O'Toole was once again nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Maurice in the 2006 film Venus, directed by Roger Michell, his eighth such nomination. He was in One Night with the King (2007) and co-starred in the Pixar animated film Ratatouille (2007), an animated film about a rat with dreams of becoming the greatest chef in Paris, as Anton Ego, a food critic. He had a small role in Stardust (2007). He also appeared in the second season of Showtime's drama series The Tudors (2008), portraying Pope Paul III, who excommunicates King Henry VIII from the church; an act which leads to a showdown between the two men in seven of the ten episodes. Also in 2008, he starred alongside Jeremy Northam and Sam Neill in the New Zealand/British film Dean Spanley, based on an Alan Sharp adaptation of Irish author Lord Dunsany's short novel, My Talks with Dean Spanley.
o'toole was once again nominated for the best actor academy award for his portrayal of maurice in the 2006 film venus directed by roger michell his eighth such nomination he was in one night with the king (2007) and co-starred in the pixar animated film ratatouille (2007) an animated film about a rat with dreams of becoming the greatest chef in paris as anton ego a food critic he had a small role in stardust (2007) he also appeared in the second season of showtime's drama series the tudors (2008) portraying pope paul iii who excommunicates king henry viii from the church; an act which leads to a showdown between the two men in seven of the ten episodes also in 2008 he starred alongside jeremy northam and sam neill in the new zealand/british film dean spanley based on an alan sharp adaptation of irish author lord dunsany's short novel my talks with dean spanley