Editing Anthony Hopkins (section)

=== 1990–1999: ''Pravda'' and film stardom ===
[[File:I Rossellini A Hopkins.jpg|thumb|[[Isabella Rossellini]] and Hopkins in Berlin to shoot scenes for ''[[The Innocent (1993 film)|The Innocent]]'' (1993)]]
Hopkins won acclaim among critics and audiences as the [[Human cannibalism|cannibalistic]] [[serial killer]] [[Hannibal Lecter]] in ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'', for which he won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] in 1991, with [[Jodie Foster]] as [[Clarice Starling]], who also won for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]. The film won [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]], and Hopkins also picked up his first [[BAFTA for Best Actor]]. Hopkins reprised his role as Lecter twice; in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]'' (2001), and ''[[Red Dragon (2002 film)|Red Dragon]]'' (2002). His original portrayal of the character in ''The Silence of the Lambs'' has been labelled by the [[American Film Institute|AFI]] as the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains|number-one film villain]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx |publisher=AFI.com |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains |access-date=21 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507035737/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx |archive-date=7 May 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> Director [[Jonathan Demme]] wanted a British actor for the role, with Foster stating, "Lecter is a manipulator and has a way of using language to keep people at bay. You wanted to see that Shakespearean monster."<ref>[https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/news/a18346/jodie-foster-has-revealed-that/ "Robert DeNiro And Al Pacino Were In The Running To Play Hannibal Lecter"]. Esquire. Retrieved 1 March 2018</ref> At the time he was offered the role, Hopkins was making a return to the London stage, performing in ''[[M. Butterfly]]''. He had come back to Britain after living for a number of years in Hollywood, having all but given up on a career there, saying, "Well that part of my life's over; it's a chapter closed. I suppose I'll just have to settle for being a respectable actor poncing around the West End and doing respectable BBC work for the rest of my life."<ref name="falk" />

Hopkins reprised the role, returning to the iconic villain in adaptations of the first three of the Lecter novels by [[Thomas Harris]]. The author was reportedly pleased with Hopkins' portrayal of his antagonist. However, Hopkins stated that ''[[Red Dragon (2002 film)|Red Dragon]]'' (2002) would feature his final performance as the character and that he would not reprise even a narrative role in the latest addition to the series, ''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Hopkins regrets playing Hannibal Lecter thrice. This is why |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/anthony-hopkins-regrets-playing-hannibal-lecter-thrice-this-is-why-303492-2016-01-12 |work=India Today |date=2 March 2018}}</ref> The following year, Hopkins was featured in [[Mark Joffe]]'s film ''[[Spotswood (film)|Spotswood]]'' and the science fiction film ''[[Freejack]]'' and also played supporting roles as [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s biographer in [[Richard Attenborough]]'s biographical drama ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' (1992) and [[Abraham Van Helsing|Professor Van Helsing]] in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s horror adaptation ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' (1992).

In 1992, Hopkins starred in [[Merchant-Ivory]]'s period film based on the [[E. M. Forster]] novel ''[[Howards End (film)|Howards End]]''. Hopkins acted alongside [[Emma Thompson]] and [[Helena Bonham Carter]] where he played the cold businessman Henry Wilcox. The film received enormous critical acclaim, with critic [[Leonard Maltin]] calling it "extraordinarily good on every level".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-howards-end-1992 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=5 June 2005 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |title=Howards End (1992) | access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Martin |first=Leonard | author-link = Leonard Maltin |title=Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide |publisher=Signet Books |year=2015 |pages=653 |isbn=978-0-451-46849-9}}</ref> The following year, Hopkins reunited with Merchant-Ivory and Emma Thompson in ''[[The Remains of the Day (film)|The Remains of the Day]]'' (1993), a film set in 1950s post-war Britain based on the novel by [[Kazuo Ishiguro]]. David Hunter of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised Hopkins' performance describing it as "colossal" and a "tour de force".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/remains-day-review-movie-1993-1249155/|title= 'The Remains of the Day': THR's 1993 Review|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= 5 November 2019|accessdate= August 28, 2023}}</ref> The film was ranked by the [[British Film Institute]] as the [[BFI Top 100 British films|64th greatest British film of the 20th century]].<ref>[http://www.cinemarealm.com/best-of-cinema/top-100-british-films/ ''British Film Institute – Top 100 British Films''] (1999). Retrieved 27 August 2016</ref> Starring as the butler Stevens, Hopkins named it among his favourite films.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Hopkins on 'The Dresser,' 'Westworld,' & retirement |url=http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2016/5/25/anthony-hopkins-on-the-dresser-westworld-retirement |publisher=[[Ora TV]] |date=2 December 2017 |access-date=2 December 2017 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326030903/http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2016/5/25/anthony-hopkins-on-the-dresser-westworld-retirement |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance and received the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award for Best Actor]].<ref name="bafta">{{cite news |title=Actor in a Leading Role in 1994 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1994/film/actor-in-a-leading-role |publisher=BAFTA |date=27 October 2017}}</ref>

Hopkins portrayed Oxford academic [[C. S. Lewis]] in the 1993 British biographical film ''[[Shadowlands (1993 film)|Shadowlands]]'', for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor.<ref name="bafta"/> Also that year he acted opposite [[Isabella Rossellini]] in the drama ''[[The Innocent (1993 film)|The Innocent]]'' (1993) which was adapted from the [[Ian McEwan]] [[The Innocent (McEwan novel)|novel of the same name]]. During this period, Hopkins had the chance to work with [[Bart the Bear]] in two films: ''[[Legends of the Fall]]'' (1994) and ''[[The Edge (1997 film)|The Edge]]'' (1997). According to trainer Lynn Seus, "Tony Hopkins was absolutely brilliant with Bart...He acknowledged and respected him like a fellow actor. He would spend hours just looking at Bart and admiring him. He did so many of his own scenes with Bart."<ref>{{cite web |last=Foy |first=Paul |title=Bart the Bear, a veteran of several films, dies at 23 |date=19 May 2000 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000519/4021798/bart-the-bear-a-veteran-of-several-films-dies-at-23|access-date=4 January 2015}}</ref> Hopkins was Britain's highest-paid performer in 1998, starring in ''[[The Mask of Zorro]]'' and ''[[Meet Joe Black]]'', and also agreed to reprise his role as Hannibal Lecter for a fee of [[£]]15&nbsp;million.<ref name="IndependentHopkins">{{cite web|first=Michael|last=McCarthy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/anthony-hopkins-gives-pounds-1m-to-snowdon-1171083.html|title=Anthony Hopkins gives pounds 1m to Snowdon|website=[[The Independent]]|date=11 August 2011|accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref>