Oscars Latest: Anthony Hopkins takes the top acting trophy
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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2011 file photo, Anthony Hopkins smiles while posing for photos prior to the premiere of his new film The Rite in Mexico City. Nomadland has won four prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, April 11, 2021. The films director, Chloe Zhao, became only the second woman to win the best director trophy, and star Frances McDormand was named best actress. Nomadland also took the cinematography prize on Sunday. Emerald Fennells revenge comedy Promising Young Woman was named best British film, while the best actor trophy went to 83-year-old Anthony Hopkins for playing a man grappling with dementia in The Father. An event that was criticized in the recent past with the label #BAFTAsSoWhite rewarded a diverse group of talents, during a pandemic-curbed ceremony at Londons Royal Albert Hall. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, File)
She lost again this year for “Hillbilly Elegy”
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Glenn Close made Oscar history on Sunday night, but for a disappointing distinction. She came into the 93rd Oscars with eight nominations, and after losing again this year for Best Supporting Actress, she’s now tied with Peter O’Toole for the most nominations by an actor or actress without a single Oscar win.
First off, if you’re as stunned as we are that Glenn Close doesn’t already have a statue, then join the club. Her nominations date all the way back to 1983 when she was first nominated for “The World According to Garp,” and this year she lost again (to “Minari” supporting actress Yuh-Jung Youn) after being nominated for Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the Oscars (all times local): 8:20 p.m. Anthony Hopkins has won his first Oscar since he was victorious for playing Hannibal Lecter.
Oscars Latest: Anthony Hopkins wins best actor in a surprise
By The Associated PressApril 26, 2021 GMT
8:20 p.m.
Anthony Hopkins has won his first Oscar since he was victorious for playing Hannibal Lecter.
Despite his pedigree, Hopkins was a surprise as the winner of the Academy Award for best actor for his work on “The Father.”
The late Chadwick Boseman was expected to win the award, which, in a very rare move from the academy, was the last to be handed out this year instead of best picture.
It was also an anti-climax on a show where Hopkins wasn’t present to accept the trophy. Joaquin Phoenix’s reading of his name was the last dramatic moment of a most unusual ceremony.