HIGHLIGHTS
- ‘Black Panther’ actor who died last year won the Globe for best actor in a motion picture drama
- Six months after Chadwick Boseman’s death, the actor won a Golden Globe on Sunday for his swan-song performance in “.”
Los Angeles, Mar 1: The 78th Golden Globes Awards are being held virtually in 2021. The awards are usually held in January. However, the ceremony has been delayed this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The awards show will air on Colors Infinity, Comedy Central India, and Vh1 India. A repeat telecast of the ceremony will also be aired at 9 pm.
Chadwick Boseman, 43, had been battling colon cancer since 2016, Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016 and battled with it these last four years as it progressed to stage IV.”
Six months after Chadwick Boseman’s death, the actor won a Golden Globe on Sunday for his swan-song performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” It could be the beginning of a streak of major awards that culminates for him at the Oscars in April.
Boseman’s wife, Simone Ledward, accepted the award on his behalf in a Zoom call.
Accepting the Golden Globe for best actor in a motion picture drama, his widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, said, “He would thank God. He would thank his parents. He would thank his ancestors for their guidance and sacrifices.”
Mr. Boseman, however, is a unique star in an unprecedented year for movie culture.
Much before 2018’s “Black Panther”, the actor had made a name for himself by playing iconic black historical figures like baseball star Jackie Robinson in “42”, singer-songwriter James Brown in “Get on Up” and the first African-American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in “Marshall”.
Taylor Simone Ledward accepts the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama on behalf of her late husband @chadwickboseman at the #GoldenGlobes.pic.twitter.com/UOgdLlnA52
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) March 1, 2021
