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 ? "
84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
Christopher Plummer