This year and his 80 years, Maggie Smith to seek her seventh Oscar nomination give him options to what would be his third statuette with 'The Lady in the Van'.
The British actress not only has two Hollywood Academy Awards, but her windows are packed with countless accolades, including three Golden Globes, seven Bafta Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. a track record that could increase this year with this new film.
In 'The Lady in the Van', Maggie Smith plays Miss Shepherd, an elderly homeless woman who decided to park her van on a sidewalk and lived in it for 15 years, a true story of the craziest that is captured in this fun film.
The Oscar winner for 'Iris, Jim Broadbent, recently seen in films like 'Le Week-End', Dominic Cooper, star of 'Summer in February' ('Summer in February') and James Corden, coming soon to 'Kill Your Friends, among others, accompany the veteran leading actress.
The direction is handled by Nicholas Hytner, who brought us two decades ago the Oscar-winning film and nominated for three others' The Madness of King George '(' The Madness of King George ') and from which we have subsequently seen films such as' The Crucible' (' The Crucible ') or' Much more than friends' ('The Object of my Affection').