Chadwick Boseman, the 43-year-old “Black Panther” star who died in August after a private battle with colon cancer, is posthumously wearing a Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a play for his role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. ‘His wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, accepted the award on his behalf and gave an emotional speech during the virtual award on Sunday night.
“He would thank God. He would thank his parents. He would thank his ancestors for their guidance and their sacrifices,” she said, holding back tears. ‘He would say something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would strengthen that little voice in it all that tells you that you can … that tells you to go on that calls you back to what you are currently meant to be. do. in history. ‘
Boseman was nominated along with Riz Ahmed in the drama category for ‘Sound of Metal’, Anthony Hopkins for ‘The Father’, Gary Oldman for ‘Mank’ and Tahar Rahim for ‘The Mauritanian’.
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is a Netflix movie inspired by the true story of the blues legend. And like Mom herself, the film is big, mischievous and full of music. Boseman plays a character named Levee, a talented and tormented musician. While filming the movie, he also had a battle with colon cancer, which eventually took his life.
“I do not have his words, but we must take all the moments to celebrate those we love, so thank you HFPA for giving me the opportunity to do so. And huh? You keep them coming,” he said. said Boseman’s wife.
The late actor gained notoriety in the title role of the 2018 Marvel blockbusterBlack panther“as superhero King T’Challa – and also starred in Spike Lee’s” Da 5 Bloods. “He also plays black icons like James Brown, Thurgood Marshall and Jackie Robinson.