Editing Donald Sutherland (section)

== Artistry and legacy ==
Throughout his life, multiple sources have considered Sutherland as being one of the greatest actors to have never been nominated for an Academy Award.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singler|first=Leigh|date=19 February 2009|title=Oscars: the best actors never to have been nominated|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/feb/19/best-actors-never-nominated-for-oscars|access-date=6 June 2013|archive-date=17 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117200738/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/feb/19/best-actors-never-nominated-for-oscars|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kiang|first=Jessica|date=1 January 2016|title=30 Great Actors Who've Never Been Oscar Nominated|work=Indiewire|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-date=15 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015124743/https://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Robey|first=Tim|date=1 February 2016|title=20 great actors who've never been nominated for an Oscar|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/what-to-watch/oscars-best-actors-never-nominated/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/what-to-watch/oscars-best-actors-never-nominated/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=6 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He was given the [[Academy Honorary Award]] during the [[90th Academy Awards]] in 2017.<ref name="Honors">{{cite web|date=6 September 2017|title=The Academy to honor Charles Burnett, Owen Roizman, Donald Sutherland and Agnès Varda with Oscars at 2017 Governors Awards|url=http://www.oscars.org/news/academy-honor-charles-burnett-owen-roizman-donald-sutherland-and-agnes-varda-oscars-2017|access-date=10 July 2018|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|archive-date=2 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202200636/https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-honor-charles-burnett-owen-roizman-donald-sutherland-and-agnes-varda-oscars-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, Sutherland told [[The Canadian Press]] that he had not spent much time reflecting on the legacy of his career, stating "You know, it's over or very nearly over, so I guess I got to get down to thinking about it." [[Viking Canada]] is set to publish his memoir, ''Made Up, But Still True'', in November 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canadian acting legend Donald Sutherland dies at 88, son Kiefer says |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/canadian-acting-legend-donald-sutherland-dies-at-88-son-kiefer-says-1.6934568 |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=[[CTV News]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=20 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621141555/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/canadian-acting-legend-donald-sutherland-dies-at-88-son-kiefer-says-1.6934568 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following his death, the City of Saint John, his birthplace and childhood residence, opened a [[condolence book]] signing to the public.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Nick |title=Saint John, N.B., takes steps to remember hometown star Donald Sutherland |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/saint-john-n-b-takes-steps-to-remember-hometown-star-donald-sutherland-1.6936429 |access-date=22 June 2024 |work=[[CTV Atlantic]] |date=21 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=22 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622050311/https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/saint-john-n-b-takes-steps-to-remember-hometown-star-donald-sutherland-1.6936429 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| source = —Alissa Wilkinson, ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/movies/donald-sutherland-movies.html#:~:text=He%20didn't%20disappear%20into,the%20result%20was%20something%20unforgettable.|title= Donald Sutherland Didn't Disappear Into Roles, and That Was a Good Thing|work= The New York Times|accessdate= June 21, 2024|archive-date= 22 June 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240622050301/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/movies/donald-sutherland-movies.html#:~:text=He%20didn't%20disappear%20into,the%20result%20was%20something%20unforgettable.|url-status= live|last1= Wilkinson|first1= Alissa|date= 20 June 2024}}</ref>
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[[Helen Mirren]] named Sutherland as "one of the smartest actors I ever worked with. He had a wonderful enquiring brain and a great knowledge of a wide variety of subjects. He combined this great intelligence with a deep sensitivity, and with seriousness about his profession as an actor. This all made him into the legend of film that he became."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/donald-sutherland-dead-hollywood-tribute-1235928033/|title=Kiefer Sutherland, Edgar Wright, Helen Mirren Remember Donald Sutherland: "One of the Most Important Actors in the History of Film"|work=THR|access-date=20 June 2024|archive-date=21 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621141544/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/donald-sutherland-dead-hollywood-tribute-1235928033/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[David Oyelowo]], who worked with Sutherland on what became his final performance in ''[[Lawmen: Bass Reeves]],'' stated that "Given the iconic status he rightly achieved, having a front row seat to Donald Sutherland's last onscreen performance was both a privilege and clear evidence to me of his deep passion for the craft of acting. The glint in his eye was that of an inquisitive, hungry artist still on the hunt for the truth. Seeing that glint, up close, in the eyes of a legend was something to behold."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/david-oyelowo-donald-sutherland-dead-reaction-bass-reeves-1235979525/ |title=David Oyelowo Remembers 'Bass Reeves' Co-Star Donald Sutherland As "Inquisitive, Hungry Artist Still On The Hunt For The Truth" |date=20 June 2024 |access-date=20 June 2024 |archive-date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621141956/https://deadline.com/2024/06/david-oyelowo-donald-sutherland-dead-reaction-bass-reeves-1235979525/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jane Fonda]], who worked with Sutherland on the 1971 film ''Klute'', wrote: "Donald was a brilliant actor and a complex man who shared quite a few adventures with me, such as the ''[[FTA Show]]'', an anti-Vietnam war tour that performed for 60,000 active duty soldiers, sailors, and marines in Hawaii, Okinawa, the Philippines, and Japan in 1971. I am heartbroken."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/jane-fonda-donald-sutherland-death-klute-co-star-1235979654/ |title=Jane Fonda On The Passing Of Donald Sutherland: "I Am Heartbroken" |date=20 June 2024 |access-date=20 June 2024 |archive-date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621141957/https://deadline.com/2024/06/jane-fonda-donald-sutherland-death-klute-co-star-1235979654/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Sutherland's [[BBC]] obituary says that the "late Donald Sutherland cast a literal and figurative shadow over his industry for almost 50 years".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52070783|title=Obituary: Donald Sutherland|work=BBC|access-date=20 June 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620184822/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52070783|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s [[Peter Bradshaw]] wrote that "Sutherland was an utterly unique actor and irreplaceable star" and "was an aristocrat of screen actors".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/20/donald-sutherland-filmography|title=Donald Sutherland was an irreplaceable aristocrat of cinema|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Peter Bradshaw|access-date=21 June 2024|archive-date=21 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621142112/https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/20/donald-sutherland-filmography|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s [[Owen Gleiberman]] wrote that "in 1970, Donald Sutherland ... was the coolest movie star on the planet. The moment I saw him in "MASH," I knew he was the person I wanted to be, the same way that I wanted to be [[Mick Jagger]] or [[Steve McQueen]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Remembering Donald Sutherland: From Cool in 'MASH' to Sexy in 'Don't Look Now' to Tragic in 'Ordinary People,' He Was a Chameleon, and the Most Human of Movie Stars|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/columns/donald-sutherland-tribute-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-mash-1236043841/|author=Owen Gleiberman|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=20 June 2024 |access-date=21 June 2024|archive-date=21 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621142120/https://variety.com/2024/film/columns/donald-sutherland-tribute-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-mash-1236043841/|url-status=live}}</ref> Canadian Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] stated, "He was a man with a strong presence, a brilliance in his craft, and truly a great Canadian artist and he will be deeply missed."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iorizzo |first=Ellie |date=21 June 2024 |title=PM Justin Trudeau remembers 'truly great Canadian artist' Donald Sutherland |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/pm-justin-trudeau-remembers-truly-great-canadian-artist-donald-sutherland/ar-BB1oBn1p |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622050310/https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/pm-justin-trudeau-remembers-truly-great-canadian-artist-donald-sutherland/ar-BB1oBn1p |archive-date=22 June 2024 |access-date=21 June 2024 |website=www.msn.com |publisher=The Irish News (US)}}</ref>