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Chadwick Boseman earns first Golden Globe nomination months after death, Internet says ‘he better win’

The late actor has been nominated for his role in ‘Ma Rainey's Black Bottom’, where he played Levee

Actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer in August 2020, has earned a nomination for Golden Globe. He received the nomination posthumously for his role in ‘Ma Rainey's Black Bottom’ where he played Levee, the lead trumpeter in 1920s Blues singer Ma Rainey's band. For the Best Actor, Drama award, the late ‘Black Panther’ star will be competing with Riz Ahmed, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman and Tahar Rahim. The nomination is also special because it’s the first time Boseman has earned a nomination for Golden Globe.

Kaley Cuoco and Nicole Kidman have also received nominations at the Golden Glove. It’s the first time for Cuoco too, who has been nominated in the category of Best Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy. Her name has been chosen for her role in the new HBO Max series, ‘The Flight Attendant’.

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The Sun reported that ‘Ma Rainey's Black Bottom’ was the last screen appearance of Boseman, which left his fans “ugly crying". He was seen in the role of Levee — one of the first African-American artists to record and sell music — portraying his struggles. After watching the movie, one of the viewers reportedly said, “Seeing the late Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom makes me so sad.” While the second one added, “I started watching Ma Rainey and Chadwick came on and I had to stop it for a minute or two. Catch my breath. RIP Chadwick."

Besides, reports said that this year’s Golden Globes will be hosted once again by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. While Fey will host the Rainbow Room in New York City, Poehler will be at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. On February 28, the 78th Golden Globe Awards will premiere at 8 pm on NBC.

Meanwhile, as soon as news of Boseman’s nominations came out, several people took to Twitter to express their thoughts on it. One such user tweeted, “And he deserves it!” Another one wrote, “Brilliant work.” “There was so much great acting going on in this film, I was lost inside their world from beginning to end,” the third user said. The fourth user noted, “chadwick boseman got nominated for a golden globe and i swear he better win.” The fifth added: “Chadwick Boseman is nominated for a Golden Globe  I wish he was still here.”

Another report claimed that along with Golden Globes’ nomination, Boseman also got nominated for NAACP Image Awards. He has received two nominations — one for ‘Da 5 Bloods’ and another for ‘Ma Rainey's Black Bottom’. In addition, the film ‘Ma Rainey's Black Bottom’ earned nine nominations. All the nominations were announced by Chloe Bailey, Anika Noni Rose and Nicco Annan, along with TC Carson and Erika Alexander on the organization’s Instagram page.