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=== 2010β2023: ''The Hunger Games'' and final roles === [[File:Olympic flag carried into BC Place at 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Several notable Canadians, including Sutherland (right front), carrying the Olympic flag at the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony]] in Vancouver|upright=1.3]] Sutherland provided [[voice-overs]] and narration during the intro of the first semifinal of [[Eurovision Song Contest 2009]], and the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver]], and was also one of the Olympic flag bearers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/legendary-actor-donald-sutherland-olympic-flagbearer-2010-dies-88|title=Legendary actor Donald Sutherland, Olympic flagbearer in 2010, dies at 88|publisher=Olympics|access-date=21 June 2024|archive-date=22 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622050305/https://olympics.com/en/news/legendary-actor-donald-sutherland-olympic-flagbearer-2010-dies-88|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also the narrator of [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]'s "I Believe" television ads in the lead-up to the Games.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cwjaAgAAQBAJ&dq=donald+sutherland+I+Believe+olympics&pg=PA150|title=Feeling Canadian: Television, Nationalism, and Affect|date=12 April 2011 |publisher=Google Docs|isbn=978-1-55458-308-9 |access-date=21 June 2024|archive-date=22 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622050317/https://books.google.com/books?id=cwjaAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA150&lpg=PA150&dq=donald+sutherland+I+Believe+olympics&source=bl&ots=TBU2awou4X&sig=ACfU3U2QM_JknhTbvLVsNZ2DLJI38-t0QA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSoJemz-2GAxV4hIkEHRSZAN8Q6AF6BAglEAM#v=onepage&q=donald%20sutherland%20I%20Believe%20olympics&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, he starred alongside an ensemble cast in a [[The Pillars of the Earth (miniseries)|TV adaptation]] of [[Ken Follett]]'s novel ''[[The Pillars of the Earth]]'' (2010) acting alongside [[Ian McShane]], [[Matthew Macfadyen]], [[Rufus Sewell]], [[Hayley Atwell]], and [[Eddie Redmayne]].<ref name="g&m-Pillars of the Earth">{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Gayle |title=Old and young in Pillars of the Earth |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/old-and-young-in-pillars-of-the-earth/article1387542/ |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=21 July 2010 |language=en-CA |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620184824/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/old-and-young-in-pillars-of-the-earth/article1387542/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year he acted in several films including the crime thriller ''[[The Mechanic (2011 film)|The Mechanic]]'', the historical epic ''[[The Eagle (2011 film)|The Eagle]]'', and the comedy ''[[Horrible Bosses]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/donald_sutherland|title= Donald Sutherland|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date= 22 June 2024|archive-date= 18 April 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240418224301/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/donald_sutherland|url-status= live}}</ref> He also played a priest in the [[Moby Dick (2011 miniseries)|2011 miniseries adaptation]] of the [[Herman Melville]] novel ''[[Moby-Dick]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/arts/television/william-hurt-in-moby-dick-on-encore-review.html|title= Ahab Has a Wife and a Heart. Oh, and a Whale|work= The New York Times|date= 31 July 2011|access-date= 22 June 2024|archive-date= 8 November 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211108182702/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/arts/television/william-hurt-in-moby-dick-on-encore-review.html|url-status= live|last1= Stanley|first1= Alessandra}}</ref> Beginning in 2012, Sutherland portrayed [[List of The Hunger Games characters#Coriolanus Snow|President]] [[Coriolanus Snow]], the main [[antagonist]] of ''[[The Hunger Games (film series)|The Hunger Games]]'' film franchise, in ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]'' (2012), ''[[The Hunger Games: Catching Fire]]'' (2013), ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay β Part 1]]'' (2014), and ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay β Part 2|Part 2]]'' (2015). His role was well-received by fans and critics.<ref name=wapo/> In 2012 he played [[Captain Flint]] in the British series ''[[Treasure Island (2012 TV series)|Treasure Island]]'', an adaptation of the [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] [[Treasure Island (2012 TV series)|1883 novel of the same name]] acting opposite [[Eddie Izzard]] and [[Elijah Wood]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/eddie-izzard-elijah-wood-donald-sutherland-cast-in-syfys-treasure-island-com-175838|title= Eddie Izzard, Elijah Wood, Donald Sutherland Cast in Syfy's "Treasure Island"|website= Playbill|access-date= 22 June 2024|archive-date= 19 October 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211019194024/https://www.playbill.com/article/eddie-izzard-elijah-wood-donald-sutherland-cast-in-syfys-treasure-island-com-175838|url-status= live}}</ref> [[File:Donald Sutherland - Monte-Carlo Television Festival.jpg|thumb|Sutherland at the 2013 [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival]]|right|upright]] On 26 March 2012, he was a guest on the ''[[Opie and Anthony]]'' radio show where he mentioned he had been offered the lead roles in ''[[Deliverance]]'' and ''[[Straw Dogs (1971 film)|Straw Dogs]]'', although turned down both offers because he did not want to appear in violent films at the time.