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Chadwick Boseman was predicted to win Best Actor posthumously for his role as Levee Green in тАЬMa RaineyтАЩs Black BottomтАЭ, but surprisingly he lost to Anthony Hopkins in тАЬThe FatherтАЭ.
Boseman had previously won at the Critics Choice, Golden Globes and SAG Awards where his wife, Simone Ledward Boseman, accepted on his behalf.
The award show seemingly rearranged the format, leaving Best Actor to last with the assumption it would end on a high note as Boseman won. However, the award went to Hopkins who didnтАЩt even show up to accept the trophy resulting in a very anti-climatic ending.
The only other person to win Best Actor posthumously was Peter Finch who died two months before the 1977 Oscars for тАЬNetworkтАЭ.
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BREAKING: Anthony Hopkins wins the Academy Award for Best Actor. https://t.co/sdgeoBK7lX #Oscars pic.twitter.com/juaMIYpCLN
тАФ ABC News (@ABC) April 26, 2021
Hopkins, 83, made history as the oldest recipient of Best Actor. It is the actorтАЩs second Oscar, after he took home the statuette for his role as Hannibal Lector in 1992тАЩs тАЬThe Silence of the LambsтАЭ.
He had been nominated four times since his win 30 years ago, without a win.
Hopkins was recognized for his role as a man who suffers from dementia. Olivia Colman plays his daughter in the film directed by Florian Zeller.
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While HopkinsтАЩ win was well deserved, many felt that the late Boseman was robbed and used as they turned to Twitter to vent their frustrations.
I don’t even care about Chadwick losing, but the fact that the Academy used him a bait makes me mad. #Oscars
тАФ T’Challa Stan (@KhameekJ03) April 26, 2021
I understand making it the final award for Chadwick. ItтАЩs a special circumstance and he deserved it. But if itтАЩs not going to himтАжand you just decided to make the menтАЩs category the ultimate ending award of the nightтАжwtf https://t.co/UiSS37YUyd
тАФ Dani Fernandez (@msdanifernandez) April 26, 2021
They really made Chadwick Boseman a fckn price to hand out, and didnтАЩt even have the decency of giving him the win, which he deserved.
Gross.
тАФ Hernandy (@Pollos_Hernandy) April 26, 2021
Chadwick Boseman will remain one of the greatest actors of all time, with or without that Oscar pic.twitter.com/M3yhFlDEkw
тАФ Amia? is looking for marvel moots (@amiastarrr) April 26, 2021
What a complete joke #Oscars is, you could’ve given Chadwick his last chance at the award but you suck.
What a disgrace.
тАФ BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) April 26, 2021
Anthony Hopkins is great but Chadwick Boseman should have won that damn Oscar. I am so pissed right now. pic.twitter.com/ofYRbLFyFx
тАФ Tan_Ner (@not_T_ann_eR) April 26, 2021
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