Christopher Plummer continues march to Oscar by winning Online Critics Assn prize for “Beginners”

Christopher Plummer continues to solidify his status as front-runner to win the Academy Award for best supporting actor with the Online Critics Association awarding the veteran actor its prize for his performance in Beginners.

Plummer has been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and an Independent Spirit Award for his role as a gay man coming out late in life after the death of his wife.

He’s already won the prizes from the National Board of Review, Toronto Film Critics Association, Hollywood Film Festival, Southeastern Film Critics Association and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Other Online Critics Association Award winners were: Michael Fassbender, best actor for Shame; Tilda Swinton, best actress for We Need to Talk About Kevin; Jessica Chastain, best supporting actress for The Tree of Life.

The Tree of Life dominated with wins for best picture, best director (Terrence Malick), best ediing and best cinematography.