Christopher Plummer - Wikipedia Christopher Plummer This article is about the Canadian actor. For the Canon of Windsor, see Christopher Plummer ( priest ). For the English football player, see Chris Plummer. Christopher Plummer CC Plummer at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer ( 1929 - 12 - 13 ) December 13, 1929 ( age 88 ) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Residence Weston, Connecticut, U.S. Nationality Canadian Alma mater McGill University Occupation Actor Years active 1953 -- present Home town Senneville, Quebec, Canada Spouse ( s ) Tammy Grimes ( m. 1956 ; div. 1960 ) Patricia Lewis ( m. 1962 ; div. 1967 ) Elaine Taylor ( m. 1970 ) Children Amanda Plummer Relatives John Abbott ( great - grandfather ) John Bethune ( great - great - grandfather ) F.B. Fetherstonhaugh ( granduncle ) Awards Academy Award ( 2011 ) BAFTA Award ( 2011 ) Golden Globe Award ( 2011 ) Screen Actors Guild Award ( 2011 ) Tony Award ( 1974, 1997 ) Emmy Awards ( 1977, 1994 ) Drama Desk Award ( 1982, 1997 ) Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC ( born December 13, 1929 ) is a Canadian actor. Making his film debut in Stage Struck ( 1958 ), Plummer 's career spans more than five decades. He is known for portraying Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music ( 1965 ). He has also portrayed several major historical figures, including Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in Waterloo ( 1970 ), Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ), Mike Wallace in The Insider ( 1999 ), Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station ( 2009 ), and J. Paul Getty in All the Money in the World ( 2017 ). Plummer has received accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a British Academy Film Award. Having won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at age 82 for Beginners ( 2010 ), Plummer is the oldest person to win an Academy Award for acting. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Theatre 2.1. 1 Broadway 2.1. 2 Stratford Festival 2.1. 3 United Kingdom 2.1. 4 Other venues 2.2 Film 2.2. 1 Early films 2.2. 2 The Sound of Music 2.2. 3 Established career 2.2. 4 Academy Award nominations 2.2. 5 All the Money in the World 2.2. 6 Documentaries 2.3 Television 3 Other works 4 Honours and awards 5 Personal life 6 Filmography 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Early life Plummer was born on December 13, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, the only child of Isabella Mary ( née Abbott ), who was secretary to the Dean of Sciences at McGill University, and John Orme Plummer, who sold stocks and securities. Through his mother, Plummer is a great - grandson of Canadian prime minister and former McGill law dean Sir John Abbott, and a great - great - grandson of Anglican clergyman and McGill president John Bethune. His father 's uncle was patent lawyer and agent F.B. Fetherstonhaugh. Plummer 's parents were divorced shortly after his birth, and he was brought up at the Abbott family home in Senneville, Quebec, outside Montreal. He is bilingual, speaking English and French fluently. Plummer is a second cousin of British actor Nigel Bruce, known as Doctor Watson to Basil Rathbone 's Sherlock Holmes, and of Bruce 's brother, Sir Michael Bruce, baronet and journalist. Plummer began studying to be a concert pianist, but he developed a love for the theatre at an early age. He began acting while he was living on Pine Avenue, Montreal, and attending the High School of Montreal. He attended McGill, at which time he also took up acting, after watching Laurence Olivier 's film Henry V ( 1944 ). In 1946, his performance as Mr. Darcy in the production of Pride and Prejudice at Montreal High brought Christopher Plummer to the attention of Herbert Whittaker, the theatre critic of the Montreal Gazette. Whittaker, who was also amateur stage director of the Montreal Repertory Theatre, cast Plummer, aged 18, as Oedipus in Cocteau 's La Machine infernale. Career Theatre Broadway Photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1959 Plummer made his Broadway debut in January 1953 in The Starcross Story, a show that closed on opening night. His next Broadway appearance, Home is the Hero, lasted 30 performances from September to October 1954. He appeared in support of Broadway legend Katharine Cornell and film legend Tyrone Power in The Dark is Light Enough, which lasted 69 performances from February to April 1955. The play toured several cities, with Plummer serving as Power 's understudy. Later that same year, he appeared in his first Broadway hit, opposite Julie Harris ( who won a Tony Award ) in Jean Anouilh 's The Lark. After appearing in Night of the Auk, which was not a success, Plummer appeared in Elia Kazan 's successful Broadway production of Archibald MacLeish 's Pulitzer Prize - winning play J.B. ; Plummer was nominated for his first Tony as Best Actor in Play. ( J.B. also won Tonys as Best Play and for Kazan 's direction. ) Plummer appeared less frequently on Broadway in the 1960s as he moved from New York to London. He appeared in the title role in a 1963 production of Bertolt Brecht 's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, which did not succeed, but he had a great success in Peter Shaffer 's The Royal Hunt of the Sun, playing conquistador Francisco Pizarro to David Carradine 's Tony Award - nominated Atahuallpa. ( In the 1969 film adaptation, Plummer would take the title role. ) From May to June 1973, he appeared on Broadway as the title character in Cyrano, a musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand 's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac by Anthony Burgess and Michael J. Lewis. For that performance, Plummer won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance. Later that year, he played Anton Chekhov in Neil Simon 's adaptation of several Chekhov short stories, The Good Doctor. In the 1980s, he appeared on Broadway in two Shakespearean tragedies, Othello, playing Iago to James Earl Jones ' Moor, and the title role in Macbeth with Glenda Jackson playing his lady. His Iago brought him another Tony nomination. He appeared with Jason Robards in the 1994 revival of Harold Pinter 's No Man 's Land and had great success in 1997 in Barrymore, which he also toured with after a successful Broadway run. His turn as John Barrymore brought him his second Tony Award ( this time as Best Actor in Play ) and a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actor in a Play. