Oscars 2021: Anthony Hopkins, Riz Ahmed to Chadwick Boseman, who do you think will win Best Actor? VOTE

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Chadwick Boseman in his acceptance speech for Best Actor. The two stars were up against each other in the same category – Hopkins for The Father and Boseman for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – but it was the legendary Welsh actor who (surprisingly) came out on top to secure the second Oscar of his career.

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.

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.

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 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.

Unlike the rest of the world tuning in to watch Hollywood's biggest night, Anthony Hopkins was sound "asleep" and had no idea when Joaquin Phoenix announced that he had won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Father at Oscars 2021.