With his surprise win Sunday night, Anthony Hopkins is now as the oldest actor to ever win a non-honorary Oscar.
Hopkins, 83, won the Academy Award for Best Actor Sunday night for his starring role in The Father.
Before the 2021 Oscars, the oldest winner of a competitive Oscar was Christopher Plummer, who won a Best Supporting Actor when he was 82.
Hopkins was not present to receive the award but gave a remote acceptance speech today in the video below, shot outside his home in Wales.
Hopkins in The Father
The Father, in which Hopkins stars as a man suffering from worsening dementia, is available to rent and stream for $19.99 on these platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Redbox, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu and Fandango. A release date for the DVD has not been announced.
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More Movies with Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins has acted in more than 140 movies and television shows. You can find his complete filmography at: Anthony Hopkins Acting Roles
You can find many of his movies on Amazon Prime and Netflix:
Anthony Hopkins on Amazon Prime
Anthony Hopkins Looks Back
Hopkins takes a look back at his personal and professional life in this 2016 interview with Larry King:
