Oscars Latest: Anthony Hopkins wins best actor in a surprise
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8:20 p.m.
Anthony Hopkins has won his first Oscar since he was victorious for playing Hannibal Lecter.
Despite his pedigree, Hopkins was a surprise as the winner of the Academy Award for best actor for his work on “The Father.”
The late Chadwick Boseman was expected to win the award, which, in a very rare move from the academy, was the last to be handed out this year instead of best picture.
It was also an anti-climax on a show where Hopkins wasn’t present to accept the trophy. Joaquin Phoenix’s reading of his name was the last dramatic moment of a most unusual ceremony.
Oscars Latest: Anthony Hopkins takes the top acting trophy
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Yes
8:20 p.m.
Anthony Hopkins has won his first Oscar since he was victorious for playing Hannibal Lecter.
Despite his pedigree, Hopkins was a surprise as the winner of the Academy Award for best actor for his work on “The Father.”
The late Chadwick Boseman was expected to win the award, which, in a very rare move from the academy, was the last to be handed out this year instead of best picture.
It was also an anti-climax on a show where Hopkins wasn’t present to accept the trophy. Joaquin Phoenix’s reading of his name was the last dramatic moment of a most unusual ceremony.
April 26, 2021 / 6:45 AM / CBS NEWS
The 93rd Academy Awards held Sunday offered a few historic moments, as Chloé Zhao became the first Chinese woman and the first woman of color to be awarded Best Director for her work on Nomadland, which also took Best Picture.
Zhao beat out Emerald Fennell, nominated for Promising Young Woman, marking the first time two women were nominated in the directing category. Nomadland was only the second film directed by a woman to be named Best Picture.
In this video image provided by ABC, Chloe Zhao accepts the award for best director for Nomadland at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021.
The biggest moments during the 2021 Oscars
8:20 p.m.
Anthony Hopkins has won his first Oscar since he was victorious for playing Hannibal Lecter.
Despite his pedigree, Hopkins was a surprise as the winner of the Academy Award for best actor for his work on The Father.
The late Chadwick Boseman was expected to win the award, which, in a very rare move from the academy, was the last to be handed out this year instead of best picture.
It was also an anti-climax on a show where Hopkins wasn t present to accept the trophy. Joaquin Phoenix s reading of his name was the last dramatic moment of a most unusual ceremony.