A Deep Dive on the 2021 Oscar Nominees: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Olivia Colman, and More

[Plus: Frances McDormand’s Rightful Place Among Hollywood Heroes]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour]( A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks April 24, 2021 [Chadwick Boseman’s Grand Finale]( [Chadwick Boseman’s last film plays like the culmination of his life’s work.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Chloé Zhao and the Long Way Home]( [In 2018, Chloé Zhao’s The Rider was one of Barack Obama’s favorite movies. Now the filmmaker is an Oscar favorite for the transcendent Nomadland, about the search for work, peace, and self.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Viola’s Voice]( [Starring as both Michelle Obama and blues legend Ma Rainey, Viola Davis says the key to a character is discovering what they’re fighting for and what holds them back. She talked to V.F. about her own extraordinary journey out of poverty and into the deeply troubling Hollywood system.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [The Directors Calling the Shots]( [Here’s to new visions. Some of these bold directors have just made their feature debuts. Others are being truly heard for the first time. All of them have broken out just when we need them most.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Olivia Colman as the Queen of Queens]( [American audiences first got to know Olivia Colman when she stepped into Queen Elizabeth II’s shoes for The Crown. But it was her mesmerizing take as another monarch, Queen Anne, in The Favourite, that brought Colman to Oscar’s door.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Anthony Hopkins, Knight Rider]( [Despite the accolades and the Oscar, Sir Anthony Hopkins’s friends and colleagues all mentioned a wildness, a fury, within the then 58-year-old star. In 1996, Leslie Bennetts got a glimpse of both his charm and his anger as Hopkins talked about his demons, his troubled marriage, his estranged daughter, and his next big role.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Vanity Fair Logo](www.vanityfair.com) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.