Chadwick Boseman Earns Posthumous Golden Globe Nomination for Netflix's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
Chadwick Boseman on Tuesday earned a posthumous Golden Globes nomination for his role in Netflix's [...]
Chadwick Boseman should have that #GoldenGlobes win locked up, tbh. pic.twitter.com/W6aUxjmo2J
— Marty. (@Atwitisborn) February 3, 2021
Boseman died on Aug. 28 at the age of 43. He had kept his years-long battle with colon cancer private and had continued to work on a number of films, including Black Panther and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
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If you haven’t seen Chadwick Boseman’s final performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, then stole everything and head over to @netflix NOW. Masterpiece. #GoldenGlobes https://t.co/3Butpep0LS
— Loud & Aggressive (@Nixie) February 3, 2021
Along with taking on the role of T'Challa in Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, Boseman is also known for his roles in Marshall, Da 5 Bloods, and 42.
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i’m sad Chadwick isn’t here to get his flowers for this role. he was amazing, as usual! https://t.co/dKrfVlurUi
— 🦂✨☀️ (@kasandra_alexis) February 3, 2021
Ahead of the debut of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, the movie's director, George C. Wolfe, revealed that the film was emotional for Boseman, who cried on set during one scene in particular. The scene involved his character battling Colman Domingo's Cutler for being a man of faith, their back-and-forth ending with an emotional monologue that sees Levee looking up to the skies and challenging "Cutler's God."
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#WakandaForever https://t.co/CgaClMLykL
— Sagar Binjola (@Scooby_Doo001) February 3, 2021
Speaking of the moment, Cutler said they were "doing it in a very casual way, and I assumed that when Levee got to the big speech that Chadwick was going to stop. But he didn't stop. He kept going, and Levee took over—it was raw and explosive." Cutler said afterwards, Boseman "just started to sob, and Colman hugged him, and then Chadwick's girlfriend basically picked him up."
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Congratulations to the late Chadwick Boseman on his #GoldenGlobes nomination announced this morning for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/TtOu8mPmvH
— Jeff Conway (@jeffconway) February 3, 2021
Domingo at the time also reflected on working with Boseman. He said, "I could tell with Chad sometimes, he had something on his mind. He'd walk into a room and he wouldn't speak to anyone." At one point, Domingo jokingly confronted the actor by saying, "Oh, you're just not going to say hi to anybody?"
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I was ready to flip some tables if he didn’t get nominated— sooooo well deserved 🙏🏽 Just give him the Oscar already! https://t.co/xIQMTKSO4O
— Yesenia with a Y✌🏽 (@NiaLove84) February 3, 2021
Since his passing, Boseman has received numerous posthumous honors. In November, Disney honored Boseman by placing a tribute to the late actor ahead of Black Panther on Disney+. Instead of the opening credits, viewers were greeted with concept art from the film and clips of Boseman from both Black Panther to Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. Boseman is also set to be honored in the upcoming film, Black Panther 2.
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Both his monologues brought me to tears. The most truthful performance I have watched in awhile. Glad to see him get the recognition.#ChadwickBoseman #GoldenGlobes https://t.co/trDmJUjSru
— Hakuna MaChatter (@HakunaMachatter) February 3, 2021
Boseman has received Gotham and Spirit nominations. He is considered a frontrunner to receive a lead actor Academy Award nomination for his role in Ma Rainey. If this happens, it would make the late actor the fifth actor to receive a posthumous Best Actor Oscar nomination alongside James Dean, Peter Finch, Spencer Tracy and Massimo Troisi.
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