Paying tribute. Anthony Hopkins was not at the 2021 Oscars to take home the award for Actor in a Leading Role on Sunday, April 25 — but he’s very grateful that he was honored.The morning after the Academy Awards, the Hannibal star, 83, shared a video and noted how surprised he was to hear the news.“Well, good morning.
Here I am in my homeland in Wales. At 83 years of age, I did not expect to get this award,” the Westworld alum said via Instagram. “I really didn’t.
I’m very grateful to the Academy, and thank you.”He then went on to honor the late Chadwick Boseman, who was the favorite to win in the category for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.“I want to pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who was taken from us far too early,” Hopkins
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