Chadwick Boseman wins posthumous award 0:46
(CNN) -
The producers of this year's Academy Awards promised it would be like a movie.
They may want to consider a new filming of the ending.
Chadwick Boseman had been highly favored to win in the best actor category for his role as a troubled trumpeter in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."
The actor passed away last August after a private battle with colon cancer.
He was 43 years old.
Chadwick Boseman wins posthumous award 0:46
Instead, the Oscar went to Sir Anthony Hopkins for his portrayal of a man battling dementia in the movie "The Father."
The category closed out Sunday's show and Hopkins was not present at the awards ceremony to accept the award, resulting in an abrupt end to the night.
Had he won posthumously, it would have been Boseman's first and last acting Oscars, as the film was his last on-screen work.
Other awards shows had already recognized his performance.
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