Chadwick Boseman was the obvious frontrunner in the Best Actor category at the 2021 Oscars. He was amazing in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, the Academy is known for posthumously honoring performances, and it'd have made a great finale to a strange and muted pandemic awards season. But his many fans' hopes were dashed when Joaquin Phoenix reached into that envelope and perfunctorily announced that Anthony Hopkins had won for The Father.