{"id":20689,"date":"2021-04-26T15:57:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T15:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=20689"},"modified":"2021-04-26T19:05:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T19:05:12","slug":"anthony-hopkins-chadwick-boseman-oscars","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/anthony-hopkins-chadwick-boseman-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Hopkins Pays Tribute to Chadwick Boseman In Oscars Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ending off the night\u2019s nontraditional run of show, Anthony Hopkins took home the <\/span>\u00a0Best Actor award at the 93rd Academy Awards<\/span><\/a> for his stellar performance in <\/span>The Father<\/span><\/i>. In what many viewers saw as a shocking upset, Hopkins snagged the trophy over frontrunner Chadwick Boseman<\/a> (nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for <\/span>Ma Rainey\u2019s Black Bottom<\/a>)<\/span><\/i>\u00a0and even the Welsh actor himself was surprised. <\/span>According to <\/span>People<\/span><\/i><\/a>, Hopkins was asleep at the time of the announcement and awoke to the unexpected news at 4 a.m. Monday morning. In a delayed acceptance speech via Instagram, the actor celebrated his honor and even paid a touching tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman.<\/span><\/p>\n

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