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LOS ANGELES, April 25 (Reuters) - Hollywood stars started arriving for the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday on what could be a historic night packed with surprises, not just around the winners but the event itself. Sound of Metal first-time nominee Paul Raci was among the first to walk a scaled-down red carpet outside the Mission Revival-style Union Station in Los Angeles, which is being used for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Raci, who plays a mentor to a deaf drummer, used sign language on Sunday as he spoke to reporters and said he hoped the film had called attention to the deaf community.
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It seems the producers had placed a large bet that the late Chadwick Boseman would be named best actor. In a break with tradition, the academy announced the best picture winner before it announced the recipients of best actor and best actress. Typically, the best picture award is saved as the final reveal of the evening.
Many have speculated that this was done in order for the night to end with Boseman s win and a tribute to the actor. However, the award went to Anthony Hopkins for his role in The Father, leading to an anticlimactic finish to a show that already felt too hurried and, yet, too long.