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But this is not what happened.
(Though it did not end with an Oscar nomination.)
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Enter Plummer, who has spent decades telling people thatThe Sound of Musicis bad.
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(After all, the movie belongs to Sean Connery and Michael Caine as the scheming former soldiers.)
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Malcolm X(1992)
Oh, did you forget hes inMalcolm X?
Plummer is delectably clueless as Malcolm interrogates him about the race of Jesus, and the disciples.
Plummers career had hit a little bit of a wall when Spike Lee cast him.
you’re able to see clearly here the next act is coming.
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Wallace was a shameless showboat, and Plummer honors the diva-ish aspect of his character with real brio.
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Hes such a great bad guy that Pixar had trouble figuring out a fitting send-off.
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Actors often win their Oscar for the wrong roles.
His Best Supporting Actor win was not one of those cases.
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The Academy saw past that, though, giving Plummer his final Oscar nomination.
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He definitely closed the book with a flourish.
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