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	Rickman again appeared as [[Severus Snape]] in the final instalment in the ''Harry Potter'' series, ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' (2011). Throughout the series, his portrayal of Snape garnered widespread critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Singh\|first=Anita\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8622336/Daniel-Radcliffe-Alan-Rickman-deserves-Oscar-nomination-for-Severus-Snape.html\|title=Daniel Radcliffe: Alan Rickman deserves Oscar nomination for Severus Snape\|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=7 July 2011\|access-date=10 October 2013\|location=London\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402073207/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8622336/Daniel-Radcliffe-Alan-Rickman-deserves-Oscar-nomination-for-Severus-Snape.html\|archive-date=2 April 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the <!-- No definite article. -->''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said Rickman "as always, makes the most lasting impression",<ref name="DH2-LATimes">{{cite news\|url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter-20110714,0,4612921.story\|title=Movie review: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2'\|last=Turan\|first=Kenneth\|author-link=Kenneth Turan\|date=13 July 2011\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|access-date=13 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812112617/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter-20110714,0,4612921.story\|archive-date=12 August 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine called Rickman "sublime at giving us a glimpse at last into the secret nurturing heart that{{nbsp}}... Snape masks with a sneer."<ref name="DH2-RS">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-20110713\|title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2\|last=Travers\|first=Peter\|author-link=Peter Travers\|date=13 July 2011\|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]\|access-date=13 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914075846/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-20110713\|archive-date=14 September 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> Media coverage characterised Rickman's performance as worthy of nomination for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name=Oscar>{{cite news\|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/09/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-for-your-consideration-oscars-ad-launched/\|title='Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' For Your Consideration Oscars Ad Launched\|last=Schwartz\|first=Terri\|date=9 November 2011\|publisher=[[MTV]]\|access-date=10 November 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111095507/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/09/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-for-your-consideration-oscars-ad-launched/\|archive-date=11 November 2011\|url-status=live}}{{indent\|3}}{{cite news\|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/harry-potter-alan-rickman-destined-oscar-nomination-645823\|title=Harry Potter: Alan Rickman Destined for Oscar Nomination?\|last=Lukac\|first=Michael\|date=15 July 2011\|newspaper=[[International Business Times]]\|access-date=7 October 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162417/http://www.ibtimes.com/harry-potter-alan-rickman-destined-oscar-nomination-645823\|archive-date=9 October 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> His last appearance as Snape saw him receive award nominations in 2011, including at the [[38th Saturn Awards\|Saturn Awards]] and the [[2011 Scream Awards\|Scream Awards]].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Boucher \|first=Geoff \|date=7 September 2011 \|title='Harry Potter,' 'X-Men: First Class' lead Scream Awards \|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/07/harry-potter-x-men-first-class-lead-scream-awards/#/0 \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|access-date=7 September 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013115504/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/07/harry-potter-x-men-first-class-lead-scream-awards/#/0 \|archive-date=13 October 2012 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Rickman again appeared as [[Severus Snape]] in the final instalment in the ''Harry Potter'' series, ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' (2011). Throughout the series, his portrayal of Snape garnered widespread critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Singh\|first=Anita\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8622336/Daniel-Radcliffe-Alan-Rickman-deserves-Oscar-nomination-for-Severus-Snape.html\|title=Daniel Radcliffe: Alan Rickman deserves Oscar nomination for Severus Snape\|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=7 July 2011\|access-date=10 October 2013\|location=London\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402073207/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8622336/Daniel-Radcliffe-Alan-Rickman-deserves-Oscar-nomination-for-Severus-Snape.html\|archive-date=2 April 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the <!-- No definite article. -->''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said Rickman "as always, makes the most lasting impression",<ref name="DH2-LATimes">{{cite news\|url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter-20110714,0,4612921.story\|title=Movie review: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2'\|last=Turan\|first=Kenneth\|author-link=Kenneth Turan\|date=13 July 2011\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|access-date=13 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812112617/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter-20110714,0,4612921.story\|archive-date=12 August 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine called Rickman "sublime at giving us a glimpse at last into the secret nurturing heart that{{nbsp}}... Snape masks with a sneer."<ref name="DH2-RS">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-20110713\|title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2\|last=Travers\|first=Peter\|author-link=Peter Travers\|date=13 July 2011\|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]\|access-date=13 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914075846/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-20110713\|archive-date=14 September 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> Media coverage characterised Rickman's performance as worthy of nomination for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name=Oscar>{{cite news\|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/09/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-for-your-consideration-oscars-ad-launched/\|title='Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' For Your Consideration Oscars Ad Launched\|last=Schwartz\|first=Terri\|date=9 November 2011\|publisher=[[MTV]]\|access-date=10 November 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111095507/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/09/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-for-your-consideration-oscars-ad-launched/\|archive-date=11 November 2011\|url-status=live}}{{indent\|3}}{{cite news\|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/harry-potter-alan-rickman-destined-oscar-nomination-645823\|title=Harry Potter: Alan Rickman Destined for Oscar Nomination?\|last=Lukac\|first=Michael\|date=15 July 2011\|newspaper=[[International Business Times]]\|access-date=7 October 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162417/http://www.ibtimes.com/harry-potter-alan-rickman-destined-oscar-nomination-645823\|archive-date=9 October 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> His last appearance as Snape saw him receive award nominations in 2011, including at the [[38th Saturn Awards\|Saturn Awards]] and the [[2011 Scream Awards\|Scream Awards]].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Boucher \|first=Geoff \|date=7 September 2011 \|title='Harry Potter,' 'X-Men: First Class' lead Scream Awards \|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/07/harry-potter-x-men-first-class-lead-scream-awards/#/0 \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|access-date=7 September 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013115504/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/07/harry-potter-x-men-first-class-lead-scream-awards/#/0 \|archive-date=13 October 2012 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	~~[[File:Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman 2014 TIFF.png\|thumb\|left\|Rickman and [[Kate Winslet]] at the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]~~