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his 2004 King Lear and for a Tony playing Henry Drummond in the 2007 revival of Inherit the Wind. Stratford Festival Plummer made his debut at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 1956, playing the title role in Henry V, which subsequently was performed that year at the Edinburgh Festival. He played the title role in Hamlet and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night at Stratford in 1957. The following year, he played Leontes in The Winter 's Tale, Bardolph, in Henry IV, Part 1, and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. In 1960, he played Philip the Bastard in King John and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. In 1962, he played the title roles in both Cyrano de Bergerac and Macbeth, returning in 1967 to play Mark Antony in Antony and Cleopatra. In 2002, he appeared in a lauded production of King Lear, directed by Jonathan Miller. The production successfully transferred to New York City 's Lincoln Center in 2004. He returned to the stage at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in August 2008 in a critically acclaimed performance as Julius Caesar in George Bernard Shaw 's Caesar and Cleopatra directed by Tony winner Des McAnuff ; this production was videotaped and shown in high - definition in Canadian cinemas on January 31, 2009 ( with an encore presentation on February 23, 2009 ) and broadcast on April 4, 2009 on Bravo ! in Canada. Plummer returned to the Stratford Festival in the summer of 2010 in The Tempest as the lead character, Prospero ( also videotaped and shown in high - def in cinemas ), and again in the summer of 2012 in the one - man show, A Word or Two, an autobiographical exploration of his love of literature. In 2014, Plummer presented A Word or Two again, at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. United Kingdom In April 1961, he appeared as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing with the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford - upon - Avon, England. He also appeared with the RSC in May 1961 in the lead role of Richard III. He made his London debut on June 11, 1961, playing King Henry II in Jean Anouilh 's Becket with the RSC at the Aldwych Theatre, directed by Peter Hall. The production later transferred to the Globe for a December 1961 to April 1962 run. For his performance, Plummer won the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor. From June 1971 to January 1972, he appeared at the National Theatre, acting in repertory for the season. The plays he appeared in were Jean Giraudoux 's Amphitryon 38 directed by Laurence Olivier ; Georg Büchner 's Danton 's Death ( director Jonathan Miller ) ; Adrian Mitchell 's Tyger ; Luigi Pirandello 's The Rules of the Game ; and Eugene O'Neill 's Long Day 's Journey Into Night at the New Theatre in London. Other venues Edward Everett Horton hired Plummer to appear as Gerard in the 1953 road show production of André Roussin 's Nina, a role originated on Broadway by David Niven in 1951. He appeared as Jason opposite Dame Judith Anderson in Robinson Jeffers ' adaptation of Medea at the Theatre Sara Bernhardt in Paris in 1955. The American National Theatre and Academy production, directed by Guthrie McClintic, was part of Le Festival International. Also in 1955, he played Mark Antony in Julius Caesar and Ferdinand in The Tempest at the American Shakespeare Festival ( Stratford, Connecticut ). He returned to the American Shakespeare Festival in 1981 to play the title role in Henry V. Plummer appeared in Lovers and Madmen at the Opera House, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. in 1973 and in Love and Master Will at the same venue in 1975. Love and Master Will consisted of selections from the works of William Shakespeare on the subject of love, arranged by Plummer. His co-stars were Zoe Caldwell, Bibi Andersson and Leonard Nimoy. Plummer played `` Edgar '' in E.L. Doctorow 's Drinks before Dinner with the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public / Newman Theatre in New York City in 1978. Film Early films Plummer 's film career began in 1958 when Sidney Lumet cast him as a young writer in Stage Struck. That same year, he also appeared in Nicholas Ray 's film of Budd Schulberg 's Wind Across the Everglades, playing the lead. He did not appear on screen again for six years, until he played the Emperor Commodus in Anthony Mann 's epic The Fall of the Roman Empire ( 1964 ). His next film, the Oscar - winning The Sound of Music, made cinematic history, becoming the all - time top - grossing film, eclipsing Gone with the Wind. He was in Inside Daisy Clover ( 1965 ), then played World War Two agent Eddie Chapman in Triple Cross ( 1966 ) and had a support role as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in The Night of the Generals ( 1967 ). Plummer was cast to replace Rex Harrison for the film adaptation of Doctor Dolittle. This decision was later reversed, but Plummer was nonetheless paid $87,500 for signing the contract. At the same time, Plummer was performing in the stage play The Royal Hunt of the Sun and his whole Dolittle participation was so brief that Plummer never missed a performance. The Sound of Music Main article : The Sound of Music ( film ) Plummer and Julie Andrews on the set for The Sound of Music in Salzburg, 1964 Owing to the box office success and continued popularity of The Sound of Music ( 1965 ), Plummer