Could Chadwick Boseman Be the First Person to Earn Two Posthumous Oscar Acting Nominations in Same Year?

Sienna Miller is looking back on the generosity of late actor Chadwick Boseman.

Chadwick Boseman’s older brothers, Kevin Boseman, hit a major milestone in his cancer journey less than two months after the Black Panther actor’s death.“Today marks my official two-year remission,” Kevin, 48, wrote in his Instagram Story on October 14, according to screenshots posted by The Shade Room.

who died in August at 43, stars in Netflix’s upcoming “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” alongside Oscar-nominee Viola Davis.In the film, based on August Wilson’s 1982 Broadway play, Boseman plays Levee, the horn player for blues legend Ma Rainey (Davis). Ma may be the star attraction, but Levee has big dreams of having a band of his own.“I’m gonna get me a band and make me some records,” Boseman says in the trailer.

Clayton Davis The common ground between American film consumers and critics is when the two get to converge at a film festival. Equally measured in their “first look” at a film that has yet to open in a theater near you, the two get to take in the spectacle of a movie, sharing in those experiences and reacting to it on Film Twitter or with one another outside a theater.

Clayton Davis The Academy has taken its fair share of hits over the years, failing to recognize the very best films and performances each year, especially when it comes to people of color. #OscarsSoWhite highlights the absence of all talents that fail to get cited, despite much of Black actors and actresses’ conversation.

Clayton Davis The year continues to provide plenty more surprises — and flies on the heads of politicians — and over the last week we saw “Dune” from Warner Bros. exit the calendar year, something that was very much expected around these parts.

Clayton Davis Hollywood has struck again, further perpetuating the idea that all Spanish accents are created equal, and every Hispanic is a Latino. Universal Pictures released the first trailer for “The 355” starring Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Diane Kruger, Penélope Cruz and Fan Bingbing.

Spike Lee is reflecting on his time working with Chadwick Boseman on. The 63-year-old director covers the New York issue of , and opens up about not knowing the actor was sick prior to his death.

Clayton Davis In a new cover story with Variety, director Spike Lee talked about working with Chadwick Boseman on “Da 5 Bloods.” The Vietnam war drama, which came out on Netflix over the summer, would be one of the last roles for the 43-year-old actor, who died in August from colon cancer.“I didn’t know Chad was sick,” Lee said. “He did not look well, but my mind never took that he had cancer.

Chadwick Boseman‘s family is dedicated to carrying on his legacy after their heartbreaking loss.The Black Panther star was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016 and battled in private until succumbing to the illness in August. He was 43 years old and is survived by his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, parents Leroy and Carolyn Boseman, and brothers Derrick and Kevin Boseman.

In the final hours of his life, Chadwick Boseman knew he was “ready to go,” his older brothers — dancer Kevin Boseman, 48, and Pastor Derrick Boseman, 54, — shared with The New York Times. The day before the Black Panther star lost his battle with colon cancer, he told his eldest brother, “Man, I’m in the fourth quarter, and I need you to get me out of the game.” Paster Boseman asked his brother what he meant before realizing the heavy implications of this statement.

Clayton Davis With awards season offering different twists and turns, some independent distributors are using this time of influx to get their films ahead of the fray. Variety has learned exclusively that Vertical Entertainment has submitted “Miss Juneteenth” — from writer and director Channing Godfrey Peoples — for Academy Awards consideration, and put it on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences streaming platform.

Netflix has debuted the first look at the upcoming movie Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which is the final film that Chadwick Boseman made before he tragically passed away this summer.

Clayton Davis The most somber part of the best day of the year — the Oscars — is when the ceremony takes a pause to remember the artists that have left us. This upcoming Academy ceremony will likely be as devastating as ever with the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging our country and industry.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

Chadwick Boseman's final film.The late performer — who died in August after a secret years-long battle with colon cancer — stars opposite Viola Davis in, an adaptation of the August Wilson play of the same name. The film is directed by George C.

When it was revealed that Chadwick Boseman passed away in late August, it was known that he had one more film ready to be released, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Now, with the adaptation of the August Wilson play coming to Netflix later this year, we have our first look at the period film that now has an unfortunate asterisk next to it.

who passed away from colon cancer in August, will be starring in Netflix‘s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom opposite Viola Davis.The film adapts August Wilson’s 1984 play of the same name, focusing on Ma Rainey, a Southern singer (Davis), and her trumpeter Levee (Boseman) as they navigate the music industry in 1920’s Chicago.On working with Boseman, Denzel Washington, who produced the film, told the New York Times: “He did a brilliant job, and he’s gone.