	In November 2011, Rickman opened in ''[[Seminar (play)\|Seminar]]'', a new play by [[Theresa Rebeck]], at the [[John Golden Theatre]] on Broadway.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/theater/reviews/seminar-by-theresa-rebeck-with-alan-rickman-review.html\|title=Shredding Egos, One Semicolon at a Time – 'Seminar' by Theresa Rebeck, a review\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|work=The New York Times\|date=20 November 2011\|access-date=23 November 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124025354/http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/theater/reviews/seminar-by-theresa-rebeck-with-alan-rickman-review.html\|archive-date=24 November 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> Rickman, who left the production in April, won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a Play<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161907/alan-rickmans-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-win-brings-back-memories-of-a-very-good-time-in-seminar\|title=Alan Rickman's Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Win Brings Back Memories of a 'Very Good Time' in Seminar\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|publisher=Broadway.com\|date=15 May 2012\|access-date=24 May 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618060228/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161907/alan-rickmans-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-win-brings-back-memories-of-a-very-good-time-in-seminar/\|archive-date=18 June 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for a [[Drama League Award]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Drama-League-Nominations-Announced-20120424\|title=2012 Drama League Award Nominations Announced!\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|publisher=Broadwayworld.com\|date=24 April 2012\|access-date=24 May 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426212948/http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Drama-League-Nominations-Announced-20120424\|archive-date=26 April 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref> Rickman starred with [[Colin Firth]] and [[Cameron Diaz]] in ''[[Gambit (2012 film)\|Gambit]]'' (2012) by [[Michael Hoffman (director)\|Michael Hoffman]], a remake of the [[Gambit (1966 film)\|1966 film]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/movies/gambit-stars-colin-firth-and-cameron-diaz.html\|title=A Caper by the Coens, With a Fake Monet\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=14 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211200502/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/movies/gambit-stars-colin-firth-and-cameron-diaz.html\|archive-date=11 February 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, he played [[Hilly Kristal]], the founder of the East Village punk-rock club [[CBGB]], in the [[CBGB (film)\|''CBGB'' film]] with [[Rupert Grint]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/alan-rickman-to-play-cbgb-founder-in-biopic\|editor=The New York Times\|title=Alan Rickman to Play CBGB Founder in Biopic\|date=12 September 2012\|first=Borys\|last=Kit\|access-date=12 September 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831083120/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/alan-rickman-to-play-cbgb-founder-in-biopic/\|archive-date=31 August 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In November 2011, Rickman opened in ''[[Seminar (play)\|Seminar]]'', a new play by [[Theresa Rebeck]], at the [[John Golden Theatre]] on Broadway.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/theater/reviews/seminar-by-theresa-rebeck-with-alan-rickman-review.html\|title=Shredding Egos, One Semicolon at a Time – 'Seminar' by Theresa Rebeck, a review\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|work=The New York Times\|date=20 November 2011\|access-date=23 November 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124025354/http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/theater/reviews/seminar-by-theresa-rebeck-with-alan-rickman-review.html\|archive-date=24 November 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> Rickman, who left the production in April, won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a Play<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161907/alan-rickmans-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-win-brings-back-memories-of-a-very-good-time-in-seminar\|title=Alan Rickman's Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Win Brings Back Memories of a 'Very Good Time' in Seminar\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|publisher=Broadway.com\|date=15 May 2012\|access-date=24 May 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618060228/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161907/alan-rickmans-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-win-brings-back-memories-of-a-very-good-time-in-seminar/\|archive-date=18 June 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for a [[Drama League Award]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Drama-League-Nominations-Announced-20120424\|title=2012 Drama League Award Nominations Announced!\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|publisher=Broadwayworld.com\|date=24 April 2012\|access-date=24 May 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426212948/http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Drama-League-Nominations-Announced-20120424\|archive-date=26 April 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref> Rickman starred with [[Colin Firth]] and [[Cameron Diaz]] in ''[[Gambit (2012 film)\|Gambit]]'' (2012) by [[Michael Hoffman (director)\|Michael Hoffman]], a remake of the [[Gambit (1966 film)\|1966 film]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/movies/gambit-stars-colin-firth-and-cameron-diaz.html\|title=A Caper by the Coens, With a Fake Monet\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=14 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211200502/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/movies/gambit-stars-colin-firth-and-cameron-diaz.html\|archive-date=11 February 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, he played [[Hilly Kristal]], the founder of the East Village punk-rock club [[CBGB]], in the [[CBGB (film)\|''CBGB'' film]] with [[Rupert Grint]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/alan-rickman-to-play-cbgb-founder-in-biopic\|editor=The New York Times\|title=Alan Rickman to Play CBGB Founder in Biopic\|date=12 September 2012\|first=Borys\|last=Kit\|access-date=12 September 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831083120/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/alan-rickman-to-play-cbgb-founder-in-biopic/\|archive-date=31 August 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			[[File:Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman 2014 TIFF.png\|thumb\|right\|Rickman and [[w:Kate Winslet\|Kate Winslet]] at the [[w:2014 Toronto International Film Festival\|2014 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
	In 2014, he directed and starred in the costume drama film, ''[[A Little Chaos]]'' starring [[Kate Winslet]], [[Jennifer Ehle]], and [[Stanley Tucci]]. The film premiered at the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival\|Toronto International Film Festival]]. The film received mixed reviews with its critics consensus reading, "Stylish and well-acted without ever living up to its dramatic potential, ''A Little Chaos'' is shouldered by the impressive efforts of a talented cast."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_little_chaos\|title= A Little Chaos (2015)\|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]\|date=November 21, 2020}}</ref> The following year he starred in [[Gavin Hood]]'s ''[[Eye in the Sky (2015 film)\|Eye in the Sky]]'' (2015) starring [[Helen Mirren]], [[Aaron Paul]], and [[Barkhad Abdi]]. This would be Rickman's final onscreen performance. The film debuted at the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]] to great acclaim, receiving a [[Rotten Tomatoes]] score of 95%, based on 175 critics, with the consensus being, "As taut as it is timely, ''Eye in the Sky'' offers a powerfully acted – and unusually cerebral – spin on the modern wartime political thriller."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eye_in_the_sky\|title= Eye in the Sky (2015)\|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]\|access-date= 21 November 2020}}</ref>		In 2014, he directed and starred in the costume drama film, ''[[A Little Chaos]]'' starring [[Kate Winslet]], [[Jennifer Ehle]], and [[Stanley Tucci]]. The film premiered at the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival\|Toronto International Film Festival]]. The film received mixed reviews with its critics consensus reading, "Stylish and well-acted without ever living up to its dramatic potential, ''A Little Chaos'' is shouldered by the impressive efforts of a talented cast."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_little_chaos\|title= A Little Chaos (2015)\|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]\|date=November 21, 2020}}</ref> The following year he starred in [[Gavin Hood]]'s ''[[Eye in the Sky (2015 film)\|Eye in the Sky]]'' (2015) starring [[Helen Mirren]], [[Aaron Paul]], and [[Barkhad Abdi]]. This would be Rickman's final onscreen performance. The film debuted at the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]] to great acclaim, receiving a [[Rotten Tomatoes]] score of 95%, based on 175 critics, with the consensus being, "As taut as it is timely, ''Eye in the Sky'' offers a powerfully acted – and unusually cerebral – spin on the modern wartime political thriller."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eye_in_the_sky\|title= Eye in the Sky (2015)\|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]\|access-date= 21 November 2020}}</ref>