<ref name=iw>{{cite news|last=Lyttleton|first=Oliver|title=5 Things You Might Not Know About 'Deliverance,' Released 40 Years Ago Today|date=30 July 2012|work=[[IndieWire]]|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2012/07/5-things-you-might-not-know-about-deliverance-released-40-years-ago-today-251460/|access-date=28 September 2017|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928150843/http://www.indiewire.com/2012/07/5-things-you-might-not-know-about-deliverance-released-40-years-ago-today-251460/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=straw>{{cite book|first=David|last=Weddle|author-link=David Weddle|title=If They Move...Kill 'Em!|publisher=[[Grove Press]]|location=New York City|date=1994|isbn=0-8021-3776-8}}</ref> The role in ''Deliverance'' went to [[Jon Voight]] and the role in ''Straw Dogs'' to [[Dustin Hoffman]], and both films enjoyed critical and box office success.<ref name=iw/><ref name=straw/> After declining these violent roles, he quipped: "And then I played a [[fascism|fascist]]" in ''[[1900 (film)|1900]]'' by [[Bernardo Bertolucci]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/1900-1977|title=1900|first=Roger|last=Ebert|authorlink=Roger Ebert|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|date=1 January 1977|access-date=21 June 2024|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101160644/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/1900-1977|url-status=live}}</ref> Sutherland appeared in the European police procedural ''[[Crossing Lines]]'', which premiered on 23 June 2013, on the US [[NBC]] network.<ref name=nabs>{{cite web | last=Meza | first=Ed | title=NBC Nabs 'Crossing Lines' | website=Variety | date=20 March 2013 | url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/global/nbc-nabs-crossing-lines-1200326311/ | access-date=21 June 2024 | archive-date=16 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216213233/https://variety.com/2013/tv/global/nbc-nabs-crossing-lines-1200326311/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Sutherland, who played the Chief Prosecutor for the [[International Criminal Court]] named Michel Dorn, was one of only two actors to appear in all episodes across three seasons from 2013 to 2015.<ref name=nabs/> In 2016, he was a member of the main competition jury of the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-film-festival-unveils-jury-869908 |title=Cannes Film Festival Unveils Full Jury |date=25 April 2016 |access-date=25 April 2016 |author=Rhonda Richford |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426101859/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-film-festival-unveils-jury-869908 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 6 September 2017, it was announced that Sutherland, along with three other recipients, would receive an [[Academy Honorary Award|Honorary Oscar]] from the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] "for a lifetime of indelible characters, rendered with unwavering truthfulness". At the ceremony, he was honored by [[Jennifer Lawrence]], [[Colin Farrell]], and [[Whoopi Goldberg]]. This was Sutherland's only [[Academy Award]] in his then six decade long film career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/business/media/burnett-sutherland-honorary-oscars.html|title=Charles Burnett and Donald Sutherland Among 4 to Receive Honorary Oscars|newspaper=The New York Times|date=6 September 2017|last1=Barnes|first1=Brooks|access-date=7 September 2017|archive-date=7 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907085343/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/business/media/burnett-sutherland-honorary-oscars.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Sutherland starred opposite [[Helen Mirren]] playing an elderly married couple in the comedy-drama ''[[The Leisure Seeker]]'' (2017) based on the [[The Leisure Seeker (novel)|2009 novel of the same name]] by [[Michael Zadoorian]]. The film premiered at the [[Venice International Film Festival]]. Deborah Young of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote, "Sutherland's dignified but memory-robbed English prof often rings true through a veil of gentle humor".