Late Hollywood actor, Chadwick Boseman, on Sunday, won Golden Globe‘s Best Actor in a Motion Picture-drama prize for his performance as a talented jazz musician in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Boseman beat out stiff competition to win the honour. He was up against Anthony Hopkins, Riz Ahmed, Gary Oldman, and Tahar Rahim.
With the recognition, Boseman became the second posthumous winner in the category’s history.
Boseman’s wife, Simone Ledward, gave an emotional acceptance speech on the late actor’s behalf.
“He would thank God. He would thank his parents. He would thank his ancestors for their guidance and their sacrifices.
“He would say something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would amplify that little voice inside of all of us that tells you, ‘You can,’ that tells you to keep going, that calls you back to what you are meant to be doing at this moment in history,” Ledward said.
Ledward also thanked Boseman’s co-stars, director George C. Wolfe, Netflix, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, his mentor Denzel Washington and more.
“I don’t have his words, but we have to take all the moments to celebrate those we love, so thank you HFPA, for this opportunity to do exactly that. And, honey, you keep ’em coming. Thank you,” she added.
Boseman died on August 18, 2020, of cancer at the age of 43.
His death at such a young age shocked Hollywood, coming as the actor had summited the A-list with his performance in the Marvel box office smash Black Panther.