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	With [[Katharine Viner]], Rickman compiled the play ''[[My Name Is Rachel Corrie]]'' and directed the premiere production at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in London, which opened in April 2005. He won the Theatre Goers' Choice Awards for Best Director. Rickman befriended the Corrie family and earned their trust, and the show was warmly received.<ref name="Greenhouse2">{{cite news \|last1=Greenhouse \|first1=Abraham \|title=Rachel Corrie's family pays tribute to Alan Rickman \|url=https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/abraham-greenhouse/rachel-corries-family-pays-tribute-alan-rickman \|access-date=14 January 2022 \|work=The Electronic Intifada \|date=18 January 2016}}</ref> But the next year, its original New York production was "postponed" over the possibility of boycotts and protests from those who saw it as "anti-Israeli [[Agitprop\|agit-prop]]". Rickman denounced "censorship born out of fear". [[Tony Kushner]], [[Harold Pinter]] and [[Vanessa Redgrave]], among others, criticised the decision to indefinitely delay the show. The one-woman play was put on later that year at another theatre to mixed reviews, and has since been staged at venues around the world.<ref name=WPost>{{cite news\|title=Alan Rickman, actor who brought dynamic menace to ''Die Hard'' and ''Harry Potter'', dies at 69\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/alan-rickman-actor-who-brought-dynamic-menace-to-die-hard-and-harry-potter-dies-at-69/2016/01/14/f94d1c8e-bac1-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html\|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]\|date=14 January 2016\|access-date=14 January 2016\|issn=0190-8286\|language=en-US\|first=Adam\|last=Bernstein\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114174322/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/alan-rickman-actor-who-brought-dynamic-menace-to-die-hard-and-harry-potter-dies-at-69/2016/01/14/f94d1c8e-bac1-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html\|archive-date=14 January 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the adverse reaction from pro-Israel groups, overall, the film was very popular, especially in London. "I never imagined that the play would create such acute controversy," Rickman said. He added, "Many Jews supported it. The New York producer was Jewish and we held a discussion after every performance. Both Israelis and Palestinians participated in the discussions and there was no shouting in the theater. People simply listened to each other."<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Holden \|first1=Michael \|title=Alan Rickman, Renowned British Actor, Dies at 69 \|url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-1.5390712 \|newspaper=Haaretz \|publisher=Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd \|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Norton">{{cite news \|last1=Norton \|first1=Ben \|title=Remembering Alan Rickman's pro-Palestinian play about Rachel Corrie, American activist crushed by Israeli bulldozer \|url=https://www.salon.com/2016/01/14/remembering_alan_rickmans_pro_palestinian_play_about_rachel_corrie_american_activist_crushed_by_israeli_bulldozer/ \|access-date=14 January 2022 \|work=Salon.com \|date=14 January 2016}}</ref>		With [[Katharine Viner]], Rickman compiled the play ''[[My Name Is Rachel Corrie]]'' and directed the premiere production at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in London, which opened in April 2005. He won the Theatre Goers' Choice Awards for Best Director. Rickman befriended the Corrie family and earned their trust, and the show was warmly received.<ref name="Greenhouse2">{{cite news \|last1=Greenhouse \|first1=Abraham \|title=Rachel Corrie's family pays tribute to Alan Rickman \|url=https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/abraham-greenhouse/rachel-corries-family-pays-tribute-alan-rickman \|access-date=14 January 2022 \|work=The Electronic Intifada \|date=18 January 2016}}</ref> But the next year, its original New York production was "postponed" over the possibility of boycotts and protests from those who saw it as "anti-Israeli [[Agitprop\|agit-prop]]". Rickman denounced "censorship born out of fear". [[Tony Kushner]], [[Harold Pinter]] and [[Vanessa Redgrave]], among others, criticised the decision to indefinitely delay the show. The one-woman play was put on later that year at another theatre to mixed reviews, and has since been staged at venues around the world.<ref name=WPost>{{cite news\|title=Alan Rickman, actor who brought dynamic menace to ''Die Hard'' and ''Harry Potter'', dies at 69\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/alan-rickman-actor-who-brought-dynamic-menace-to-die-hard-and-harry-potter-dies-at-69/2016/01/14/f94d1c8e-bac1-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html\|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]\|date=14 January 2016\|access-date=14 January 2016\|issn=0190-8286\|language=en-US\|first=Adam\|last=Bernstein\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114174322/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/alan-rickman-actor-who-brought-dynamic-menace-to-die-hard-and-harry-potter-dies-at-69/2016/01/14/f94d1c8e-bac1-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html\|archive-date=14 January 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the adverse reaction from pro-Israel groups, overall, the film was very popular, especially in London. "I never imagined that the play would create such acute controversy," Rickman said. He added, "Many Jews supported it. The New York producer was Jewish and we held a discussion after every performance. Both Israelis and Palestinians participated in the discussions and there was no shouting in the theater. People simply listened to each other."<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Holden \|first1=Michael \|title=Alan Rickman, Renowned British Actor, Dies at 69 \|url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-1.5390712 \|newspaper=Haaretz \|publisher=Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd \|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Norton">{{cite news \|last1=Norton \|first1=Ben \|title=Remembering Alan Rickman's pro-Palestinian play about Rachel Corrie, American activist crushed by Israeli bulldozer \|url=https://www.salon.com/2016/01/14/remembering_alan_rickmans_pro_palestinian_play_about_rachel_corrie_american_activist_crushed_by_israeli_bulldozer/ \|access-date=14 January 2022 \|work=Salon.com \|date=14 January 2016}}</ref>

	~~[[File:Alan Rickman by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|upright\|left\|Rickman at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]~~

	In 2003, Rickman starred in the ensemble Christmas-themed romantic comedy ''[[Love Actually]]'' (2003) as [[Emma Thompson]]'s character's foolish husband Harry. The film, written and directed by [[Richard Curtis]], has been called "a modern classic" by ''The Independent''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Love Actually: We now (finally) know what happened with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson's Harry and Karen \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/love-actually-we-finally-know-what-happened-alan-rickman-and-emma-thompson-s-harry-and-karen-a6771436.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013152606/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/love-actually-we-finally-know-what-happened-alan-rickman-and-emma-thompson-s-harry-and-karen-a6771436.html \|archive-date=2020-10-13 \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 October 2020 \|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> In 2005, he lent his voice to [[Marvin the Paranoid Android]] in science fiction comedy ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)\|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005) starring [[Martin Freeman]], [[Sam Rockwell]], and [[Zooey Deschanel]]. In 2007 he played the egotistical, Nobel Prize-winning father in the black comedy ''[[Nobel Son]]'' (2007).		In 2003, Rickman starred in the ensemble Christmas-themed romantic comedy ''[[Love Actually]]'' (2003) as [[Emma Thompson]]'s character's foolish husband Harry. The film, written and directed by [[Richard Curtis]], has been called "a modern classic" by ''The Independent''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Love Actually: We now (finally) know what happened with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson's Harry and Karen \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/love-actually-we-finally-know-what-happened-alan-rickman-and-emma-thompson-s-harry-and-karen-a6771436.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013152606/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/love-actually-we-finally-know-what-happened-alan-rickman-and-emma-thompson-s-harry-and-karen-a6771436.html \|archive-date=2020-10-13 \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 October 2020 \|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> In 2005, he lent his voice to [[Marvin the Paranoid Android]] in science fiction comedy ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)\|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005) starring [[Martin Freeman]], [[Sam Rockwell]], and [[Zooey Deschanel]]. In 2007 he played the egotistical, Nobel Prize-winning father in the black comedy ''[[Nobel Son]]'' (2007).

