Christopher Plummer has spoken about replacing disgraced Kevin Spacey in All The Money In The World at the eleventh hour.

The 87-year-old star is nominated for best supporting actor at the Oscars tonight for his role as J. Paul Getty.

Following Spacey's fall from grace after sexual harassment allegations were made against him , Plummer stepped in to re-film his scenes at the last minute.

Director Sir Ridley Scott decided to dump all the footage he had already shot of the House of Cards actor, virtually erasing him from the project.

Christopher Plummer has been given an Oscars nod for his role as J Paul Getty
The veteran actor took over the role after Kevin Spacey was involved in allegations of sexual harassment

Plummer took over the role of the late oil tycoon after Spacey had reportedly filmed two weeks' worth of scenes as, while co-stars Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams were called in for 10 days of re-shoots for their respective scenes.

Arriving on the red carpet, Plummer told US network ABC: "In the theatre, this happens all the time, I've spent my life on stage so it's not a strange coincidence to replace someone and only have nine days to get ready, it was like old times.

The actor, 87, stepped in at the eleventh hour

"Sometimes it's great to have that little space, you don't talk about it, you don't indulge yourself, there's no time, you give a more accurate and hopefully more vulnerable performance."

The actor won in 2012 for Beginners

The actor, who won in 2012 for Beginners, said of returning to the ceremony: "It's always different because times change all the time.

"Now there are so many young people, all my old friends are dead, they have either drunk themselves to death or they have naturally popped off the vine, so I don't know all the young actors."