Chadwick Boseman on Monday was posthumously nominated for an Academy Awardfor his work inMa Rainey's Black Bottom. The lateBlack Panther actor died during post-production of the Ma Rainey film, which is directed by George C.
Wolfe and aboutMa Rainey, an influential blues singer in the 1920s.Boseman playsLevee Green, a talented trumpet player. Boseman died Aug.
28, 2020, at the age of 43 of colon cancer. His death shocked and devastated fans around the globe. On Monday, he was nominated for a best actor Oscar for his work in the picture.
Although he had been nominated for a slew of awards throughout his carer, including winning a Golden Globe this year for the same film, Monday marked the first time Boseman received an Oscar nomination..
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