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	After graduating from RADA, Rickman worked extensively with British repertory and experimental theatre groups in productions including [[Anton Chekhov\|Chekhov]]'s ''[[The Seagull]]'' and [[Snoo Wilson]]'s ''The Grass Widow'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre]], and appeared three times at the [[Edinburgh International Festival]]. In 1978, he performed with the Court Drama Group, gaining roles in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' and ''[[A View from the Bridge]]'', among other plays. While working with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] (RSC), he was cast in ''[[As You Like It]]''. His breakthrough role was in ''[[The Barchester Chronicles]]'' (1982), the BBC's adaptation of [[Anthony Trollope\|Trollope]]'s first two Barchester novels, as the Reverend Obadiah Slope.<ref name="Beguiling">{{cite news \|title=Alan Rickman: Beguiling monster who made Cherie weak at the knees \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/alan-rickman-beguiling-monster-who-made-cherie-weak-at-the-knees-9234250.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307220852/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/alan-rickman-beguiling-monster-who-made-cherie-weak-at-the-knees-9234250.html \|archive-date=2017-03-07 \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 March 2020 \|work=The Independent}}</ref><ref name=RTE14Jan2016>{{cite journal\|title=British actor Alan Rickman dies aged 69\|journal=RTÉ.ie\|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2016/0114/760145-british-actor-alan-rickman-has-dies-aged-69\|author=Staff\|date=14 January 2016\|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann\|access-date=14 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115074654/http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2016/0114/760145-british-actor-alan-rickman-has-dies-aged-69/\|archive-date=15 January 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Guardian14Jan2016/>
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	\| width = 30%\|It shouldn't be a surprise that Alan Rickman is the only actor to make it onto this Greatest Villains list twice—he does bad deeds with such gusto. Legend has it he kept refusing the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham until it was agreed he could do whatever he liked with it—which, to Kevin Costner's rumoured chagrin, included stealing the whole damn show. Every sneer, every eye-roll, every flourish of splenetic exasperation is a joy to behold. Whether he's cancelling Christmas or cutting your heart out with a spoon, Rickman's crowd-pleasing pantomime villainy is downright heroic.		\| width = 30%\|It shouldn't be a surprise that Alan Rickman is the only actor to make it onto this Greatest Villains list twice—he does bad deeds with such gusto. Legend has it he kept refusing the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham until it was agreed he could do whatever he liked with it—which, to Kevin Costner's rumoured chagrin, included stealing the whole damn show. Every sneer, every eye-roll, every flourish of splenetic exasperation is a joy to behold. Whether he's cancelling Christmas or cutting your heart out with a spoon, Rickman's crowd-pleasing pantomime villainy is downright heroic.
	\| source = —''[[Empire (film magazine)\|Empire]]'' on Rickman, ranking his portrayals of the [[Sheriff of Nottingham]] (number 14) and [[Hans Gruber (character)\|Hans Gruber]] (number 4) on their list of the greatest villains.<ref>[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-movie-villains/ "Greatest Villains of All Time"]. ''Empire''. Retrieved 24 February 2019</ref>		\| source = —''[[w:Empire (film magazine)\|Empire]]'' on Rickman, ranking his portrayals of the [[w:Sheriff of Nottingham\|Sheriff of Nottingham]] (number 14) and [[w:Hans Gruber (character)\|Hans Gruber]] (number 4) on their list of the greatest villains.<ref>[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-movie-villains/ "Greatest Villains of All Time"]. ''Empire''. Retrieved 24 February 2019</ref>
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	Rickman ~~was given~~ the ~~male lead~~, the ~~Vicomte de Valmont~~, in the ~~1985~~ Royal Shakespeare Company ~~production of~~ [[~~Christopher Hampton~~]]'~~s adaptation of~~ ''[[~~Les liaisons dangereuses (play)~~\|~~Les Liaisons Dangereuses~~]]'', ~~directed by~~ [[~~Howard Davies (director)~~\|~~Howard Davies~~]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://~~theater~~.~~nytimes~~.~~com~~/~~mem~~/~~theater~~/~~treview~~.html~~?res=9B0DE7DE1130F932A35756C0A961948260~~\|~~title~~=~~Stage~~: ~~Carnal abandon in ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses''~~\|~~work~~=~~[[The New York Times]]~~\|~~last~~=~~Rich~~\|~~first~~=~~Frank~~\|date=~~1 May 1987~~\|~~access-date~~=~~16 January 2016~~}}</ref> ~~After the RSC production transferred to the West End in 1986 and Broadway in 1987, Rickman received both a [[Tony Award]] nomination and a [[Drama Desk Award]] nomination for his performance.~~<ref>{{cite ~~news~~\|~~last~~=~~Brooks~~\|~~first~~=~~Katherine~~\|url=~~https~~://~~huffingtonpost~~.~~com~~/~~entry~~/alan-rickman-~~theater~~-~~actor_5697dc10e4b0778f46f872fa\|title=Alan Rickman Was A Great Film Actor, But He Was A Master of Theater First~~\|~~work~~=~~[[The Huffington Post]]~~\|date=14 January 2016\|access-date=16 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20160115125902~~/http://www.~~huffingtonpost~~.~~com~~/~~entry~~/alan-rickman-~~theater~~-~~actor_5697dc10e4b0778f46f872fa~~\|archive-date=15 January 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref>		After graduating from RADA, Rickman worked extensively with British repertory and experimental theatre groups in productions including [[w:Anton Chekhov\|Chekhov]]'s ''[[w:The Seagull\|The Seagull]]'' and [[w:Snoo Wilson\|Snoo Wilson]]'s ''The Grass Widow'' at the [[w:Royal Court Theatre\|Royal Court Theatre]], and appeared three times at the [[w:Edinburgh International Festival\|Edinburgh International Festival]]. In 1978, he performed with the Court Drama Group, gaining roles in ''[[w:Romeo and Juliet\|Romeo and Juliet]]'' and ''[[w:A View from the Bridge\|A View from the Bridge]]'', among other plays. While working with the [[w:Royal Shakespeare Company\|Royal Shakespeare Company]] (RSC), he was cast in ''[[w:As You Like It\|As You Like It]]''. His breakthrough role was in ''[[w:The Barchester Chronicles\|The Barchester Chronicles]]'' (1982), the BBC's adaptation of [[w:Anthony Trollope\|Trollope]]'s first two Barchester novels, as the Reverend Obadiah Slope.<ref name="Beguiling">{{cite news \|title=Alan Rickman: Beguiling monster who made Cherie weak at the knees \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/alan-rickman-beguiling-monster-who-made-cherie-weak-at-the-knees-9234250.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307220852/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/alan-rickman-beguiling-monster-who-made-cherie-weak-at-the-knees-9234250.html \|archive-date=2017-03-07 \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 March 2020 \|work=The Independent}}</ref><ref name=RTE14Jan2016>{{cite journal\|title=British actor Alan Rickman dies aged 69\|journal=RTÉ.ie\|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2016/0114/760145-british-actor-alan-rickman-has-dies-aged-69\|author=Staff\|date=14 January 2016\|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann\|access-date=14 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115074654/http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2016/0114/760145-british-actor-alan-rickman-has-dies-aged-69/\|archive-date=15 January 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Guardian14Jan2016/>

