Chadwick Boseman in his acceptance speech for Best Actor. The two stars were up against each other in the same category – Hopkins for The Father and Boseman for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – but it was the legendary Welsh actor who (surprisingly) came out on top to secure the second Oscar of his career.
Unable to attend the Hollywood ceremony, Hopkins later shared a video on social media from his homeland thanking the Academy.
A post shared by Anthony Hopkins (@anthonyhopkins)Related: Oscars 2021 viewers have one big complaint"Good morning," he said to the camera, with rolling green hills visible behind him. "Here I am in my homeland in Wales and at 83 years of age I did not expect to get this award, I really didn't.
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