remains widely known for his portrayal of Captain Von Trapp, a role he later described as `` so awful and sentimental and gooey ''. He found all aspects of making the film, except working with Andrews, unpleasant and avoids using its name, instead calling it `` that movie '', `` S&M '', or `` The Sound of Mucus ''. He declined to attend the 40th Anniversary cast reunion, but did provide commentary on the 2005 DVD release. Plummer relented in 2010 for the 45th anniversary, and appeared with the full cast on The Oprah Winfrey Show on October 28, 2010. In this show, it was also revealed that the cast is very close to each other even after all this time. In 2009, Plummer said of the film and his role that he was ``... a bit bored with the character. Although we worked hard enough to make him interesting, it was a bit like flogging a dead horse. And the subject matter is not mine. I mean, it ca n't appeal to every person in the world. '' However, Plummer admits the film itself was well made and, despite his reservations, is proud to be associated with a film with such mass appeal. `` The world has seen ( The Sound of Music ) so many times. And there 's a whole new generation every year -- poor kids -- that have to sit through it ( laughs ). But it was a very well - made movie, and it 's a family movie and we have n't seen a family movie, I do n't think, on that scale for ages. I do n't mind that. It just happened to be not my particular cup of tea. '' His singing voice was mostly dubbed by Bill Lee. Established career Plummer at the Toronto International Film Festival, 2007 Plummer had the title role in Oedipus the King ( 1968 ) and The High Commissioner ( 1968 ), playing an Australian in the latter. Plummer was one of many stars in Battle of Britain ( 1969 ) and was Atahualpa in The Royal Hunt of the Sun ( 1969 ). Plummer had the lead in a musical, Lock Up Your Daughters ( 1969 ) and was the Duke of Wellington in Waterloo ( 1970 ). The Pyx ( 1973 ) was his first Canadian film. Plummer appeared in were The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) ( playing Rudyard Kipling ), The Return of the Pink Panther ( 1975 ), The Silent Partner ( 1978 ), International Velvet ( 1978 ), Murder by Decree ( 1979 ) ( playing Sherlock Holmes ), Somewhere in Time ( 1980 ), Eyewitness ( 1981 ), Dragnet ( 1987 ), Shadow Dancing ( 1988 ), Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country ( 1991 ), Malcolm X ( 1992 ), Wolf ( 1994 ), Dolores Claiborne ( 1995 ), 12 Monkeys ( 1995 ), Syriana ( 2005 ), Must Love Dogs ( 2005 ), The New World ( 2005 ), The Lake House ( 2006 ) and Remember ( 2015 ). Plummer at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009 One of Plummer 's most critically acclaimed roles was that of television journalist Mike Wallace in Michael Mann 's biographical film The Insider ( 1999 ), for which he was honoured with several critics ' awards for Best Supporting Actor, though a corresponding Academy Award nomination did not materialize. Other successes include his roles as Dr. Rosen in Ron Howard 's Academy Award - winning A Beautiful Mind ( 2001 ), Arthur Case in Spike Lee 's film Inside Man ( 2006 ), and the philosopher Aristotle in Alexander, alongside Colin Farrell. In 2004, Plummer played John Adams Gates in National Treasure. Plummer has also done some voice work, such as his role of Henri the pigeon in An American Tail ( 1986 ), the villainous Grand Duke of Owls in Rock - a-Doodle ( 1991 ), the antagonistic Charles Muntz in Up ( 2009 ), and the elder leader 1 in the Tim Burton - produced action / science fiction film 9 ( 2009 ). He also served as the narrator in Philip Saville 's film The Gospel of John ( 2003 ). Academy Award nominations In January 2010, Plummer received his first Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of author Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station ( 2009 ). Speaking to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in an interview that aired on March 7, 2010, Plummer added, tongue - in - cheek, `` Well, I said it 's about time ! I mean, I 'm 80 years old, for God 's sake. Have mercy. '' On Oscar night, March 7, 2010, however, he lost to Christoph Waltz. Plummer received his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Beginners ( 2011 ), and was announced as the winner at the 84th Academy Awards. Plummer 's win made him, at age 82, the oldest actor to win an Academy Award. When he accepted the award, he quipped `` You 're only two years older than me, darling. Where have you been all my life ? ''. All the Money in the World Main article : All the Money in the World In November 2017, Plummer, who was director Ridley Scott 's original choice to play J. Paul Getty,, was cast to replace Kevin Spacey in the then - already completed film All the Money in the World. The move came amid numerous sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations made towards Spacey. All scenes that had included Spacey were re-shot with Plummer. Co-stars Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams were part of the necessary filming. The decision was made not long before the scheduled release date of December 22. TriStar Pictures intended to meet that release date in spite of the tight re-shooting and editing schedule ; it was eventually pushed back to December 25. For his role, Plummer was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture. Documentaries In 1963, he was the subject of a short National Film Board of Canada documentary, 30 Minutes, Mister Plummer, directed by Anne Claire Poirier. In 2011, he appeared in the feature - length documentary The Captains. The film, written and directed by William Shatner, sees Shatner interview Plummer at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Theatre where they talk about their young careers, long lasting friendship, and Plummer 's role as Chang in Star Trek VI. The film references that Shatner, two years Plummer 's junior, was the other 's understudy in a