The Oscars are the most celebrated awards show in Hollywood and a star-studded night to celebrate film. The Oscars, voted on by nearly 10,000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, have driven the conversation around the movie industry for more than nine decades.
But that doesn't mean that everyone wants to go, or even be in the running to win one.
In the 93-year history of the ceremony, some of Hollywood's finest - from Marlon Brando to Will Smith - haven't been there to accept their awards or nominations, and some of those nominated have refused to attend out of protest.
Anthony Hopkins won his second Oscar on Sunday, becoming the oldest person to win an acting Oscar at 83 years old. But he wasn't in attendance to accept the award.
This year's ceremony was a stripped-down version due to the pandemic, but the producers still didn't want actors to video into the ceremony from their homes. Instead, there were designated hubs in London, Paris, and more locations. But Hopkins had "no desire" to travel to them from his home in Wales, his representatives confirmed to Indiewire.
So, when this year's Oscars switched things up and ended the show on best actor (instead of best picture) in seeming anticipation for the late Chadwick Boseman to win the prize, Hopkins wasn't able to give a speech. He posted a brief one to his Instagram the next morning, thanking the Academy and paying tribute to Boseman.
Insider has rounded up 16 actors and creators who didn't accept the Oscars they won, and others who did not attend but were nominated.
Carrie Wittmer contributed to an earlier version of this post.