Chadwick Boseman might win Academy Award for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'

Hollywood actor Chadwick Boseman might win a posthumous award in Best Actor category for his performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Netflix confirmed that it would put late actor forward for awards consideration for his work in movie. If rumours are to be believed, late actor might be minated alongside actor Anthony Hopkins, whose performance in Far is generating intense awards buzz. 

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Chadwick to win an Academy?

Reportedly, actor might also be up against his co-star, Delroy Lindo, who garnered critical applause for his work in much-acclaimed film, Da 5 Bloods. Radio Times claims that actor could also be minated in Best Supporting Actor category for his work as Stormin’ rman in Da 5 Bloods. Chadwick Boseman, famous for his role as King T’Challa from Black Panr, passed away at of 43. Chadwick passed away after a four-year-long battle with  Colon Cancer disease on August 28, 2020.

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is all set to release on Netflix in December 2020. Starring Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis in leading roles, follows story of Ma Rainey and how tensions rise when between her band members when singer gars with m at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927. movie is directed by George C. Wolfe.

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All about Chadwick

Born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina, Chadwick Boseman bagged his first-ever television role in 2003, in an episode of Third Watch. Later, in his career, Chadwick was seen in many television shows and movies like Law & Order, CSI: NY, ER and  Express: Ernie Davis Story. However, actor became a household name as Jackie Robinson in 2013 movie, 42. In year 2016, Chadwick was seen for first time as King T'Challa / Black Panr, in much-acclaimed movie Captain America: Civil War.

More so, Chadwick was also first man of coloured complexion to star in a leading role in any superhero movie. In 2019, Chadwick was seen in 21 Bridges. Starring Chadwick Boseman and Sienna Miller in leading roles, 21 Bridges chronicles story of an embattled NYPD detective who is on a manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.

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