production of Henry V at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. When Plummer had fallen ill, Shatner took the stage, earning his first big break. Television Plummer made his television debut in the February 1953 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation production of Othello, starring Lorne Greene as the Moor. He appeared regularly on American television throughout the 1950s, appearing on both dramatic showcase programs like The Alcoa Hour, General Electric Theater, Kraft Television Theatre and Omnibus and episodic series. In 1956, he appeared with Jason Robards and Constance Ford in an episode entitled `` A Thief There Was '' of CBS 's anthology series Appointment with Adventure. In 1958, he appeared in the live television drama Little Moon of Alban with Julie Harris, for which he received his first Emmy Award nomination. He also appeared with Harris in the 1958 television adaptation of Johnny Belinda and played Torvald Helmer to Harris ' Nora in a 1959 television version of Henrik Ibsen 's A Doll 's House. He also starred in the television adaptations of Philip Barry 's The Philadelphia Story ( 1959 ), George Bernard Shaw 's Captain Brassbound 's Conversion ( 1960 ), Jean Anouilh 's Time Remembered ( playing the role of Prince Albert originated by Richard Burton on Broadway ), and Edmond Rostand 's Cyrano de Bergerac ( 1962 ). In 1964, his performance of the Gloomy Dane in the BBC production Hamlet at Elsinore garnered his second Emmy nomination. Another notable play in which he appeared was the 1974 adaptation of Arthur Miller 's After the Fall, in which he played Quentin ( a part originated on Broadway by Jason Robards ) opposite Faye Dunaway 's Maggie. He appeared in almost 100 television roles, including appearances as Herod Antipas in Jesus of Nazareth, the five - time Emmy Award - winning The Thorn Birds, the Emmy - winning Nuremberg, the Emmy - winning Little Moon of Alban and the Emmy - winning The Moneychangers ( for which he won his first Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series ). He co-starred in American Tragedy as F. Lee Bailey ( for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination ), and appeared in Four Minute Mile, Miracle Planet, and a documentary by Ric Burns about Eugene O'Neill. He received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance in Our Fathers and reunited with Julie Andrews for a television production of On Golden Pond. He was the narrator for The Gospel of John. He also co-starred with Gregory Peck in The Scarlet and The Black. He narrated the animated television series Madeline, for which he received an Emmy Award, as well as the animated television series David the Gnome. Other works Plummer has also written for the stage, television and the concert - hall. He and Sir Neville Marriner rearranged Shakespeare 's Henry V with Sir William Walton 's music as a concert piece. They recorded the work with Marriner 's chamber orchestra the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He performed it and other works with the New York Philharmonic and symphony orchestras of London, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis, Toronto, Vancouver and Halifax. With Marriner he made his Carnegie Hall debut in his own arrangements of Mendelssohn 's incidental music to A Midsummer Night 's Dream. In 2000, he reprised his role from Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country in the video game Star Trek : Klingon Academy. In 2011, he provided the voice of Arngeir, leader of the Greybeards, in The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim. Honours and Awards Plummer at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival Main article : List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Plummer Plummer has won many honours in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and Austria. He was the first winner of Canada 's Genie Award, for Best Actor in Murder by Decree ( 1980 ) and has received three other Genie nominations. Plummer has won two Tony Awards ( from seven nominations ), and two Emmy Awards ( six nominations ) in the United States, and Great Britain 's Evening Standard Awards. In 1968, he was invested as Companion of the Order of Canada, at the time among Canada 's highest civilian honours. In 2001, he received the Governor General 's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada 's highest honour in the performing arts. He was made an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts at New York 's Juilliard School and has received honorary doctorates from the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, McGill University, the University of Western Ontario, the University of Ottawa, and most recently the University of Guelph. Plummer was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1986 and into Canada 's Walk of Fame in Toronto in 1998. In 2016, Plummer received the Canadian Screen Award for Lifetime Achievement. Personal life Plummer has been married three times. Plummer was married to the actress Tammy Grimes for four years from 1956. The couple had a daughter, Amanda ( born 1957 ), an acclaimed actress in her own right, but ( as he mentions in his autobiography ) he had no contact with her during her early and teenage years. They now maintain a friendly relationship. Plummer was married to journalist Patricia Lewis from May 4, 1962 until their divorce in 1967. He and his third wife, British dancer and actress Elaine Taylor, dated since 1968, have been married since October 2, 1970 and lived in a 100 - year - old converted farm house in Weston, Connecticut. In 2015, Plummer sold his Connecticut estate for $11.2 million. As of November 2017, Plummer still resides in Weston. Plummer 's memoir, In Spite of Myself, was published by Alfred A. Knopf in November 2008. Plummer is a patron of Theatre Museum Canada. Filmography Main article : Christopher Plummer filmography See also List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees References ^ Jump up to : `` Weston 's Christopher Plummer Reshoots Kevin Spacey 's Role In Getty Movie ''. Weston Daily Voice. November 12, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Judy Abel ( January 31, 2010 ). `` At 80, Plummer has arrived at his ' Station ' ''. The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 25, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` A famous son, a forgotten father - Beach Metro Community News ''. 