Anthony Hopkins Honors Chadwick Boseman in Belated Oscars Speech After Best Actor Upset

The 93rd Academy Awards were held recently and in a surprising moment, the awards ended with the announcement of the Best Actor honour instead of the Best Picture win like always. The biggest acting honour of the night was taken home by Anthony Hopkins for his performance in The Father.

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 Academy Award producers weren’t joking around when they said Zooming into the ceremony wouldn’t be allowed.

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

Video: Sir Anthony Hopkins hails Chadwick Boseman in Oscars speech from Wales (PA Media)Mads Mikkelsen kept Rihanna's nails as video shoot keepsakeEd Sheeran working on new music after 18-month hiatusLittle Mix join forces with Saweetie on first new music since Jesy Nelson's exitIggy Azalea signs up for Celebrity Dating GameKylie Minogue: There's similarities between selling wine and music "I want to pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who was taken from us far too early.

Antonio Ferme editorAn NFT of Chadwick Boseman commissioned by the Oscars is being redesigned in the wake of his best actor loss.After Boseman took home the best actor prize at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards, many people assumed the Academy Awards would follow suit.

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.

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.

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.

An award season like no other has finally come to a close with the 93rd Academy Awards rolling up the virtual red carpet on a year of movie-watching at home. Today, a new crop of winners — Daniel Kaluuya, Anthony Hopkins, Frances McDormand, Yuh-jung Youn — are basking in Oscar’s glow, getting ready to tackle their first post-win projects.

Paying tribute. Anthony Hopkins was not at the 2021 Oscars to take home the award for Actor in a Leading Role on Sunday, April 25 — but he’s very grateful that he was honored.

After winning the award for best actor for his performance in The Father, Anthony Hopkins recently reacted to his big win. The 83-year-old actor shared a video on Instagram, thanking his fans and the Academy, and also the late Chadwick Boseman who was expected to win posthumously in the ceremony.  In his video, the actor began by saying “Good morning, so here I am in my homeland in Wales.

winning Best Actor at the Oscars — where he honored the late Chadwick Boseman.The 83-year-old actor was noticeably absent from Sunday’s awards show where he won the top honor in a shock decision over the “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” star.Hopkins thanked the Academy in a social media post from the Welsh countryside early Monday, while also paying tribute to Boseman, who died from cancer at just 43 in August.“Good morning.

Anthony Hopkins shared a video message thanking The Academy for his Oscar win on Sunday in which he paid tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman.  Many who viewed the 93rd Academy Awards were upset that the show broke from its usual format of announcing the best picture winner last, replacing it with the award for best actor. It led some to believe it was a signal that a posthumous award would be given to the late "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom" star, who died in August at age 43.

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 of a cancer battle, would posthumously win.

last night’s Academy Awards (April 25).The actor, who won the gong for his depiction of a man with Alzheimer’s in The Father, gave a short speech in a video message sent from Wales. He expressed his shock at winning and honoured the Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star, who died of cancer last year.

Do not go gentle into that good night' at the grave of his own father Richard Hopkins in Wales. The Silence of the Lambs star, who normally resides in Malibu, returned to Wales before the Bafta awards ceremony earlier this month and won the best actor award at that ceremony too.

The 93rd Academy Awards were held on April 25, 2021, and as always, it was a star-studded evening. Despite going through several changes this year owing to the pandemic, the prestigious ceremony was held with equal fervour as they celebrated the best of cinema.