 'Beginners.' The 82-year-old has appear...