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Simmons ( 2014 ) Mark Rylance ( 2015 ) Mahershala Ali ( 2016 ) Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television award winners for Best Actor Canadian Film Award 1968 -- 1978 Gerard Parkes ( 1968 ) Chris Wiggins ( 1969 ) Doug McGrath and Paul Bradley ( 1970 ) Jean Duceppe ( 1971 ) Gordon Pinsent ( 1972 ) Jacques Godin ( 1973 ) no award ( 1974 ) Stuart Gillard ( 1975 ) André Melançon ( 1976 ) Len Cariou ( 1977 ) Richard Gabourie ( 1978 ) Genie Award 1980 -- 2011 Christopher Plummer ( 1980 ) Thomas Peacocke ( 1981 ) Nick Mancuso ( 1982 ) Donald Sutherland ( 1983 ) Eric Fryer ( 1984 ) Gabriel Arcand ( 1985 ) John Wildman ( 1986 ) Gordon Pinsent ( 1987 ) Roger Lebel ( 1988 ) Jeremy Irons ( 1989 ) Lothaire Bluteau ( 1990 ) Rémy Girard ( 1991 ) Tony Nardi ( 1992 ) Tom McCamus ( 1993 ) Maury Chaykin ( 1994 ) David La Haye ( 1995 ) William Hutt ( 1996 ) Ian Holm ( 1997 ) Roshan Seth ( 1998 ) Bob Hoskins ( 1999 ) Tony Nardi ( 2000 ) Brendan Fletcher ( 2001 ) Luc Picard ( 2002 ) Rémy Girard ( 2003 ) Roy Dupuis ( 2004 ) Michel Côté ( 2005 ) Roy Dupuis ( 2006 ) Gordon Pinsent ( 2007 ) Natar Ungalaaq ( 2008 ) Joshua Jackson ( 2009 ) Paul Giamatti ( 2010 ) Mohamed Fellag ( 2011 ) Canadian Screen Award 2012 -- present James Cromwell ( 2012 ) Gabriel Arcand ( 2013 ) Antoine Olivier Pilon ( 2014 ) Jacob Tremblay ( 2015 ) Stephan James ( 2016 ) BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1968 -- 1984 Ian Holm ( 1968 ) Laurence Olivier ( 1969 ) Colin Welland ( 1970 ) Edward Fox ( 1971 ) Ben Johnson ( 1972 ) Arthur Lowe ( 1973 ) John Gielgud ( 1974 ) Fred Astaire ( 1975 ) Brad Dourif ( 1976 ) Edward Fox ( 1977 ) John Hurt ( 1978 ) Robert Duvall ( 1979 ) Ian Holm ( 1981 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1982 ) Denholm Elliott ( 1983 ) Denholm Elliott ( 1984 ) 1985 -- 2009 Denholm Elliott ( 1985 ) Ray McAnally ( 1986 ) Daniel Auteuil ( 1987 ) Michael Palin ( 1988 ) Ray McAnally ( 1989 ) Salvatore Cascio ( 1990 ) Alan Rickman ( 1991 ) Gene Hackman ( 1992 ) Ralph Fiennes ( 1993 ) Samuel L. Jackson ( 1994 ) Tim Roth ( 1995 ) Paul Scofield ( 1996 ) Tom Wilkinson ( 1997 ) Geoffrey Rush ( 1998 ) Jude Law ( 1999 ) Benicio del Toro ( 2000 ) Jim Broadbent ( 2001 ) Christopher Walken ( 2002 ) Bill Nighy ( 2003 ) Clive Owen ( 2004 ) Jake Gyllenhaal ( 2005 ) Alan Arkin ( 2006 ) Javier Bardem ( 2007 ) Heath Ledger ( 2008 ) Christoph Waltz ( 2009 ) 2010 -- present Geoffrey Rush ( 2010 ) Christopher Plummer ( 2011 ) Christoph Waltz ( 2012 ) Barkhad Abdi ( 2013 ) J.K. Simmons ( 2014 ) Mark Rylance ( 2015 ) Dev Patel ( 2016 ) Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor 1980 - 2000 Jason Robards ( 1980 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1981 ) Mickey Rourke ( 1982 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1983 ) John Malkovich ( 1984 ) Ian Holm ( 1985 ) Dennis Hopper / Ray Liotta ( 1986 ) R. Lee Ermey ( 1987 ) Dean Stockwell ( 1988 ) Danny Aiello ( 1989 ) Joe Pesci ( 1990 ) Anthony Hopkins ( 1991 ) Gene Hackman ( 1992 ) Ralph Fiennes ( 1993 ) Martin Landau ( 1994 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1995 ) Edward Norton ( 1996 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1997 ) William H. Macy / Billy Bob Thornton ( 1998 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1999 ) Fred Willard ( 2000 ) 2001 - present Ben Kingsley ( 2001 ) Alan Arkin ( 2002 ) Peter Sarsgaard ( 2003 ) Thomas Haden Church ( 2004 ) Paul Giamatti ( 2005 ) Mark Wahlberg ( 2006 ) Javier Bardem ( 2007 ) Heath Ledger ( 2008 ) Christoph Waltz ( 2009 ) Christian Bale ( 2010 ) Albert Brooks ( 2011 ) Ezra Miller ( 2012 ) James Gandolfini ( 2013 ) J.K. Simmons ( 2014 ) Mark Rylance ( 2015 ) Mahershala Ali ( 2016 ) Willem Dafoe ( 2017 ) Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor Kevin Spacey / Ed Harris ( 1995 ) Cuba Gooding Jr. ( 1996 ) Anthony Hopkins ( 1997 ) Billy Bob Thornton ( 1998 ) Michael Clarke Duncan ( 1999 ) Joaquin Phoenix ( 2000 ) Ben Kingsley ( 2001 ) Chris Cooper ( 2002 ) Tim Robbins ( 2003 ) Thomas Haden Church ( 2004 ) Paul Giamatti ( 2005 ) Eddie Murphy ( 2006 ) Javier Bardem ( 2007 ) Heath Ledger ( 2008 ) Christoph Waltz ( 2009 ) Christian Bale ( 2010 ) Christopher Plummer ( 2011 ) Philip Seymour Hoffman ( 2012 ) Jared Leto ( 2013 ) J.K. Simmons ( 2014 ) Sylvester Stallone ( 2015 ) Mahershala Ali ( 2016 ) Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play Anthony Hopkins ( 1975 ) John Wood ( 1976 ) Al Pacino ( 1977 ) Barnard Hughes ( 1978 ) Philip Anglim ( 1979 ) John Rubinstein ( 1980 ) Ian McKellen ( 1981 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1982 ) Harvey Fierstein ( 1983 ) Dustin Hoffman ( 1984 ) John Lithgow ( 1985 ) Ed Harris ( 1986 ) James Earl Jones ( 1987 ) Ron Silver ( 1988 ) Philip Bosco ( 1989 ) Nathan Lane ( 1990 ) Ron Rifkin ( 1991 ) Brian Bedford ( 1992 ) Ron Leibman ( 1993 ) Brian Bedford ( 1994 ) Ralph Fiennes ( 1995 ) Frank Langella ( 1996 ) David Morse / Christopher Plummer ( 1997 ) Anthony LaPaglia ( 1998 ) Brian Dennehy ( 1999 ) Stephen Dillane ( 2000 ) Richard Easton ( 2001 ) Alan Bates ( 2002 ) Eddie Izzard ( 2003 ) Kevin Kline ( 2004 ) Brían F. O'Byrne ( 2005 ) Richard Griffiths ( 2006 ) Frank Langella ( 2007 ) Mark Rylance ( 2008 ) Geoffrey Rush ( 2009 ) Liev Schreiber ( 2010 ) Bobby Cannavale ( 2011 ) James Corden ( 2012 ) Tracy Letts ( 2013 ) Bryan Cranston ( 2014 ) Alex Sharp ( 2015 ) Frank Langella ( 2016 ) Kevin Kline ( 2017 ) Drama League 's Distinguished Performance Award Katharine Cornell ( 1935 ) Helen Hayes ( 1936 ) Maurice Evans ( 1937 ) Cedric Hardwicke ( 1938 ) Raymond Massey ( 1939 ) Paul Muni ( 1940 ) Paul Lukas ( 1941 ) Judith Evelyn ( 1942 ) Alfred Lunt ( 1943 ) Lynn Fontanne ( 1944 ) Mady Christians ( 1945 ) Louis Calhern ( 1946 ) Ingrid Bergman ( 1947 ) Judith Anderson ( 1948 ) Robert Morley ( 1949 ) Grace George ( 1950 ) Claude Rains ( 1951 ) Julie Harris ( 1952 ) Shirley Booth ( 1953 ) Josephine Hull ( 1954 ) Viveca Lindfors ( 1955 ) David Wayne ( 1956 ) Eli Wallach ( 1957 ) Ralph Bellamy ( 1958 ) Cyril Ritchard ( 1959 ) Jessica Tandy ( 1960 ) Hume Cronyn ( 1961 ) Paul Scofield ( 1962 ) Charles Boyer ( 1963 ) Alec Guinness ( 1964 ) John Gielgud ( 1965 ) Richard Kiley ( 1966 ) Rosemary Harris ( 1967 ) Zoe Caldwell ( 1968 ) Alec McCowen ( 1969 ) James Stewart ( 1970 ) Anthony Quayle ( 1971 ) Eileen Atkins / Claire Bloom ( 1972 ) Alan Bates ( 1973 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1974 ) John Wood ( 1975 ) Eva Le Gallienne ( 1976 ) Tom Courtenay ( 1977 ) Frank Langella ( 1978 ) Frances Sternhagen ( 1979 ) Roy Scheider ( 1980 ) Ian McKellen ( 1981 ) Milo O'Shea ( 1982 ) Edward Herrmann / Kate Nelligan ( 1983 ) Jeremy Irons ( 1984 ) Derek Jacobi ( 1985 ) Bernadette Peters ( 1986 ) James Earl Jones ( 1987 ) John Lithgow ( 1988 ) Pauline Collins ( 1989 ) Robert Morse ( 1990 ) Stockard Channing ( 1991 ) Glenn Close ( 1992 ) Stephen Rea ( 1993 ) Sam Waterston ( 1994 ) Cherry Jones ( 1995 ) Uta Hagen ( 1996 ) Charles Durning / Bebe Neuwirth ( 1997 ) Brian Stokes Mitchell ( 1998 ) Kathleen Chalfant ( 1999 ) Eileen Heckart ( 2000 ) Mary - Louise Parker / Gary Sinise ( 2001 ) Liam Neeson ( 2002 ) Harvey Fierstein ( 2003 ) Hugh Jackman ( 2004 ) Norbert Leo Butz ( 2005 ) Christine Ebersole ( 2006 ) Liev Schreiber ( 2007 ) Patti LuPone ( 2008 ) Geoffrey Rush ( 2009 ) Alfred Molina ( 2010 ) Mark Rylance ( 2011 ) Audra McDonald ( 2012 ) Nathan Lane ( 2013 ) Neil Patrick Harris ( 2014 ) Chita Rivera ( 2015 ) Lin - Manuel Miranda ( 2016 ) Ben Platt ( 2017 ) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Robert Cummings ( 1955 ) Lloyd Nolan ( 1956 ) Jack Palance ( 1957 ) Peter Ustinov ( 1958 ) Fred Astaire ( 1959 ) Laurence Olivier ( 1960 ) Maurice Evans ( 1961 ) Peter Falk ( 1962 ) Trevor Howard ( 1963 ) Jack Klugman ( 1964 ) Alfred Lunt ( 1965 ) Cliff Robertson ( 1966 ) Peter Ustinov ( 1967 ) Melvyn Douglas ( 1968 ) Paul Scofield ( 1969 ) Peter Ustinov ( 1970 ) George C. Scott ( 1971 ) Keith Michell ( 1972 ) Laurence Olivier ( 1973 ) Anthony Murphy ( 1973 ) Hal Holbrook ( 1974 ) William Holden ( 1974 ) Laurence Olivier ( 1975 ) Peter Falk ( 1975 ) Anthony Hopkins ( 1976 ) Hal Holbrook ( 1976 ) Ed Flanders ( 1977 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1977 ) Fred Astaire ( 1978 ) Michael Moriarty ( 1978 ) Peter Strauss ( 1979 ) Powers Boothe ( 1980 ) Anthony Hopkins ( 1981 ) Mickey Rooney ( 1982 ) Tommy Lee Jones ( 1983 ) Laurence Olivier ( 1984 ) Richard Crenna ( 1985 ) Dustin Hoffman ( 1986 ) James Woods ( 1987 ) Jason Robards ( 1988 ) James Woods ( 1989 ) Hume Cronyn ( 1990 ) John Gielgud ( 1991 ) Beau Bridges ( 1992 ) Robert Morse ( 1993 ) Hume Cronyn ( 1994 ) Raúl Juliá ( 1995 ) Alan Rickman ( 1996 ) Armand Assante ( 1997 ) Gary Sinise ( 1998 ) Stanley Tucci ( 1999 ) Jack Lemmon ( 2000 ) Kenneth Branagh ( 2001 ) Albert Finney ( 2002 ) William H. Macy ( 2003 ) Al Pacino ( 2004 ) Geoffrey Rush ( 2005 ) Andre Braugher ( 2006 ) Robert Duvall ( 2007 ) Paul Giamatti ( 2008 ) Brendan Gleeson ( 2009 ) Al Pacino ( 2010 ) Barry Pepper ( 2011 ) Kevin Costner ( 2012 ) Michael Douglas ( 2013 ) Benedict Cumberbatch ( 2014 ) Richard Jenkins ( 2015 ) Courtney B. Vance ( 2016 ) Riz Ahmed ( 2017 ) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice - Over Performance Nancy Cartwright / Dan Castellaneta / Julie Kavner / Jackie Mason / Yeardley Smith / Marcia Wallace ( 1992 ) Dan Castellaneta ( 1993 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1994 ) Jonathan Katz ( 1995 ) none ( 1996 ) Jeremy Irons / Rik Mayall ( 1997 ) Hank Azaria ( 1998 ) Ja'net Dubois ( 1999 ) Seth MacFarlane / Julie Harris ( 2000 ) Hank Azaria / Ja'net Dubois ( 2001 ) Peter Macon / Pamela Adlon ( 2002 ) Hank Azaria ( 2003 ) Dan Castellaneta ( 2004 ) Keith David ( 2005 ) Kelsey Grammer ( 2006 ) none ( 2007 ) Keith David ( 2008 ) Dan Castellaneta ( 2009 ) Anne Hathaway ( 2010 ) Maurice LaMarche ( 2011 ) Maurice LaMarche ( 2012 ) Lily Tomlin ( 2013 ) Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor 1955 - 1959 Richard Burton ( 1955 ) Paul Scofield ( 1956 ) Laurence Olivier ( 1957 ) Michael Redgrave ( 1958 ) Eric Porter ( 1959 ) 1960 - 1969 Alec Guinness ( 1960 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1961 ) Paul Scofield ( 1962 ) Michael Redgrave ( 1963 ) Nicol Williamson ( 1964 ) Ian Holm ( 1965 ) Albert Finney ( 1966 ) Laurence Olivier ( 1967 ) Alec McCowen ( 1968 ) Nicol Williamson ( 1969 ) 1970 -- 1979 John Gielgud ( 1970 ) Alan Bates ( 1971 ) Laurence Olivier ( 1972 ) Alec McCowen ( 1973 ) John Wood ( 1974 ) John Gielgud ( 1975 ) Albert Finney ( 1976 ) Donald Sinden ( 1977 ) Alan Howard ( 1978 ) Warren Mitchell ( 1979 ) 1980 -- 1989 Tom Courtenay ( 1980 ) Alan Howard ( 1981 ) Alec McCowen ( 1982 ) Derek Jacobi ( 1983 ) Ian McKellen ( 1984 ) Antony Sher ( 1985 ) Albert Finney ( 1986 ) Michael Gambon ( 1987 ) Eric Porter ( 1988 ) Ian McKellen ( 1989 ) 1990 -- 1999 Richard Harris ( 1990 ) John Wood ( 1991 ) Nigel Hawthorne ( 1992 ) Ian Holm ( 1993 ) Tom Courtenay ( 1994 ) Michael Gambon ( 1995 ) Paul Scofield ( 1996 ) Ian Holm ( 1997 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1998 ) Stephen Dillane ( 1999 ) 2000 -- 2009 Simon Russell Beale ( 2000 ) Alex Jennings ( 2001 ) Simon Russell Beale ( 2002 ) Michael Sheen ( 2003 ) Richard Griffiths ( 2004 ) Simon Russell Beale ( 2005 ) Rufus Sewell ( 2006 ) Patrick Stewart ( 2007 ) Chiwetel Ejiofor ( 2008 ) Mark Rylance ( 2009 ) 2010 -- 9999 Rory Kinnear ( 2010 ) Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller ( 2011 ) Simon