The Christopher Plummer Award Train Keeps Moving Forward

Last night at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Plummer, 82, picked up his latest statue (Best Supporting Actor) of the season for his role in Beginners, playing a man who, only after his wife of many years passes away, comes out in his autumn years and finally experiences the life he'd been missing.

Earlier this month he won the Golden Globe for his role and is seen as the frontrunner to win the Academy Award. This would be Plummer's first win, having received a nomination, his first ever (!) two years ago for supporting actor in the role of Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station.

During his speech, Plummer credited his wife of 40+ years with saving his life after he gave up alcohol.

“I was a terrible drunk, and she said if you’re serious about getting it together you have to cut down on the drinking. She was really quite vicious about it.”
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The Oscars air February 26th.