Oscars 2021: Shock Chadwick Boseman loss leads to 'worst ending ever' 26 Apr, 2021 03:36 AM 3 minutes to read Anthony Hopkins, Frances McDormand and Chloe Zhao were among the big winners at the 93rd Academy Awards, a second ceremony where the usual spectacle has been disrupted by pandemic considerations. Video / Getty / TVNZ Anthony Hopkins, Frances McDormand and Chloe Zhao were among the big winners at the 93rd Academy Awards, a second ceremony where the usual spectacle has been disrupted by pandemic considerations. Video / Getty / TVNZ news.com.au An unprecedented change in the 2021 Academy Awards' running order has backfired spectacularly. Usually, the Best Picture category ends the ceremony. This year, though, Best Actor came last - presumably because even the Oscars' producers thought Chadwick Boseman was going to win posthumously for his role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.