	In 1988, Rickman played the antagonist [[Hans Gruber (character)\|Hans Gruber]] in the action thriller ''[[Die Hard]]'' in what was his first feature film. Starring opposite [[Bruce Willis]], Rickman's portrayal earned him critical acclaim and a spot on the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains]] list as the 46th best villain in film history.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx \|publisher=AFI.com \|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains \|access-date=7 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507035737/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx \|archive-date=7 May 2007 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Rickman later revealed he almost did not take the role as he did not think ''Die Hard'' was the kind of film he wanted to make.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://guru.bafta.org/alan-rickman-a-life-in-pictures-highlights\|title=Alan Rickman: A Life in Pictures Highlights\|website=BAFTA Guru\|access-date=13 October 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226023636/http://guru.bafta.org/alan-rickman-a-life-in-pictures-highlights\|archive-date=26 December 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Rickman was given the male lead, the Vicomte de Valmont, in the 1985 Royal Shakespeare Company production of [[w:Christopher Hampton\|Christopher Hampton]]'s adaptation of ''[[w:Les liaisons dangereuses (play)\|Les Liaisons Dangereuses]]'', directed by [[w:Howard Davies (director)\|Howard Davies]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9B0DE7DE1130F932A35756C0A961948260\|title=Stage: Carnal abandon in ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses''\|work=[[w:The New York Times\|The New York Times]]\|last=Rich\|first=Frank\|date=1 May 1987\|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> After the RSC production transferred to the West End in 1986 and Broadway in 1987, Rickman received both a [[w:Tony Award\|Tony Award]] nomination and a [[w:Drama Desk Award\|Drama Desk Award]] nomination for his performance.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Brooks\|first=Katherine\|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/alan-rickman-theater-actor_5697dc10e4b0778f46f872fa\|title=Alan Rickman Was A Great Film Actor, But He Was A Master of Theater First\|work=[[w:The Huffington Post\|The Huffington Post]]\|date=14 January 2016\|access-date=16 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125902/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alan-rickman-theater-actor_5697dc10e4b0778f46f872fa\|archive-date=15 January 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			In 1988, Rickman played the antagonist [[w:Hans Gruber (character)\|Hans Gruber]] in the action thriller ''[[w:Die Hard\|Die Hard]]'' in what was his first feature film. Starring opposite [[w:Bruce Willis\|Bruce Willis]], Rickman's portrayal earned him critical acclaim and a spot on the [[w:AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains\|AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains]] list as the 46th best villain in film history.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx \|publisher=AFI.com \|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains \|access-date=7 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507035737/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx \|archive-date=7 May 2007 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Rickman later revealed he almost did not take the role as he did not think ''Die Hard'' was the kind of film he wanted to make.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://guru.bafta.org/alan-rickman-a-life-in-pictures-highlights\|title=Alan Rickman: A Life in Pictures Highlights\|website=BAFTA Guru\|access-date=13 October 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226023636/http://guru.bafta.org/alan-rickman-a-life-in-pictures-highlights\|archive-date=26 December 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	Rickman again appeared as [[Severus Snape]] in the final instalment in the ''Harry Potter'' series, ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' (2011). Throughout the series, his portrayal of Snape garnered widespread critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Singh\|first=Anita\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8622336/Daniel-Radcliffe-Alan-Rickman-deserves-Oscar-nomination-for-Severus-Snape.html\|title=Daniel Radcliffe: Alan Rickman deserves Oscar nomination for Severus Snape\|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=7 July 2011\|access-date=10 October 2013\|location=London\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402073207/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8622336/Daniel-Radcliffe-Alan-Rickman-deserves-Oscar-nomination-for-Severus-Snape.html\|archive-date=2 April 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the <!-- No definite article. -->''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said Rickman "as always, makes the most lasting impression",<ref name="DH2-LATimes">{{cite news\|url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter-20110714,0,4612921.story\|title=Movie review: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2'\|last=Turan\|first=Kenneth\|author-link=Kenneth Turan\|date=13 July 2011\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|access-date=13 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812112617/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter-20110714,0,4612921.story\|archive-date=12 August 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine called Rickman "sublime at giving us a glimpse at last into the secret nurturing heart that{{nbsp}}... Snape masks with a sneer."<ref name="DH2-RS">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-20110713\|title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2\|last=Travers\|first=Peter\|author-link=Peter Travers\|date=13 July 2011\|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]\|access-date=13 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914075846/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-20110713\|archive-date=14 September 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> Media coverage characterised Rickman's performance as worthy of nomination for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name=Oscar>{{cite news\|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/09/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-for-your-consideration-oscars-ad-launched/\|title='Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' For Your Consideration Oscars Ad Launched\|last=Schwartz\|first=Terri\|date=9 November 2011\|publisher=[[MTV]]\|access-date=10 November 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111095507/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/09/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-for-your-consideration-oscars-ad-launched/\|archive-date=11 November 2011\|url-status=live}}{{indent\|3}}{{cite news\|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/harry-potter-alan-rickman-destined-oscar-nomination-645823\|title=Harry Potter: Alan Rickman Destined for Oscar Nomination?\|last=Lukac\|first=Michael\|date=15 July 2011\|newspaper=[[International Business Times]]\|access-date=7 October 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162417/http://www.ibtimes.com/harry-potter-alan-rickman-destined-oscar-nomination-645823\|archive-date=9 October 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> His last appearance as Snape saw him receive award nominations in 2011, including at the [[38th Saturn Awards\|Saturn Awards]] and the [[2011 Scream Awards\|Scream Awards]].