Chadwick Boseman
Actor posthumously wins his first Golden Globe
Chadwick Boseman in appearance in 2019
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The late Chadwick Boseman posthumously won a Golden Globe for Best Actor. His widow made a moving speech.
The late "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020) posthumously won a Golden Globe for his leading role in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom". His widow Taylor Simone Ledward accepted the award on his behalf. She not only listed the people Boseman would have thanked, including director George C. Wolfe, producer Denzel Washington and co-star Viola Davis, but also stated, according to US media reports: "He would have said something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would reinforce that little voice in all of us that tells you you can, that tells you to move on, that calls you back to what to do right now in the story. "
And she added, "I don't have his words, but we need to take the moment to celebrate those we love." Boseman died of colon cancer last August at the age of 43. The actor had not made his years of fighting the disease public. In the category he won posthumously, "Best Actor – Drama", there were also Gary Oldman ("Mank"), Riz Ahmed ("Sound of Metal"), Anthony Hopkins ("The Father"), and Tahar Rahim (" The Mauritanian ") nominated. For Boseman it was the first Golden Globe nomination.