SAG Boseman leads posthumously noms Minari as Ma Rainy, spot compete for top
Late actor Chadwick Boseman earned double Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards nominations, boosting hopes of posthumous Oscars glory for the trailblazing Black Panther star.
Hollywood’s acting union nominated Boseman for his lead role as an ambitious young horn player in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and in supporting role as a Vietnam War soldier in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods. Both the films also scored nominations for best cast — the top prize at the SAG ceremony.
Only two actors have ever posthumously won Oscars — Peter Finch for 1976’s Network and Heath Ledger for the 2008 The Dark Knight.
Boseman died at age 43 in August last year from colon cancer, a diagnosis he never publicly discussed. His co-star Viola Davis also earned a lead actress nod for Ma Rainey..., putting it in a tie with KoreanAmerican drama Minari.
Minari, which follows an immigrant family that moves to 1980s rural Arkansas to scrape together a new life, is hoping to emulate Parasite, which won last year’s SAG best cast prize before being named the Oscars best picture.
On the television side, The Crown and Schitt’s Creek followed a strong showing at the Globes by topping the SAG nominations with five each.
The SAGs nominated several TV shows overlooked by the Globes, including Bridgerton and I May Destroy You.
The nominations were announced on Instagram Live by Daveed Diggs, who earned a television acting nod for Hamilton, and Emily in Paris fame Lily Collins.
The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were postponed twice, first by the pandemic and later by a clash with music’s Grammys. They will now take place on April 4, followed by the Oscars on April 25.