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Boucher \|first=Geoff \|date=7 September 2011 \|title='Harry Potter,' 'X-Men: First Class' lead Scream Awards \|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/07/harry-potter-x-men-first-class-lead-scream-awards/#/0 \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|access-date=7 September 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013115504/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/07/harry-potter-x-men-first-class-lead-scream-awards/#/0 \|archive-date=13 October 2012 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Rickman again appeared as [[Severus Snape]] in the final instalment in the ''Harry Potter'' series, ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' (2011). Throughout the series, his portrayal of Snape garnered widespread critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Singh\|first=Anita\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8622336/Daniel-Radcliffe-Alan-Rickman-deserves-Oscar-nomination-for-Severus-Snape.html\|title=Daniel Radcliffe: Alan Rickman deserves Oscar nomination for Severus Snape\|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=7 July 2011\|access-date=10 October 2013\|location=London\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402073207/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8622336/Daniel-Radcliffe-Alan-Rickman-deserves-Oscar-nomination-for-Severus-Snape.html\|archive-date=2 April 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the <!-- No definite article. -->''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said Rickman "as always, makes the most lasting impression",<ref name="DH2-LATimes">{{cite news\|url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter-20110714,0,4612921.story\|title=Movie review: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2'\|last=Turan\|first=Kenneth\|author-link=Kenneth Turan\|date=13 July 2011\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|access-date=13 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812112617/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter-20110714,0,4612921.story\|archive-date=12 August 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine called Rickman "sublime at giving us a glimpse at last into the secret nurturing heart that{{nbsp}}... Snape masks with a sneer."<ref name="DH2-RS">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-20110713\|title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2\|last=Travers\|first=Peter\|author-link=Peter Travers\|date=13 July 2011\|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]\|access-date=13 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914075846/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-20110713\|archive-date=14 September 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> Media coverage characterised Rickman's performance as worthy of nomination for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name=Oscar>{{cite news\|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/09/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-for-your-consideration-oscars-ad-launched/\|title='Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' For Your Consideration Oscars Ad Launched\|last=Schwartz\|first=Terri\|date=9 November 2011\|publisher=[[MTV]]\|access-date=10 November 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111095507/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/09/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-for-your-consideration-oscars-ad-launched/\|archive-date=11 November 2011\|url-status=live}}{{indent\|3}}{{cite news\|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/harry-potter-alan-rickman-destined-oscar-nomination-645823\|title=Harry Potter: Alan Rickman Destined for Oscar Nomination?\|last=Lukac\|first=Michael\|date=15 July 2011\|newspaper=[[International Business Times]]\|access-date=7 October 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162417/http://www.ibtimes.com/harry-potter-alan-rickman-destined-oscar-nomination-645823\|archive-date=9 October 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> His last appearance as Snape saw him receive award nominations in 2011, including at the [[38th Saturn Awards\|Saturn Awards]] and the [[2011 Scream Awards\|Scream Awards]].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Boucher \|first=Geoff \|date=7 September 2011 \|title='Harry Potter,' 'X-Men: First Class' lead Scream Awards \|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/07/harry-potter-x-men-first-class-lead-scream-awards/#/0 \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|access-date=7 September 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013115504/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/07/harry-potter-x-men-first-class-lead-scream-awards/#/0 \|archive-date=13 October 2012 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	~~[[File:Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman 2014 TIFF.png\|thumb\|left\|Rickman and [[Kate Winslet]] at the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]~~

	In November 2011, Rickman opened in ''[[Seminar (play)\|Seminar]]'', a new play by [[Theresa Rebeck]], at the [[John Golden Theatre]] on Broadway.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/theater/reviews/seminar-by-theresa-rebeck-with-alan-rickman-review.html\|title=Shredding Egos, One Semicolon at a Time – 'Seminar' by Theresa Rebeck, a review\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|work=The New York Times\|date=20 November 2011\|access-date=23 November 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124025354/http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/theater/reviews/seminar-by-theresa-rebeck-with-alan-rickman-review.html\|archive-date=24 November 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> Rickman, who left the production in April, won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a Play<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161907/alan-rickmans-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-win-brings-back-memories-of-a-very-good-time-in-seminar\|title=Alan Rickman's Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Win Brings Back Memories of a 'Very Good Time' in Seminar\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|publisher=Broadway.com\|date=15 May 2012\|access-date=24 May 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618060228/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161907/alan-rickmans-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-win-brings-back-memories-of-a-very-good-time-in-seminar/\|archive-date=18 June 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for a [[Drama League Award]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Drama-League-Nominations-Announced-20120424\|title=2012 Drama League Award Nominations Announced!\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|publisher=Broadwayworld.com\|date=24 April 2012\|access-date=24 May 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426212948/http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Drama-League-Nominations-Announced-20120424\|archive-date=26 April 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref> Rickman starred with [[Colin Firth]] and [[Cameron Diaz]] in ''[[Gambit (2012 film)\|Gambit]]'' (2012) by [[Michael Hoffman (director)\|Michael Hoffman]], a remake of the [[Gambit (1966 film)\|1966 film]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/movies/gambit-stars-colin-firth-and-cameron-diaz.html\|title=A Caper by the Coens, With a Fake Monet\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=14 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211200502/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/movies/gambit-stars-colin-firth-and-cameron-diaz.html\|archive-date=11 February 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, he played [[Hilly Kristal]], the founder of the East Village punk-rock club [[CBGB]], in the [[CBGB (film)\|''CBGB'' film]] with [[Rupert Grint]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/alan-rickman-to-play-cbgb-founder-in-biopic\|editor=The New York Times\|title=Alan Rickman to Play CBGB Founder in Biopic\|date=12 September 2012\|first=Borys\|last=Kit\|access-date=12 September 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831083120/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/alan-rickman-to-play-cbgb-founder-in-biopic/\|archive-date=31 August 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In November 2011, Rickman opened in ''[[Seminar (play)\|Seminar]]'', a new play by [[Theresa Rebeck]], at the [[John Golden Theatre]] on Broadway.