ABC Exec Defends Oscars Show Order Switcheroo, Controversial In Memoriam Tribute And More

Always Sunny spoke to NME in a recent interview about working with Sir Anthony Hopkins on the new season of Mythic Quest, joking about the rivalries between Hopkins’ team in Wales and Wrexham, which McElhenney recently bought alongside Ryan Reynolds.“He is a big supporter,” McElhenney joked when NME asked about Hopkins’ thoughts on Wrexham.

When you’re still talking about the Oscars weeks after the ceremony, typically it’s not because we’re shocked about winners and snubs. No, when the discussion keeps going it’s because of some sort of flub or misstep by the show that caused a bit of controversy.

late Marvel star Chadwick Boseman, for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Instead, it went to absent nominee The Father's Anthony Hopkins, who wasn't permitted to video call in, resulting in the Oscars closing on an awkward, directionless note.

Oscars, has opened up on the award show’s decision to end on the Best Actor category instead of Best Picture.The 3rd Academy Awards, which took place April 26, notably ended with Anthony Hopkins for The Father clinching Best Actor over the late Chadwick Boseman, who was nominated for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and a favourite in the category.

ABC is offering an explanation for the 2021 Academy Awards ceremony’s anticlimactic ending.

TMZ, Derrick Boseman said his brother would have been the first to wish Hopkins the best following his Sunday night win. The late actor would have seen winning an Oscar as an achievement but never an “obsession” said Boseman, adding that he felt all the shortlisted actors were worthy of the award.

The 93rd Academy Awards were held on April 25, 2021, and saw several celebrities turning up looking their best for the ceremony. Among the night's biggest honours celebrating the best of talent in cinema, the Best Actor award was bagged by actor Anthony Hopkins for his role in The Father.

Anthony Hopkins shared his gratitude to his fans and remembered Chadwick Boseman in a video message released Monday after he won Male Lead Actor at the recent Oscar Awards. The "Hannibal Lecter" star was not around to personally receive his award during Sunday night's ceremony.

Anthony Hopkins has paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman in a belated Oscars speech, following the star-studded ceremony, the Hollywood icon took to Instagram to post a sweet message in memory of the talented actor.The 83-year-old star of The Father accepted the Academy Award for Best Actor, admitting that although he feels extremely grateful for the award, he did not expect to win, and wanted to take a moment to honor “Chadwick Boseman, who was taken from us far too early.”He also went on to show

was mistakenly called to the stage instead of actual victor “Moonlight” in 2017? Or way back in 1997, when li’l “Shakespeare in Love”  took down big honkin’ “Saving Private Ryan”? Usually that’s all part of the fun.But to casual film fans, Sunday night’s big upset packed a particularly emotional wallop: The late Chadwick Boseman lost the Best Actor prize to Anthony Hopkins.The final award of the evening, which had heretofore been Best Picture, was changed to Best Actor for the bizarre occasion.

you have heard of it. The 93rd Academy Awards concluded with one of the show's most shocking endings of all time after producers surprisingly gave out the award for Best Actor, not Best Picture, last.

Anthony Hopkins has released a belated acceptance speech after winning the Oscar for Best Actor. Hopkins was the recipient of the prize last night (25 April), which he won for his performance in The Father.

2021 Oscars are in the books, but the movies they recognized are still available for your viewing pleasure.

Anthony Hopkins woke up on Monday a double Oscar winner, a surprise to many, including the Welsh actor himself. In a brief video posted to his Instagram, The Father star, who is currently in his native Wales, acknowledged his win and gave the acceptance speech he wasn't able to on Sunday evening and he made a point of paying tribute to fellow best actor nominee, the late Chadwick Boseman.

according to Variety, which is a more than 58% drop from last year’s all-time low of 23.6 million viewers, while 2019’s ceremony garnered 29.6 million viewers. The ceremony landed a 1.9 rating for adults in the coveted 18 to 49 age demographic, a 64.2% drop from 2020.

No matter what you think about last night’s Oscars, one thing is for sure—it ended in a very peculiar way. Typically, the show ends on the Best Picture award, which is the biggest of the night.

Anthony Hopkins woke up to some surprising news! The 83-year-old actor won the Best Actor award at the 2021 Oscars on Sunday night for his role in, closing out the show in an anti-climatic moment as he did not choose to attend.His win was a shocking upset as many had predicted actor Chadwick Boseman, who died last August after a battle with cancer, would posthumously win.