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Christopher Plummer to Receive Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Modern Master Award

Christopher Plummer
(© David Gordon)
Christopher Plummer
(© David Gordon)

Christopher Plummer will be honored with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Modern Master Award in a tribute to be held on January 28.

Plummer’s stage credits include Tony Award winning performances in Cyrano and Barrymore and he won the Evening Standard Award for the London production of Becket. Among his recent Broadway appearances are Inherit the Wind and King Lear.

The actor’s film and television credits include The Sound of Music, The Man Who Would Be King, and A Beautiful Mind, as well as his Academy Award nominated turn in The Last Station. In addition he is nominated for Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance in Beginners. He will also be seen in the forthcoming The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.