Chadwick Boseman Receives His First-Ever Oscar Nomination

Chadwick Boseman Receives His First-Ever Oscar Nomination
Chadwick Boseman Receives His First-Ever Oscar Nomination
  • Chadwick Boseman has been nominated for Best Actor for his role in the Netflix movie, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
  • He is the first posthumous nominee in the category since Massimo Troisi for the 1995 Il Postino.
  • This is Chadwick’s first ever Oscar nomination.
  • He is the third person in Oscar history to be a nominee after passing. The other two are Heath Ledger and Ralph Richardson.
  • Other nominees are Riz Ahmed Sound of Metal, Anthony Hopkins The Father, Gary Oldman Mank, Steven Yeun Minari.
  • The Oscars are Sunday, April 25th 5pm PST/8p EST