Did Anthony Hopkins Lose His Knighthood?

Anthony Hopkins was appointed a CBE in 1987 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for “services to the arts” at Buckingham Palace in 1993.

In 1988, he was awarded an honorary D.Litt. degree and in 1992 received an honorary fellowship from the University of Wales, Lampeter.

He was made a freeman of his home town, Port Talbot, in 1996.

Hopkins has also been honored with various life time achievement awards for his work in film and television.

In 2006, Gwyneth Paltrow presented him with the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille award.

In 2008, Richard Attenborough presented Hopkins with the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Hopkins has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003.

In 2021, Hopkins won the Oscar for the Best Actor for The Father. He became the oldest nominee and winner of the award.

Hopkins resides in Malibu, California.[76] He had moved to the United States once before, during the late 1970s, to pursue his film career, but returned to London in the late 1980s.

However, he decided to return to the US following his 1990s success.

Retaining his British citizenship, he became a naturalised American citizen on 12 April 2000, with Hopkins stating: “I have dual citizenship; it just so happens I live in America”.