Oscar viewers were outraged after Chadwick Boseman did not posthumously win the Academy Award for “Best Actor”, the award was given to Anthony Hopkins.
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The actor won his second Oscar for “The Father”, 30 years after he won for his role in “Silence of the Lambs.” He was not in attendance to accept his award and fans of Boseman were upset that he was not picked instead. According to the New York Post, Hopkins made history as the oldest Best Actor nominee ever at the age of 83.
Viewers took their frustrations to social media and expressed their feelings about the loss. One Twitter user wrote, “First they play a sped up In Memoriam set to upbeat music. Then they do Best Picture before Best Actress & Actor to make it seem like it was setting up a Chadwick win & emotional ending only to give it to a guy who couldn’t even be bothered to Zoom & then end the show immediately.”
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They build the entire show around a Chadwick Boseman ending and then Anthony Hopkins won and didn’t show up
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) April 26, 2021
Anthony Hopkin’s performance was wonderful, but the Oscar’s used Chadwick’s legacy & name only to not honor him in their program. He deserved more respect than this.
— Topid (@Topid01) April 26, 2021
the #oscars after announcing hopkins as the winner over chadwick, or literally anyone else: pic.twitter.com/c99Tgh4opN
— michael 🎺 academy award nominee chadwick boseman (@meegz___) April 26, 2021
Boseman and Viola Davis were both nominated for their roles in the film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”