It seems odd to call Anthony Hopkins’ Best Actor victory at the 2021 Oscars a surprise, but his triumph Sunday might have been the night’s biggest upset.
A Best Actor trophy for Chadwick Boseman’s electric performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom seemed a foregone conclusion after Boseman, who died tragically last year at 43, won at the Critics Choice Awards, SAG and the Golden Globes Awards.But Deadline’s own Pete Hammond hinted at a potential a late surge for Hopkins, and that seems to be what happened.The legendary Welsh actor was a no-show for the ceremony, as he was last year when nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Two Popes.
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