Chadwick Boseman’s ‘Everlasting Impact’ Lives On At MTV Movie & TV Awards

Chadwick Boseman won’t have landed an Oscar this 12 months, however the 2021 MTV Film & TV Awards are giving him the posthumous honor he deserves.

The Black Panther star, who died final August at simply 43 years previous after an extended however personal battle with most cancers, gained Greatest Efficiency in a Film on Sunday (Might 16) for his function in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Backside. Within the movie adaptation of the beloved August Wilson play, Boseman performs Levee Inexperienced, an overconfident musician who plots to depart Ma Rainey’s band and rating his personal file deal. The scene-stealing efficiency was additionally Boseman’s last movie function.

“Chadwick’s affect is eternal, and we’re eternally grateful for the methods his presence and his artwork have modified the world,” mentioned presenter Yara Shahidi, who accepted the Golden Popcorn on his behalf. “We love you, and we miss you.”

Boseman was nominated posthumously and beat out Carey Mulligan for Promising Younger Lady, Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black Messiah, Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Zendaya for Malcom & Marie. His portrayal of Levee additionally scored him wins on the Critics’ Alternative Awards, the Display screen Actors Guild Award, and the Golden Globes.

Eventually 12 months’s Film & TV Awards: Best of All Time particular, Boseman acquired the Hero for the Ages honor from his Marvel co-stars Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr.

“Every time he stepped on the set, he impressed and influenced there,” Cheadle advised the viewers on the time. “He had an unbelievable energy to unify individuals of their love for his work and their respect for him as an individual. The way in which he lived his life united individuals behind a better objective, and that might be his legacy.”

The 2021 MTV Film & TV Awards are airing stay proper now from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Discover the entire winners listing proper right here.