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/theater/reviews/seminar-by-theresa-rebeck-with-alan-rickman-review.html\|title=Shredding Egos, One Semicolon at a Time – 'Seminar' by Theresa Rebeck, a review\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|work=The New York Times\|date=20 November 2011\|access-date=23 November 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124025354/http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/theater/reviews/seminar-by-theresa-rebeck-with-alan-rickman-review.html\|archive-date=24 November 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref> Rickman, who left the production in April, won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a Play<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161907/alan-rickmans-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-win-brings-back-memories-of-a-very-good-time-in-seminar\|title=Alan Rickman's Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Win Brings Back Memories of a 'Very Good Time' in Seminar\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|publisher=Broadway.com\|date=15 May 2012\|access-date=24 May 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618060228/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161907/alan-rickmans-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-win-brings-back-memories-of-a-very-good-time-in-seminar/\|archive-date=18 June 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for a [[Drama League Award]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Drama-League-Nominations-Announced-20120424\|title=2012 Drama League Award Nominations Announced!\|first=Ben\|last=Brantley\|publisher=Broadwayworld.com\|date=24 April 2012\|access-date=24 May 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426212948/http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Drama-League-Nominations-Announced-20120424\|archive-date=26 April 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref> Rickman starred with [[Colin Firth]] and [[Cameron Diaz]] in ''[[Gambit (2012 film)\|Gambit]]'' (2012) by [[Michael Hoffman (director)\|Michael Hoffman]], a remake of the [[Gambit (1966 film)\|1966 film]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/movies/gambit-stars-colin-firth-and-cameron-diaz.html\|title=A Caper by the Coens, With a Fake Monet\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=14 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211200502/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/movies/gambit-stars-colin-firth-and-cameron-diaz.html\|archive-date=11 February 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, he played [[Hilly Kristal]], the founder of the East Village punk-rock club [[CBGB]], in the [[CBGB (film)\|''CBGB'' film]] with [[Rupert Grint]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/alan-rickman-to-play-cbgb-founder-in-biopic\|editor=The New York Times\|title=Alan Rickman to Play CBGB Founder in Biopic\|date=12 September 2012\|first=Borys\|last=Kit\|access-date=12 September 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831083120/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/alan-rickman-to-play-cbgb-founder-in-biopic/\|archive-date=31 August 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			[[File:Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman 2014 TIFF.png\|thumb\|right\|Rickman and [[w:Kate Winslet\|Kate Winslet]] at the [[w:2014 Toronto International Film Festival\|2014 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
	In 2014, he directed and starred in the costume drama film, ''[[A Little Chaos]]'' starring [[Kate Winslet]], [[Jennifer Ehle]], and [[Stanley Tucci]]. The film premiered at the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival\|Toronto International Film Festival]]. The film received mixed reviews with its critics consensus reading, "Stylish and well-acted without ever living up to its dramatic potential, ''A Little Chaos'' is shouldered by the impressive efforts of a talented cast."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_little_chaos\|title= A Little Chaos (2015)\|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]\|date=November 21, 2020}}</ref> The following year he starred in [[Gavin Hood]]'s ''[[Eye in the Sky (2015 film)\|Eye in the Sky]]'' (2015) starring [[Helen Mirren]], [[Aaron Paul]], and [[Barkhad Abdi]]. This would be Rickman's final onscreen performance. The film debuted at the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]] to great acclaim, receiving a [[Rotten Tomatoes]] score of 95%, based on 175 critics, with the consensus being, "As taut as it is timely, ''Eye in the Sky'' offers a powerfully acted – and unusually cerebral – spin on the modern wartime political thriller."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eye_in_the_sky\|title= Eye in the Sky (2015)\|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]\|access-date= 21 November 2020}}</ref>		In 2014, he directed and starred in the costume drama film, ''[[A Little Chaos]]'' starring [[Kate Winslet]], [[Jennifer Ehle]], and [[Stanley Tucci]]. The film premiered at the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival\|Toronto International Film Festival]]. The film received mixed reviews with its critics consensus reading, "Stylish and well-acted without ever living up to its dramatic potential, ''A Little Chaos'' is shouldered by the impressive efforts of a talented cast."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_little_chaos\|title= A Little Chaos (2015)\|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]\|date=November 21, 2020}}</ref> The following year he starred in [[Gavin Hood]]'s ''[[Eye in the Sky (2015 film)\|Eye in the Sky]]'' (2015) starring [[Helen Mirren]], [[Aaron Paul]], and [[Barkhad Abdi]]. This would be Rickman's final onscreen performance. The film debuted at the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]] to great acclaim, receiving a [[Rotten Tomatoes]] score of 95%, based on 175 critics, with the consensus being, "As taut as it is timely, ''Eye in the Sky'' offers a powerfully acted – and unusually cerebral – spin on the modern wartime political thriller."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eye_in_the_sky\|title= Eye in the Sky (2015)\|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]\|access-date= 21 November 2020}}</ref>

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	With [[Katharine Viner]], Rickman compiled the play ''[[My Name Is Rachel Corrie]]'' and directed the premiere production at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in London, which opened in April 2005. He won the Theatre Goers' Choice Awards for Best Director. Rickman befriended the Corrie family and earned their trust, and the show was warmly received.<ref name="Greenhouse2">{{cite news \|last1=Greenhouse \|first1=Abraham \|title=Rachel Corrie's family pays tribute to Alan Rickman \|url=https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/abraham-greenhouse/rachel-corries-family-pays-tribute-alan-rickman \|access-date=14 January 2022 \|work=The Electronic Intifada \|date=18 January 2016}}</ref> But the next year, its original New York production was "postponed" over the possibility of boycotts and protests from those who saw it as "anti-Israeli [[Agitprop\|agit-prop]]". Rickman denounced "censorship born out of fear". [[Tony Kushner]], [[Harold Pinter]] and [[Vanessa Redgrave]], among others, criticised the decision to indefinitely delay the show. The one-woman play was put on later that year at another theatre to mixed reviews, and has since been staged at venues around the world.