Did you know that Christopher Plummer held the record for the oldest Oscar-winning performance for ten years before Anthony Hopkins wowed in The Father?

 Did you know that Anthony Hopkins was (83) —when he won a Oscar for ‘The Father’ in (2020)?

Did you know that he Father is one of the most heart-wrenching and empathetic portrayals of mental illness ever?

Did you know that in 2021, Anthony Hopkins became the oldest person to ever win an acting Oscar for his devastating performance as an elderly man struggling with dementia?

Did you know that Director Florian Zeller and his brilliant cast (including Olivia Coleman and Imogen Poots) thoughtfully relay the agonizing misperceptions one must suffer through when afflicted with such a vicious disorder?  It’s a movie that gaslights the viewers to put them in the protagonist's mindset.

Did you know that movie critics believed that Hopkins' role in The Father is easily one of his best performances to win an Academy Award; even his iconic enactment of the villainous Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs can’t live up to his masterclass in confusion and distress here?

Did you know that Christopher Plummer won a Oscar at (82) for ‘Beginners’ in (2010)?

Did you know that Christopher Plummer held the record for the oldest Oscar-winning performance for ten years before Anthony Hopkins wowed in The Father? 

Did you know that in comparison to The Father, Beginners is a feel-good romp maintaining that it’s never too late for you to be true to yourself?

Did you know that Plummer plays Hal, a septuagenarian who comes out of the closet five years before his death, which rekindles his passion for life?

Did you know that Plummer shines in a fantastic performance with his joyous attitude, frantically racing to live a life’s worth of freedom in a few years, won’t fail to warm your heart.

Did you know that Plummer’s smile and the twinkle in his eyes sell the whole movie even though he’s not technically the main character, his performance is what vividly remains in your memory long after you’ve seen it?

Did you know that Jessica Tandy won an Oscar at (80) for Driving Miss Daisy’ in (1989)?

Did you know that Driving Miss Daisy was one of the most controversial best picture winners ever, that looked at race relations in the American south?

 Did you know that critics were upset that Do the Right Thing wasn’t even nominated, and Driving Miss Daisy was accused of pandering to white Oscar voters instead of challenging prejudice? 

Did you know that George Burns won a Oscar at (80) for his role in the ‘The Sunshine Boys’ in (1975)?

Did you know that The Sunshine Boy was George Burns first movie made in over 30 years?

Did you know that The Sunshine Boys stars Burns and Walter Matthau was a famous vaudeville duo who ruled the comedy landscape for 47 years, Now, 11 years after they unceremoniously broke up, they come together for one last show?

Did you know that Melvyn Douglas won a Oscar at (79) for his role in ‘Being There’ in (1979)?

Did you know that Being There earned actor Melvyn Douglas his second Academy Award?

Did you know that Douglas became the second-oldest winning actor with this win in 1980, when he beat fellow nominee, 8-year-old Justin Henry (for Kramer vs. Kramer), the youngest Oscar nominee of all time?

Did you know that John Gielgud won a Oscar at (77) for ‘Arthur’ in (1981)?

Did you know that John Gielgud was just shy of his 78th birthday when he won the 1981 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the comedy classic Arthur, starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli?

Did you know that ten years after winning for Arthur, he won a Grammy, making him only the fourth person in history to achieve an EGOT, known as the “the grand slam” of entertainment (an EGOT is an individual who wins an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award)?

Did you know that Don Ameche won an Oscar at (77) for his role in Cocoon' in (1985)?

Did you know that Peggy Ashcroft won a Oscar at (77) for her role in a — 'A Passage to India' in (1984)?

Did you know that Ashcroft won her Supporting Actress Oscar in 1985 and remains the oldest woman to win the award?

Did you know that Henry Fonda (76) & Katharine Hepburn (74) both won Oscars for their performance ‘On Golden Pond’ in (1981)?

Did you know that on Golden Pond is an adaptation of the stage production of the same name, starring legendary stars Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn as a retired couple vacationing at their lake house for the Summer?

 

 Did you know that On Golden Pond is a rare feature where both leads won an Oscar for their role? 

Did you know that Christopher Plummer held the record for the oldest Oscar-winning performance for ten years before Anthony Hopkins wowed in The Father? 

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