Anthony Hopkinswon the Best Actor honor at Sunday’s Academy Awards for his starring role inThe Father. The 83-year-old made history with his second Oscar victory, becoming the oldest star to win an Academy Award for Best Actor award — after becoming the oldest Best Actor nominee when the 2021 Oscar nominations were announced in March.
This is Hopkins' sixth Oscar nomination. He beat out fellow nomineesRiz Ahmed(Sound of Metal),Chadwick Boseman(Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom),Gary Oldman(Mank), andSteven Yeun(Minari).
Anthony Hopkins inThe Father.Sean Gleason/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
Presenter Joaquin Phoneix, who won the category last year for his performance inJoker, accepted the award on an absent Hopkins' behalf.
Joaquin Phoenix.ABC
The Welsh actor won his first at the 64th Academy Awards, earning the Best Actor award for his iconic performance as the expert psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the 1992 psychological thrillerThe Silence of the Lambsopposite Oscar winner Jodie Foster.
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InThe Father, Hopkins plays Anthony, an 80-year-old man with dementia who defiantly rejects the carers that his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) introduces to him. As his grip on reality begins to loosen, Anthony’s confusion surrounding his memories affects his identity and the relationships around him.
Olivia Colman as Anne, Anthony Hopkins as Anthony.Sony Pictures Classics
Hopkins toldThe New Yorkergetting into the role of Anthony wasn’t as difficult as it seemed.
The 93rd Academy Awards aired live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
source: people.com
