her beautiful book, to our beautiful cinematographer, joshua _ beautiful cinematographer, joshua james richardsshua james richards, and to the entire nomadland company. were _ the entire nomadland company. were there any surprises, peter? i think it was a surprise to many that sir anthony hopkins was named best actor at the age of 83. of course he has won an oscar before four silence of the lambs, winning this time for the father and a story that resonates with many families struggling with an older relative, in this case the father of the family, struggling with dementia, and the gradual loss of memory and how that challenges the family dynamic. there anthony hopkins wasn't on hand, certainly not here — i understand he is in wales at the moment — so we didn't see him accepting his award. a surprise, because it was a very challenging category that he was in, very strong competition. but i think really topping his career with that very gritty performance that he put in. thank you very much. peter bowes, covering the oscars for others. well, we can now speak to michael schneider, who's senior edi