If there’s one Oscar category that’s felt consistently sewn up going into the ceremony for the majority of the past, wow, 30 years or so, it’s Best Actor. There have been surprises, for sure; in 2021, for example, the telecast held the award for last, presuming an emotional posthumous victory for Chadwick Boseman to close out the show… only to find that Anthony Hopkins was the actual winner (and not even at the ceremony in person!).