Chadwick Boseman's family have reacted to his Oscars 'snub' which saw Sir Anthony Hopkins take home the Best Actor award
April 27, 2021 - 09:35 BST Gemma Strong Chadwick Boseman was largely tipped to posthumously win this year's Best Actor Academy Award for his role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
The 43-year-old star – who tragically passed away on 28 August after battling colon cancer – was previously honoured with a Golden Globe and a SAG award for what was his final film, and fans expected to see him also awarded with an Oscar.Loading the player... var track=function { dataLayer.push; }; var playerInstance=playerInstance || []; playerInstance['FmaIxe9s']=jwplayer; playerInstance['FmaIxe9s'].
But that just isn't the case, according to Chadwick's family. Speaking to TMZ, they heaped praise on 83-year-old Anthony, with Chadwick's brother, Derrick, stating that every nominated actor was excellent and deserving of the award.He further said that the family were in no way upset or annoyed by the decision and admitted that Chadwick himself had never strived to win an Oscar, adding that the star"always described them to me as a campaign".
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