Russell Beale ( 2012 ) Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear ( 2013 ) Tom Hiddleston ( 2014 ) James McAvoy ( 2015 ) Ralph Fiennes ( 2016 ) Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture 1943 -- 1960 Akim Tamiroff ( 1943 ) Barry Fitzgerald ( 1944 ) J. Carrol Naish ( 1945 ) Clifton Webb ( 1946 ) Edmund Gwenn ( 1947 ) Walter Huston ( 1948 ) James Whitmore ( 1949 ) Edmund Gwenn ( 1950 ) Peter Ustinov ( 1951 ) Millard Mitchell ( 1952 ) Frank Sinatra ( 1953 ) Edmond O'Brien ( 1954 ) Arthur Kennedy ( 1955 ) Earl Holliman ( 1956 ) Red Buttons ( 1957 ) Burl Ives ( 1958 ) Stephen Boyd ( 1959 ) Sal Mineo ( 1960 ) 1961 -- 1980 George Chakiris ( 1961 ) Omar Sharif ( 1962 ) John Huston ( 1963 ) Edmond O'Brien ( 1964 ) Oskar Werner ( 1965 ) Richard Attenborough ( 1966 ) Richard Attenborough ( 1967 ) Daniel Massey ( 1968 ) Gig Young ( 1969 ) John Mills ( 1970 ) Ben Johnson ( 1971 ) Joel Grey ( 1972 ) John Houseman ( 1973 ) Fred Astaire ( 1974 ) Richard Benjamin ( 1975 ) Laurence Olivier ( 1976 ) Peter Firth ( 1977 ) John Hurt ( 1978 ) Melvyn Douglas / Robert Duvall ( 1979 ) Timothy Hutton ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 2000 John Gielgud ( 1981 ) Louis Gossett Jr. ( 1982 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1983 ) Haing S. Ngor ( 1984 ) Klaus Maria Brandauer ( 1985 ) Tom Berenger ( 1986 ) Sean Connery ( 1987 ) Martin Landau ( 1988 ) Denzel Washington ( 1989 ) Bruce Davison ( 1990 ) Jack Palance ( 1991 ) Gene Hackman ( 1992 ) Tommy Lee Jones ( 1993 ) Martin Landau ( 1994 ) Brad Pitt ( 1995 ) Edward Norton ( 1996 ) Burt Reynolds ( 1997 ) Ed Harris ( 1998 ) Tom Cruise ( 1999 ) Benicio del Toro ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Jim Broadbent ( 2001 ) Chris Cooper ( 2002 ) Tim Robbins ( 2003 ) Clive Owen ( 2004 ) George Clooney ( 2005 ) Eddie Murphy ( 2006 ) Javier Bardem ( 2007 ) Heath Ledger ( 2008 ) Christoph Waltz ( 2009 ) Christian Bale ( 2010 ) Christopher Plummer ( 2011 ) Christoph Waltz ( 2012 ) Jared Leto ( 2013 ) J.K. Simmons ( 2014 ) Sylvester Stallone ( 2015 ) Aaron Taylor - Johnson ( 2016 ) Sam Rockwell ( 2017 ) Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Morgan Freeman ( 1987 ) Lou Diamond Phillips ( 1988 ) Max Perlich ( 1989 ) Bruce Davison ( 1990 ) David Strathairn ( 1991 ) Steve Buscemi ( 1992 ) Christopher Lloyd ( 1993 ) Chazz Palminteri ( 1994 ) Benicio del Toro ( 1995 ) Benicio del Toro ( 1996 ) Jason Lee ( 1997 ) Bill Murray ( 1998 ) Steve Zahn ( 1999 ) Willem Dafoe ( 2000 ) Steve Buscemi ( 2001 ) Dennis Quaid ( 2002 ) Djimon Hounsou ( 2003 ) Thomas Haden Church ( 2004 ) Matt Dillon ( 2005 ) Alan Arkin ( 2006 ) Chiwetel Ejiofor ( 2007 ) James Franco ( 2008 ) Woody Harrelson ( 2009 ) John Hawkes ( 2010 ) Christopher Plummer ( 2011 ) Matthew McConaughey ( 2012 ) Jared Leto ( 2013 ) J.K. Simmons ( 2014 ) Idris Elba ( 2015 ) Ben Foster ( 2016 ) Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Jason Robards ( 1977 ) Robert Morley ( 1978 ) Melvyn Douglas ( 1979 ) Timothy Hutton ( 1980 ) John Gielgud ( 1981 ) John Lithgow ( 1982 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1983 ) Adolph Caesar ( 1984 ) John Gielgud ( 1985 ) Dennis Hopper ( 1986 ) Morgan Freeman ( 1987 ) Alec Guinness ( 1988 ) Danny Aiello ( 1989 ) Joe Pesci ( 1990 ) Michael Lerner ( 1991 ) Gene Hackman ( 1992 ) Tommy Lee Jones ( 1993 ) Martin Landau ( 1994 ) Don Cheadle ( 1995 ) Edward Norton ( 1996 ) Burt Reynolds ( 1997 ) Bill Murray / Billy Bob Thornton ( 1998 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1999 ) Willem Dafoe ( 2000 ) Jim Broadbent ( 2001 ) Chris Cooper ( 2002 ) Bill Nighy ( 2003 ) Thomas Haden Church ( 2004 ) William Hurt ( 2005 ) Michael Sheen ( 2006 ) Vlad Ivanov ( 2007 ) Heath Ledger ( 2008 ) Christoph Waltz ( 2009 ) Niels Arestrup ( 2010 ) Christopher Plummer ( 2011 ) Dwight Henry ( 2012 ) James Franco / Jared Leto ( 2013 ) J.K. Simmons ( 2014 ) Michael Shannon ( 2015 ) Mahershala Ali ( 2016 ) Willem Dafoe ( 2017 ) National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor John Williams ( 1954 ) Charles Bickford ( 1955 ) Richard Basehart ( 1956 ) Sessue Hayakawa ( 1957 ) Albert Salmi ( 1958 ) Hugh Griffith ( 1959 ) George Peppard ( 1960 ) Jackie Gleason ( 1961 ) Burgess Meredith ( 1962 ) Melvyn Douglas ( 1963 ) Martin Balsam ( 1964 ) Harry Andrews ( 1965 ) Robert Shaw ( 1966 ) Paul Ford ( 1967 ) Leo McKern ( 1968 ) Philippe Noiret ( 1969 ) Frank Langella ( 1970 ) Ben Johnson ( 1971 ) Joel Grey / Al Pacino ( 1972 ) John Houseman ( 1973 ) Holger Löwenadler ( 1974 ) Charles Durning ( 1975 ) Jason Robards ( 1976 ) Tom Skerritt ( 1977 ) Richard Farnsworth ( 1978 ) Paul Dooley ( 1979 ) Joe Pesci ( 1980 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1981 ) Robert Preston ( 1982 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1983 ) John Malkovich ( 1984 ) Klaus Maria Brandauer ( 1985 ) Daniel Day - Lewis ( 1986 ) Sean Connery ( 1987 ) River Phoenix ( 1988 ) Alan Alda ( 1989 ) Joe Pesci ( 1990 ) Anthony Hopkins ( 1991 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1992 ) Leonardo DiCaprio ( 1993 ) Gary Sinise ( 1994 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1995 ) Edward Norton ( 1996 ) Greg Kinnear ( 1997 ) Ed Harris ( 1998 ) Philip Seymour Hoffman ( 1999 ) Joaquin Phoenix ( 2000 ) Jim Broadbent ( 2001 ) Chris Cooper ( 2002 ) Alec Baldwin ( 2003 ) Thomas Haden Church ( 2004 ) Jake Gyllenhaal ( 2005 ) Djimon Hounsou ( 2006 ) Casey Affleck ( 2007 ) Josh Brolin ( 2008 ) Woody Harrelson ( 2009 ) Christian Bale ( 2010 ) Christopher Plummer ( 2011 ) Leonardo DiCaprio ( 2012 ) Will Forte ( 2013 ) Edward Norton ( 2014 ) Sylvester Stallone ( 2015 ) Jeff Bridges ( 2016 ) Willem Dafoe ( 2017 ) National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor 1967 -- 1980 Gene Hackman ( 1967 ) Seymour Cassel ( 1968 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1969 ) Chief Dan George ( 1970 ) Bruce Dern ( 1971 ) Eddie Albert / Joel Grey ( 1972 ) Robert De Niro ( 1973 ) Holger Löwenadler ( 1974 ) Henry