Here Are Christopher Plummer s Most Memorable Movie Roles
Christopher Plummer will be remembered in the film community for his dedication to creating some of the most memorable characters in movie history. His unforgettable voice, resonant with a quiet power, became a hallmark of his 75-year career. He helped create some of the most memorable moments seen on both stage and screen. Plummer has appeared in more than 100 movies. He also appeared in 17 Broadway productions.
Film fans will remember Plummer for the role of Captain Von Trapp the father of the Von Trapp children alongside Julie Andrews in the 1965 film classic
That list includes, “Da 5 Bloods,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Minari,” “One Night in Miami” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
Chadwick Boseman made history as the first person to garner four posthumous film nominations for his roles in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and “Da 5 Bloods.”
“The Crown” and “Schitt’s Creek” co-lead with the most TV nominations at 5 noms each. And Sterling K. Brown earned NBC s only nomination this year for his role on This Is Us.
Reactions from stars are coming in through publicists and social media. Mark Ruffalo took to Twitter to thank SAG for recognizing him in the Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series category.
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And then there were two. On the second day of the movie awards season, Amy Adams joined Glenn Close with a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for
Hillbilly Elegy.
Close was the only performer from Netflix s
Hillbilly Elegy – based on J.D. Vance s Middletown memoir and partially shot in Middletown – to earn a nomination for the Golden Globe Awards announced Wednesday.
Adams, who played Vance s drug-addicted mother Bev, was nominated for best Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture. Also in the category are Viola Davis (
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) Vanessa Kirby (
Pieces of a Woman), Frances McDormand (
The late Chadwick Boseman received a nod for male actor in a leading role for his role as Levee, a trumpet and cornet player in Rainey’s band, but that character is fictional.
Boseman received four SAG nominations, tying Jamie Foxx (2005) and Maggie Smith (2013) for the most nods in one year in the 27 year history of the SAG Awards. Boseman is nominated for individual honors and as part of nominated ensembles for both
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom and Da 5 Bloods.
In each of the last two years, actors won SAG Awards in lead categories for their portrayals of music legends. Last year, Renée Zellweger won female actor in a leading role for playing Judy Garland in