ABC is offering an explanation for the 2021 Academy Awards ceremony’s anticlimactic ending.
Fans were outraged when this year’s Oscars were seemingly rearranged in anticipation of a posthumous Best Actor win for Chadwick Boseman.
Unfortunately, despite swapping out Best Picture as the usual final category of the evening to get that big, emotional moment, the trophy ended up going to Anthony Hopkins, who wasn’t even in attendance or available via satellite.
The show ended abruptly instead, leaving viewers angry and confused. Related: Anthony Hopkins & The Internet Respond To Oscars Upset Despite the backlash, ABC’s Rob Mills seemed pleased with how the ceremony went down.
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