Gibson ( 1975 ) Jason Robards ( 1976 ) Edward Fox ( 1977 ) Richard Farnsworth / Robert Morley ( 1978 ) Frederic Forrest ( 1979 ) Joe Pesci ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 2000 Robert Preston ( 1981 ) Mickey Rourke ( 1982 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1983 ) John Malkovich ( 1984 ) John Gielgud ( 1985 ) Dennis Hopper ( 1986 ) Morgan Freeman ( 1987 ) Dean Stockwell ( 1988 ) Beau Bridges ( 1989 ) Bruce Davison ( 1990 ) Harvey Keitel ( 1991 ) Gene Hackman ( 1992 ) Ralph Fiennes ( 1993 ) Martin Landau ( 1994 ) Don Cheadle ( 1995 ) Martin Donovan / Tony Shalhoub ( 1996 ) Burt Reynolds ( 1997 ) Bill Murray ( 1998 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1999 ) Benicio del Toro ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Steve Buscemi ( 2001 ) Christopher Walken ( 2002 ) Peter Sarsgaard ( 2003 ) Thomas Haden Church ( 2004 ) Ed Harris ( 2005 ) Mark Wahlberg ( 2006 ) Casey Affleck ( 2007 ) Eddie Marsan ( 2008 ) Paul Schneider / Christoph Waltz ( 2009 ) Geoffrey Rush ( 2010 ) Albert Brooks ( 2011 ) Matthew McConaughey ( 2012 ) James Franco ( 2013 ) J.K. Simmons ( 2014 ) Mark Rylance ( 2015 ) Mahershala Ali ( 2016 ) Willem Dafoe ( 2017 ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Martin Landau ( 1994 ) Ed Harris ( 1995 ) Cuba Gooding Jr. ( 1996 ) Robin Williams ( 1997 ) Robert Duvall ( 1998 ) Michael Caine ( 1999 ) Albert Finney ( 2000 ) Ian McKellen ( 2001 ) Christopher Walken ( 2002 ) Tim Robbins ( 2003 ) Morgan Freeman ( 2004 ) Paul Giamatti ( 2005 ) Eddie Murphy ( 2006 ) Javier Bardem ( 2007 ) Heath Ledger ( 2008 ) Christoph Waltz ( 2009 ) Christian Bale ( 2010 ) Christopher Plummer ( 2011 ) Tommy Lee Jones ( 2012 ) Jared Leto ( 2013 ) J.K. Simmons ( 2014 ) Idris Elba ( 2015 ) Mahershala Ali ( 2016 ) Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play José Ferrer / Fredric March ( 1947 ) Henry Fonda / Paul Kelly / Basil Rathbone ( 1948 ) Rex Harrison ( 1949 ) Sidney Blackmer ( 1950 ) Claude Rains ( 1951 ) José Ferrer ( 1952 ) Tom Ewell ( 1953 ) David Wayne ( 1954 ) Alfred Lunt ( 1955 ) Paul Muni ( 1956 ) Fredric March ( 1957 ) Ralph Bellamy ( 1958 ) Jason Robards, Jr. ( 1959 ) Melvyn Douglas ( 1960 ) Zero Mostel ( 1961 ) Paul Scofield ( 1962 ) Arthur Hill ( 1963 ) Alec Guinness ( 1964 ) Walter Matthau ( 1965 ) Hal Holbrook ( 1966 ) Paul Rogers ( 1967 ) Martin Balsam ( 1968 ) James Earl Jones ( 1969 ) Fritz Weaver ( 1970 ) Brian Bedford ( 1971 ) Cliff Gorman ( 1972 ) Alan Bates ( 1973 ) Michael Moriarty ( 1974 ) John Kani and Winston Ntshona ( 1975 ) John Wood ( 1976 ) Al Pacino ( 1977 ) Barnard Hughes ( 1978 ) Tom Conti ( 1979 ) John Rubinstein ( 1980 ) Ian McKellen ( 1981 ) Roger Rees ( 1982 ) Harvey Fierstein ( 1983 ) Jeremy Irons ( 1984 ) Derek Jacobi ( 1985 ) Judd Hirsch ( 1986 ) James Earl Jones ( 1987 ) Ron Silver ( 1988 ) Philip Bosco ( 1989 ) Robert Morse ( 1990 ) Nigel Hawthorne ( 1991 ) Judd Hirsch ( 1992 ) Ron Leibman ( 1993 ) Stephen Spinella ( 1994 ) Ralph Fiennes ( 1995 ) George Grizzard ( 1996 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1997 ) Anthony LaPaglia ( 1998 ) Brian Dennehy ( 1999 ) Stephen Dillane ( 2000 ) Richard Easton ( 2001 ) Alan Bates ( 2002 ) Brian Dennehy ( 2003 ) Jefferson Mays ( 2004 ) Bill Irwin ( 2005 ) Richard Griffiths ( 2006 ) Frank Langella ( 2007 ) Mark Rylance ( 2008 ) Geoffrey Rush ( 2009 ) Denzel Washington ( 2010 ) Mark Rylance ( 2011 ) James Corden ( 2012 ) Tracy Letts ( 2013 ) Bryan Cranston ( 2014 ) Alex Sharp ( 2015 ) Frank Langella ( 2016 ) Kevin Kline ( 2017 ) Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical 1948 -- 1975 Paul Hartman ( 1948 ) Ray Bolger ( 1949 ) Ezio Pinza ( 1950 ) Robert Alda ( 1951 ) Phil Silvers ( 1952 ) Thomas Mitchell ( 1953 ) Alfred Drake ( 1954 ) Walter Slezak ( 1955 ) Ray Walston ( 1956 ) Rex Harrison ( 1957 ) Robert Preston ( 1958 ) Richard Kiley ( 1959 ) Jackie Gleason ( 1960 ) Richard Burton ( 1961 ) Robert Morse ( 1962 ) Zero Mostel ( 1963 ) Bert Lahr ( 1964 ) Zero Mostel ( 1965 ) Richard Kiley ( 1966 ) Robert Preston ( 1967 ) Robert Goulet ( 1968 ) Jerry Orbach ( 1969 ) Cleavon Little ( 1970 ) Hal Linden ( 1971 ) Phil Silvers ( 1972 ) Ben Vereen ( 1973 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1974 ) John Cullum ( 1975 ) 1976 -- 2000 George Rose ( 1976 ) Barry Bostwick ( 1977 ) John Cullum ( 1978 ) Len Cariou ( 1979 ) Jim Dale ( 1980 ) Kevin Kline ( 1981 ) Ben Harney ( 1982 ) Tommy Tune ( 1983 ) George Hearn ( 1984 ) No award ( 1985 ) George Rose ( 1986 ) Robert Lindsay ( 1987 ) Michael Crawford ( 1988 ) Jason Alexander ( 1989 ) James Naughton ( 1990 ) Jonathan Pryce ( 1991 ) Gregory Hines ( 1992 ) Brent Carver ( 1993 ) Boyd Gaines ( 1994 ) Matthew Broderick ( 1995 ) Nathan Lane ( 1996 ) James Naughton ( 1997 ) Alan Cumming ( 1998 ) Martin Short ( 1999 ) Brian Stokes Mitchell ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Nathan Lane ( 2001 ) John Lithgow ( 2002 ) Harvey Fierstein ( 2003 ) Hugh Jackman ( 2004 ) Norbert Leo Butz ( 2005 ) John Lloyd Young ( 2006 ) David Hyde Pierce ( 2007 ) Paulo Szot ( 2008 ) David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish ( 2009 ) Douglas Hodge ( 2010 ) Norbert Leo Butz ( 2011 ) Steve Kazee ( 2012 ) Billy Porter ( 2013 ) Neil Patrick Harris ( 2014 ) Michael Cerveris ( 2015 ) Leslie Odom Jr. ( 2016 ) Ben Platt ( 2017 ) Triple Crown of Acting winners Jack Albertson Anne Bancroft Ingrid Bergman Shirley Booth Ellen Burstyn Viola Davis Melvyn Douglas Helen Hayes Jeremy Irons Jessica Lange Frances McDormand Helen Mirren Thomas Mitchell Rita Moreno Al Pacino Christopher Plummer Vanessa Redgrave Jason Robards Geoffrey Rush Paul Scofield Maggie Smith Maureen Stapleton Jessica Tandy VIAF : 34644274 LCCN : n81017250 ISNI : 0000 0001 1441 4528 GND : 128587547 SUDOC : 069164770 BNF : cb13898561b ( data ) MusicBrainz : c0e9f10f - 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Question: who played the captain in the sound of music
Answer: Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer