“It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” the September 2020 statement read. “A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much. From
Marshall to
Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther. He died in his home, with his wife, [
Taylor Simone Ledward], and family by his side.”
The 21 Bridges star has been nominated for multiple posthumous awards this season, from a Gotham Award to a Film Independent Spirit Award.
The late Chadwick Boseman received his first ever Golden Globe nomination for his role in Ma Rainey s Black Bottom.
On Wednesday it was announced that the actor posthumously received the nod for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama.
Famed for his role as the Black Panther, Boseman died at age 43 on August 28 after a private four year battle with colon cancer. At the time of his death, Ma Rainey s Black Bottom was in post production.
Posthumous nod: The late Chadwick Boseman receives his first ever Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, for his role in Ma Rainey s Black Bottom; seen in 2018
What Will Make the Oscar Shortlists in Documentary and International Categories?
Here’s what might happen as doc and international contenders are narrowed to 15 semifinalistsSteve Pond | February 1, 2021 @ 1:46 PM Last Updated: February 1, 2021 @ 10:11 PM
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Monday is the start of five days of voting to determine shortlists in the nine Oscar categories that narrow down the field before the start of nomination balloting. In the Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film categories, 238 and 93 films, respectively, will be reduced to 15 semifinalists.
In each of those categories, voters must see a minimum number of entries, drawn from a “required viewing” list sent to each member, in order to vote. Documentary voters must see more than 30 films, international voters must see 12. Shortlists in all categories will be announced on Feb. 9.
Nominees in additional categories will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Producers Guild of America has announced the documentary nominees for the 2021 Producers Guild Awards.
The nominees for outstanding producer of documentary motion pictures are, in alphabetical order,
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, Dick Johnson Is Dead, My Octopus Teacher, Softie, A Thousand Cuts, Time and
The Truffle Hunters. It s still being determined which individual producers are eligible for the nomination and award.
Dick Johnson Is Dead has been nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for best documentary and won two IDA documentary awards and three Critics Choice documentary awards.