Oscars 2021 Nominations: Chadwick Boseman Gets a Posthumous Nod for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
3 years, 9 months ago

Oscars 2021 Nominations: Chadwick Boseman Gets a Posthumous Nod for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'

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Late actor Chadwick Boseman has received a posthumous nomination for an Academy award in the Best Actor Category for George C Wolfe’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Chadwick also received the posthumous nomination and won a Golden Globe award in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama category. Congratulations to Chadwick Boseman – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. – #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/aVUlR7IyHq— Golden Globe Awards March 1, 2021 The actor has also received a BAFTA nomination in Leading Actor category, along with Riz Ahmed, Adarsh Gourav, Anthony Hopkins, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tahar Rahim.

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‘The contender was Chadwick Boseman, so I went to bed’: Anthony Hopkins on why he missed his Oscar win
3 years, 6 months ago

‘The contender was Chadwick Boseman, so I went to bed’: Anthony Hopkins on why he missed his Oscar win

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many viewers of the ceremony were left scratching their heads as …

'There's No Award That Can Validate His Legacy': Michael B Jordan on Chadwick Boseman
3 years, 7 months ago

'There's No Award That Can Validate His Legacy': Michael B Jordan on Chadwick Boseman

News 18  

Black Panther actor Michael B Jordan has spoken about late co-star Chadwick Boseman’s best actor Oscar snub for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. “But you know, this is how I honestly and truly really feel about it: There’s like, there’s no award that can validate his legacy,” Jordan said of his ”Black Panther” co-star. So you’ve got to look at the …

Oscars 2021: Film critics chip in on ceremony's 'desperate' need for approval in a post-pandemic atmosphere
3 years, 7 months ago

Oscars 2021: Film critics chip in on ceremony's 'desperate' need for approval in a post-pandemic atmosphere

Firstpost  

On the morning after a very odd Oscars, we asked AO Scott, co-chief film critic, and Wesley Morris, critic at large, to discuss what they made of it all. Meanwhile, Chadwick Boseman — all of that unbridled zeal in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom came down to a promise that the academy couldn’t keep. And there he was last night helping …

Anthony Hopkins honors Chadwick Boseman after Oscar win
3 years, 7 months ago

Anthony Hopkins honors Chadwick Boseman after Oscar win

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Anthony Hopkins has honored the late Chadwick Boseman after winning the best actor Oscar, hailing his fellow performer as a man “taken from us far too early.” The 83-year-old Hopkins took the award for his performance in “The Father,” becoming the oldest actor or actress to win an Oscar, edging out Christopher Plummer’s supporting-actor win at age …

Oscars 2021: Anthony Hopkins' Best Actor win over Chadwick Boseman places merit above political niceties, posthumous tributes
3 years, 7 months ago

Oscars 2021: Anthony Hopkins' Best Actor win over Chadwick Boseman places merit above political niceties, posthumous tributes

Firstpost  

Given what a weird year 2020 has been, it was really no surprise that the Academy Awards that honours the best in cinema, also reflects the bizarreness of our times. Somewhere through the glorious festival of inclusion where Korean actors and Chinese directors, female directors, and Black makeup and hair artists were deservedly rewriting history, the randomness of the Oscars …

Oscars 2021: Irrfan Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput, Chadwick Boseman remembered during In-memoriam segment
3 years, 7 months ago

Oscars 2021: Irrfan Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput, Chadwick Boseman remembered during In-memoriam segment

Firstpost  

The Academy also paid tribute to Rishi Kapoor, Bhanu Athaiya, Kelly Preston, Helen McCrory, and Sean Connery among others At the Oscars 2021, a special tribute was paid to the cinema’s shining stars who left us too early. The Academy Awards remembered Indian talents like actor Irrfan Khan and Indian Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, who bid us goodbye in …

Oscars 2021: Chloé Zhao, Frances McDormand, Anthony Hopkins and Other Winners
3 years, 7 months ago

Oscars 2021: Chloé Zhao, Frances McDormand, Anthony Hopkins and Other Winners

News 18  

Veteran Hollywood star Anthony Hopkins won the best actor award at the 93rd Academy Awards for his role in The Father. The other winners at the Oscars were Frances McDormand, Nomadland, Sound of Metal, Mank Yuh-Jung Youn, Chloé Zhao, Daniel Kaluuya, Soul, My Octopus Friend, Another Round, Sound of Metal and Colette. The presenters — including Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, …

Oscars 2021: Minari, Nomadland leading noms indicate shift in focus on underrepresented communities, stories
3 years, 8 months ago

Oscars 2021: Minari, Nomadland leading noms indicate shift in focus on underrepresented communities, stories

Firstpost  

As spring settles in over Hollywood, this year’s awards season is getting set for a delayed Academy Awards later this month. The differences between the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Academy in terms of approaches to diversity are stark, said Mark Young, a professor at USC’s Marshall School of Business. Especially in the last year, I think every institution …

