If Boseman were to win the award, he would be only the third actor to win posthumously
The late Chadwick Boseman has made Oscars history as the first African American to be posthumously nominated for an Academy Award.
Boseman was nominated for Best Actor for his portrayal of Levee Green in the 2020 film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
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The film, which is based on the play by the same name by August Wilson, debuted in December on Netflix and also starred Viola Davis, who earned her fourth Oscar nomination for her portrayal of the title character, Ma Rainey.
Davis is now the most Oscar-nominated Black actress in history.
theGrio reported that Boseman won his first Golden Globe award posthumously in February for Best Actor. His wife, Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman, tearfully accepted the award on his behalf.
“He would thank God. He would thank his parents. He would thank his ancestors for their guidance and for their sacrifices. He would thank his incredible team,” Ledward Boseman said.
“He would say something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would amplify that little voice inside of all of us that tells you you can; that tells you to keep going, that calls you back to what you are meant to be doing at this moment in history.”
Earlier in March, Boseman also won Best Actor in a Drama at the 26th annual Critics’ Choice Awards. Accepted by Ledward Boseman, she shared her spouse’s love of masterful storytelling, of the resonant works he found such joy in helping bring to life.