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/leisure-seeker-review-1034861/|title= 'The Leisure Seeker': Film Review Venice 2017|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= 3 September 2017|access-date= 22 June 2024|archive-date= 18 October 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231018162411/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/leisure-seeker-review-1034861/|url-status= live}}</ref> That year he also took a supporting role in the romantic comedy ''[[Basmati Blues]]'' starring [[Brie Larson]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/basmati-blues-how-it-got-made.html|title= The Inside Story of How and Why Basmati Blues Got Made|website= Vulture|date= 9 February 2018|access-date= 22 June 2024|archive-date= 12 February 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180212112736/http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/basmati-blues-how-it-got-made.html|url-status= live}}</ref> In 2018, Sutherland portrayed an oil tycoon [[J. Paul Getty]] in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] a historical drama series ''[[Trust (American TV series)|Trust]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wollaston |first=Sam |date=12 September 2018 |title=Trust review: Danny Boyle's Getty drama looks lavish but lacks depth |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/12/trust-review-john-paul-getty-iii-abduction-drama-danny-boyle |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620184847/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/12/trust-review-john-paul-getty-iii-abduction-drama-danny-boyle |url-status=live }}</ref> Kristen Baldwin of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote, "Sutherland does a typically excellent job conveying J. Paul Getty's stern disappointment in his feckless progeny".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/tv/2018/03/21/trust-fx-ew-review/|title= FX's Trust is a flashy, fickle kidnapping drama: EW review|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date= 22 June 2024|archive-date= 23 March 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230323001321/https://ew.com/tv/2018/03/21/trust-fx-ew-review/|url-status= live}}</ref> The following year he acted in the [[James Gray (director)|James Gray]] directed science fiction drama ''[[Ad Astra (film)|Ad Astra]]'' and the crime thriller ''[[The Burnt Orange Heresy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_burnt_orange_heresy|title= The Burnt Orange Hersey|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= 5 July 2024|archive-date= 6 October 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201006225844/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_burnt_orange_heresy|url-status= live}}</ref> In 2020, he appeared in the [[HBO]] limited series ''[[The Undoing]]'' (2020) alongside [[Hugh Grant]] and [[Nicole Kidman]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=18 January 2021 |title='Ozark,' 'The Crown' and Netflix Lead 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards TV Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ozark-the-crown-schitts-creek-26th-annual-critics-choice-awards-tv-nominations-2021-1234887254/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=18 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118230541/https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ozark-the-crown-schitts-creek-26th-annual-critics-choice-awards-tv-nominations-2021-1234887254/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=28 November 2018 |title=Donald Sutherland To Star In HBO Limited Series 'The Undoing' |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/donald-sutherland-star-hbo-limited-series-the-undoing-nicole-kidman-hugh-grant-1202510446/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=29 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129135053/https://deadline.com/2018/11/donald-sutherland-star-hbo-limited-series-the-undoing-nicole-kidman-hugh-grant-1202510446/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For his performance he received the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/critics-choice-awards-2021-complete-winners-list-1234708683/ |title=Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees β Complete Winners List |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=7 March 2021 |access-date=22 June 2024 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503112622/https://deadline.com/2021/03/critics-choice-awards-2021-complete-winners-list-1234708683/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sutherland took the role of Mr. Harrigan in the 2022 [[Netflix]] film ''[[Mr. Harrigan's Phone]]'' written and directed by [[John Lee Hancock]], based on the novella of the same name from the book ''[[If It Bleeds]]'' by [[Stephen King]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/mr-harrigans-phone-donald-sutherland-jaeden-martell-to-star-in-netflix-blumhouse-movie-blumfest-1234848145/ | title='Mr. Harrigan's Phone': Donald Sutherland & Jaeden Martell To Star In Netflix Blumhouse Movie β BlumFest | author=Anthony D'Alessandro | date=1 October 2021 | website=Deadline | access-date=25 September 2022 | archive-date=7 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007152954/https://deadline.com/2021/10/mr-harrigans-phone-donald-sutherland-jaeden-martell-to-star-in-netflix-blumhouse-movie-blumfest-1234848145/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, he took the role of Isaac C. Parker in the series ''[[Lawmen: Bass Reeves]]'' on [[Paramount+]].<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"|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= 20 June 2024|access-date= 22 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>
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