<ref name=WPost>{{cite news\|title=Alan Rickman, actor who brought dynamic menace to ''Die Hard'' and ''Harry Potter'', dies at 69\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/alan-rickman-actor-who-brought-dynamic-menace-to-die-hard-and-harry-potter-dies-at-69/2016/01/14/f94d1c8e-bac1-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html\|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]\|date=14 January 2016\|access-date=14 January 2016\|issn=0190-8286\|language=en-US\|first=Adam\|last=Bernstein\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114174322/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/alan-rickman-actor-who-brought-dynamic-menace-to-die-hard-and-harry-potter-dies-at-69/2016/01/14/f94d1c8e-bac1-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html\|archive-date=14 January 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the adverse reaction from pro-Israel groups, overall, the film was very popular, especially in London. "I never imagined that the play would create such acute controversy," Rickman said. He added, "Many Jews supported it. The New York producer was Jewish and we held a discussion after every performance. Both Israelis and Palestinians participated in the discussions and there was no shouting in the theater. People simply listened to each other."<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Holden \|first1=Michael \|title=Alan Rickman, Renowned British Actor, Dies at 69 \|url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-1.5390712 \|newspaper=Haaretz \|publisher=Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd \|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Norton">{{cite news \|last1=Norton \|first1=Ben \|title=Remembering Alan Rickman's pro-Palestinian play about Rachel Corrie, American activist crushed by Israeli bulldozer \|url=https://www.salon.com/2016/01/14/remembering_alan_rickmans_pro_palestinian_play_about_rachel_corrie_american_activist_crushed_by_israeli_bulldozer/ \|access-date=14 January 2022 \|work=Salon.com \|date=14 January 2016}}</ref>		With [[Katharine Viner]], Rickman compiled the play ''[[My Name Is Rachel Corrie]]'' and directed the premiere production at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in London, which opened in April 2005. He won the Theatre Goers' Choice Awards for Best Director. Rickman befriended the Corrie family and earned their trust, and the show was warmly received.<ref name="Greenhouse2">{{cite news \|last1=Greenhouse \|first1=Abraham \|title=Rachel Corrie's family pays tribute to Alan Rickman \|url=https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/abraham-greenhouse/rachel-corries-family-pays-tribute-alan-rickman \|access-date=14 January 2022 \|work=The Electronic Intifada \|date=18 January 2016}}</ref> But the next year, its original New York production was "postponed" over the possibility of boycotts and protests from those who saw it as "anti-Israeli [[Agitprop\|agit-prop]]". Rickman denounced "censorship born out of fear". [[Tony Kushner]], [[Harold Pinter]] and [[Vanessa Redgrave]], among others, criticised the decision to indefinitely delay the show. The one-woman play was put on later that year at another theatre to mixed reviews, and has since been staged at venues around the world.<ref name=WPost>{{cite news\|title=Alan Rickman, actor who brought dynamic menace to ''Die Hard'' and ''Harry Potter'', dies at 69\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/alan-rickman-actor-who-brought-dynamic-menace-to-die-hard-and-harry-potter-dies-at-69/2016/01/14/f94d1c8e-bac1-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html\|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]\|date=14 January 2016\|access-date=14 January 2016\|issn=0190-8286\|language=en-US\|first=Adam\|last=Bernstein\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114174322/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/alan-rickman-actor-who-brought-dynamic-menace-to-die-hard-and-harry-potter-dies-at-69/2016/01/14/f94d1c8e-bac1-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html\|archive-date=14 January 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the adverse reaction from pro-Israel groups, overall, the film was very popular, especially in London. "I never imagined that the play would create such acute controversy," Rickman said. He added, "Many Jews supported it. The New York producer was Jewish and we held a discussion after every performance. Both Israelis and Palestinians participated in the discussions and there was no shouting in the theater. People simply listened to each other."<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Holden \|first1=Michael \|title=Alan Rickman, Renowned British Actor, Dies at 69 \|url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-1.5390712 \|newspaper=Haaretz \|publisher=Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd \|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Norton">{{cite news \|last1=Norton \|first1=Ben \|title=Remembering Alan Rickman's pro-Palestinian play about Rachel Corrie, American activist crushed by Israeli bulldozer \|url=https://www.salon.com/2016/01/14/remembering_alan_rickmans_pro_palestinian_play_about_rachel_corrie_american_activist_crushed_by_israeli_bulldozer/ \|access-date=14 January 2022 \|work=Salon.com \|date=14 January 2016}}</ref>

	~~[[File:Alan Rickman by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|upright\|left\|Rickman at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]~~

	In 2003, Rickman starred in the ensemble Christmas-themed romantic comedy ''[[Love Actually]]'' (2003) as [[Emma Thompson]]'s character's foolish husband Harry. The film, written and directed by [[Richard Curtis]], has been called "a modern classic" by ''The Independent''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Love Actually: We now (finally) know what happened with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson's Harry and Karen \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/love-actually-we-finally-know-what-happened-alan-rickman-and-emma-thompson-s-harry-and-karen-a6771436.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013152606/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/love-actually-we-finally-know-what-happened-alan-rickman-and-emma-thompson-s-harry-and-karen-a6771436.html \|archive-date=2020-10-13 \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 October 2020 \|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> In 2005, he lent his voice to [[Marvin the Paranoid Android]] in science fiction comedy ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)\|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005) starring [[Martin Freeman]], [[Sam Rockwell]], and [[Zooey Deschanel]]. In 2007 he played the egotistical, Nobel Prize-winning father in the black comedy ''[[Nobel Son]]'' (2007).		In 2003, Rickman starred in the ensemble Christmas-themed romantic comedy ''[[Love Actually]]'' (2003) as [[Emma Thompson]]'s character's foolish husband Harry. The film, written and directed by [[Richard Curtis]], has been called "a modern classic" by ''The Independent''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Love Actually: We now (finally) know what happened with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson's Harry and Karen \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/love-actually-we-finally-know-what-happened-alan-rickman-and-emma-thompson-s-harry-and-karen-a6771436.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013152606/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/love-actually-we-finally-know-what-happened-alan-rickman-and-emma-thompson-s-harry-and-karen-a6771436.html \|archive-date=2020-10-13 \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 October 2020 \|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> In 2005, he lent his voice to [[Marvin the Paranoid Android]] in science fiction comedy ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)\|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005) starring [[Martin Freeman]], [[Sam Rockwell]], and [[Zooey Deschanel]]. In 2007 he played the egotistical, Nobel Prize-winning father in the black comedy ''[[Nobel Son]]'' (2007).

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