Sir Anthony Hopkins becomes oldest ever winner of best actor Oscar
He was in Wales as the awards were handed out in LA
06:53, 26 APR 2021
Updated
Olivia Colman, left, and Sir Anthony Hopkins in a scene from The Father (Image: Sean Gleason/Sony Pictures Classics via AP)
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Viola Davis pays tribute to late Chadwick Boseman on Oscar red carpet
Laura Harding, PA Deputy Entertainment Editor
26 April 2021, 12:31 am
Viola Davis paid tribute to her late Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom co-star Chadwick Boseman as she arrived on the red carpet at the Oscars.
The Black Panther actor died in August last year aged 43 following a private four-year battle with colon cancer and is tipped to win a posthumous best actor prize for his performance as an ambitious trumpeter.
Davis, who is nominated for the best actress prize for playing jazz singer Ma Rainey, said Boseman was “authenticity on steroids”.
Oscars 2021: Netflix s My Octopus Teacher Wins Best Documentary Feature Oscars 2021: Netflix s
My Octopus Teacher Wins Best Documentary Feature The film documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest
Oscars 2021: A still from
My Octopus Teacher. (courtesy oscars.org)
Highlights The film also received a BAFTA earlier this year The film is streaming on Netflix
Washington:
The 2020 Netflix original film
My Octopus Teacher bagged an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. The film has been directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed and it documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. The movie also bagged the award for Best Documentary at the British Academy Film Awards. Also in the ceremony,
Sir Anthony Hopkins sends message from Wales after Oscar win
He said he was very grateful to pick up the award at the age of 83
09:16, 26 APR 2021
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Anthony Hopkins speaking from Wales (Image: @anthonyhopkinscollection)
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Sir Anthony Hopkins wasn t in Los Angeles to pick up his Best Actor Oscar in person but instead delivered his acceptance speech from Wales.