The 83-year-old star of The Father made history in a surprise win over the late Chadwick Boseman.
The final moments of the 2021 award season still had at least one more surprise in store.
The achievement makes the 83-year-old the oldest person to ever receive an acting Oscar.
Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins stars in Sony Picture Classics' ‘The Father.'.Sean Gleason/Sony Pictures Classics
I really did not expect this.
So I feel very privileged and honored.
This article has been updated to include the acceptance speechHopkins posted to Instagramon Monday.
