Lupita Nyong’o Says It’s ‘Still So Hard’ To Think Of Chadwick Boseman ‘In The Past Tense’

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.

#Oscars win and pays tribute to fellow Best Actor nominee, Chadwick Boseman. pic.

Angelique Jackson Anthony Hopkins has weighed in on his surprise Oscar win, accepting the award from home in a short video. The message, posted early Monday morning, featured a smiling, yet clearly surprised Hopkins thanking the Academy and sharing a heartfelt salute to the late Chadwick Boseman.“Here I am in my homeland in Wales,” Hopkins said in the video.

READ MORE: Olivia Colman talks 'heartbreaking' Anthony Hopkins moment at OscarsThe late actor faced competition from Riz Ahmed, Gary Oldman, Steven Yeun and winner Anthony Hopkins. Fans of the show have since expressed their anger at the pair being snubbed.

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.

Chadwick Boseman was beaten to the Best Actor award at this year’s Oscars by Sir Anthony Hopkins. Boseman had long been the favourite to receive the award for his posthumous performance in the August Wilson adaptation Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, but the Academy ultimately recognised Hopkins for his turn in The Father.

2021 Oscars after he was snubbed from receiving the Best Actor award for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”Anthony Hopkins won the prestigious award for his role in the drama “The Father.” However, the 83-year-old actor was unable to attend the ceremony itself despite winning the honor, over Boseman, who passed away from cancer at 43 in August.Many fans took to Twitter to express their anger and sadness over the “Black Panther” star’s shocking loss.One fan tweeted, “Chadwick Boseman didn’t win the

Like each year, the Oscars 2021 paid tribute to cinema's brightest shining stars who left us in the last one year or so. Titled the 'In Memoriam' segment, the Academy Awards remembered Indian talents like Irrfan and Oscar-winning Bhanu Athiya who bid us goodbye last year.

Chadwick Boseman was among those remembered most prominently; the star of Black Panther and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom died in August 2020 from cancer at the age of 43. Should the actor win in his category he would become the third recipient of a posthumous acting Oscar, following past wins for Peter Finch and Heath Ledger.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom—from the Screen Actors Guild Award to the Golden Globe. His widow, Simone Ledward Boseman, accepted on his behalf at every turn.

Throughout his life, Chadwick Boseman‘s parents were his biggest supporters. Boseman, who has starred in movies like Black Panther, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Da 5 Bloods, died on August 28, 2020, after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43 years old.

Being remembered. Chadwick Boseman‘s cause of death was a wake-up call for many young adults about the risk of colon cancer. Boseman—who has starred in movies like Black Panther, 21 Bridges and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (for which he was nominated for a posthumous Oscar)—died on August 28, 2020 after a four-year-long battle with colon cancer. He was 43.

Academy Awards will be an emotional night. Not only because of the excitement of Hollywood being gathered together again — but because one nominee won’t be around to celebrate.Chadwick Boseman, who’s nominated and expected to win Oscar 2021’s Best Actor for his role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” died of colon cancer in August at age 43.

With less than 48 hours to go for the much-delayed Academy Awards 2021 to begin, the excitement is quite different this time as it will be the first award show to be held in person in more than over a year. While the Grammys was a  mix of in person and virtual, it will be interesting to see how the Academy Awards pull this off.

Black Panther opposite Boseman and was a close friend of the late actor, has opened up about her grief since his death last year.“It’s still so hard for me to come to terms with his passing,” she said while appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday (April 6). “He was my friend and so it’s hard to think of him in the past tense still.”.@Lupita_Nyongo talked about her love for Chadwick Boseman.

Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong’o recently reflected on her late co-star Chadwick Boseman. In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, The 38-year-old actress shared that it’s “still so hard for me to come to terms with his passing.” She added that it was the former actor’s “leadership” that she would miss most while filming future instalments of the franchise. “He led the movie with such compassion and just presence.