Anthony Hopkins offered to accept Oscar via Zoom but was turned down

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Oscar win via Zoom, but the Academy refused.The actor won the award for Best Actor at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday (April 25), and was singled out as one of the only winners who was not present in Los Angeles or at one of the Oscars hubs around the world.Hopkins’ absence was particularly notable as the award for Best Actor was presented last (where usually it would be the award for Best Picture) and many said the night ended on an “anti-climactic” note.A new report in the New York Times reveals that Hopkins had asked to accept his award via Zoom if the moment came, but was denied the chance.“I’m told that Hopkins was at home in the Welsh countryside and had offered to accept via Zoom if his name was read, but the Oscars nixed that.