Chadwick Boseman is posthumously nominated for an Oscar
3 years, 9 months ago

Chadwick Boseman is posthumously nominated for an Oscar

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Half a year after his death, Chadwick Boseman was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award on Monday for his final performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” The nomination for best actor was widely expected but still historic. Two ultimately won: Finch for his performance in 1976’s “Network” and Ledger for 2008’s “The Dark Knight.” Jeanne Eagels is …

Critics Choice Awards 2021 Winners List: Nomadland wins Best Film, posthumous win for Chadwick Boseman
3 years, 9 months ago

Critics Choice Awards 2021 Winners List: Nomadland wins Best Film, posthumous win for Chadwick Boseman

India TV News  

The 26th annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Taye Diggs, was filmed from a stage in Los Angeles. The awards honored the year's best performances in movies and television. Check out the complete winner's list here- Best Picture: “Nomadland” Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” Best Actor: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas …

Critics Choice Awards 2021 nominations: Mank leads with 12 nods, Netflix creates record with 4 best picture nominees
3 years, 10 months ago

Critics Choice Awards 2021 nominations: Mank leads with 12 nods, Netflix creates record with 4 best picture nominees

Firstpost  

Mank, Minari, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom topped the nominations list at the 26th Critics Choice Awards this year Streaming platforms seemed to dominate the 26th Critics Choice Awards. These include Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, George C Wolfe’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, David Fincher’s Mank, and Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7. Here’s the complete list of …

Michael B. Jordan pays tribute to his late friend Chadwick Boseman's record FOUR SAG nominations
3 years, 10 months ago

Michael B. Jordan pays tribute to his late friend Chadwick Boseman's record FOUR SAG nominations

Daily Mail  

Chadwick Boseman made history this week when he received four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for a single year's work. And Michael B. Jordan honored his late friend's astounding accomplishment Friday on Instagram with stills from the critically acclaimed films Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Missing him: Michael B. Jordan remembered his friend Chadwick Boseman on Friday …

Screen Actors Guild Award 2021: The Crown, Chadwick Boseman emerge on top. See full list
3 years, 10 months ago

Screen Actors Guild Award 2021: The Crown, Chadwick Boseman emerge on top. See full list

Hindustan Times  

Chadwick Boseman received two posthumous nominations from the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Thursday, while the Korean American family drama Minari and Spike Lee's Vietnam veteran drama Da 5 Bloods were among the nominees for best ensemble. Emma Corrin has been nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series category. The Screen Actors Guild's …

Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations announced
3 years, 10 months ago

Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations announced

China Daily  

Poster of Minari The 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards, given out by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, announced its nominations in 15 film and TV categories on Thursday. Two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand, who plays a woman who loses everything in a recession and embarks on a journey through the American West in Chinese female …

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom movie review: Chadwick Boseman is breathtaking in his final film, there’s no way he won’t win an Oscar
4 years ago

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom movie review: Chadwick Boseman is breathtaking in his final film, there’s no way he won’t win an Oscar

Hindustan Times  

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Director - George C Wolfe Cast - Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom movie review: Chadwick Boseman as Levee, in a still from the new Netflix film. The conversations flow easily in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, like water along a summertime stream. To make matters slightly …

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom review: Chadwick Boseman’s last and finest performance
4 years ago

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom review: Chadwick Boseman’s last and finest performance

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. 15, 94 mins When Chadwick Boseman rages against an unjust God, …

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom review: ‘Chadwick Boseman soars’
4 years, 1 month ago

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom review: ‘Chadwick Boseman soars’

BBC  

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom review: ‘Chadwick Boseman soars’ David Lee / Netflix Chadwick Boseman “deserves the awards buzz” for his performance in this “exciting, trenchant” adaptation of August Wilson’s play, writes Caryn James. When Chadwick Boseman first appears on screen in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, it feels like a stab in the heart. Wolfe finds the right balance between letting …

Trailer of Chadwick Boseman's Final Film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Released, Watch Here
4 years, 2 months ago

Trailer of Chadwick Boseman's Final Film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Released, Watch Here

News 18  

Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfe’s August Wilson adaptation Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, showcasing Chadwick Boseman’s final performance opposite Viola Davis’ powerhouse blues singer. But since the unexpected death in August of 43-year-old Boseman from colon cancer, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom" has taken on a elegiac aura. Netflix, which will debut it Dec. 18 on the streaming service, is …

Netflix Sets Release Date for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', Chadwick Boseman's Swansong
4 years, 2 months ago

Netflix Sets Release Date for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', Chadwick Boseman's Swansong

News 18  

Los Angeles: Period drama “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, an adaptation of August Wilson’s award-winning play of the same name, is slated to be released on December 18, Netflix has announced. The film also marks the last cinematic appearance of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away in August following a private, four year-long battle with colon cancer. “Viola Davis …

Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer
4 years, 3 months ago

Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul’s dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with a searing intensity that commanded respect. “It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.” Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his …

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