Anthony Hopkins wins Best Actor at the Oscars 2021

The Father
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Anthony Hopkins has won the Best Actor award at the Oscars 2021 for his performance in The Father. He beat Riz Ahmed (澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Sound of Metal), Chadwick Boseman (澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), Gary Oldman (Mank), and Steven Yeun (Minari).

Hopkins – who was not able to attend the ceremony – plays Ant🎀hony in The Father, a man suffering from dementia and losing his hold on reality as his memory deteriorates. Olivia Colman portrays his daughter Anne, and the film includes sup🌱porting roles for Mark Gatiss and Rufus Sewell. 

The Father was nominated for multiple Oscars, including Best Supporting Actress for Colman – she took home the gold for Best Actress in 2019 for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Favourite. The film wonꦦ Best Adapted Screenplay earlܫier in the evening.

Hopkins' victory was a surprise to many, with Boseman being the frontrunner befor🅘ehand. His performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was widely praised and won multiple awards, though the Oscar did not prove to be one of them. Viola Davis was also nominated for the same movie, though failed to win the Best Actress category, with Frances McD⛦ormand winning for her role in Nomadland.

Meanwhile, Nomadland went on to win Best Picture, and director Chloé𒅌 Zhao won Best Director. To some surprise, Best Actor was the final award of the evening – an honor usually given to Best Picture.

For more from the Oscars, check out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Oscar 2021 winners list in full.

Molly Edwards
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