By Joe DePaoloApr 25th, 2021, 11:51 pm
The stars appeared to be aligned.
For the first time in memory, the denouement of Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony featured not the award for Best Picture, but rather, the honor for Best Actor. That placement seemed to be a clear indication that the Oscar would go to the late
Chadwick Boseman for his heralded performance in
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom — in what would’ve undoubtedly been an emotional, touching end to the broadcast.
But alas, it was not to be.
In a stunning upset, presenter
Joaquin Phoenix announced to the crowd that
Anthony Hopkins was the winner for his performance in