'Ma Rainey`s Black Bottom', a jazz drama set in 1920s Chicago, won two awards at the opening of the BAFTAs on Saturday, but the race for the main prizes remains open with a list of contenders that shines a spotlight on diversity.

Jazz drama 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' wins two prizes at BAFTAs opening night

Netflix Inc on Monday landed 35 Academy Award nominations for 16 films, including 'Mank' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7,' leading a pack of streaming services that offered movies at home while the coronavirus pandemic shut theaters.

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It was a bittersweet moment for late actor Chadwick Boseman's wife Simone Ledward who accepted the Best Actor (drama) award on behalf of her husband at the Golden Globes on Sunday night.

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Three years ago, Natalie Portman presented the best director category at the Golden Globes with a sting in her voice. “Here are the all-male nominees,” she said.

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Late actor Chadwick Boseman has been nominated for a posthumous 2021 Independent Spirit Award. On Tuesday, Boseman received a nod in the category of best male lead actor for his stunning performance in `Ma Rainey`s Black Bottom` which was released in 2020 months after his death.

Chadwick Boseman earns posthumous nomination at the Independent Spirit Award

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Viola Davis remembered her 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' co-star, late actor Chadwick Boseman. Davis, took to her Instagram on Tuesday to share footage of the late actor expertly playing guitar onset of the drama film in 2019.

Viola Davis shares clip of Chadwick Boseman playing guitar on the set 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'

'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom' takes you to the world of the 1920s, the new Netflix movie leads you to dive in the world of Mother of the Blues. The Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis starrer is the new talk of the world, apart from the cast, act and everything the thing which attracts the most was it 20th Century African American style but did you know, the makers used horsehair to make the hairstyle of Ma Rainey's?

'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' makers used horsehair for Ma Rainey’s wig to get real look of 1920s

Anger, naivety, passion, trauma mixed with blues and you get a perfectly balanced cocktail called 'Ma Rainey's Blck Bottom'. Chadwick Boseman’s last appearance on-screen, the film is a testament of his performance as an actor and of Viola Davis' fiery presence.

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Chadwick Boseman's work is being honoured even after his death. On Thursday, the actor grabbed a posthumous nod in the Best Actor category for his work in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'.

Chadwick Boseman gets posthumous Gotham Awards nod for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'

Online video streaming platform Netflix on Thursday unveiled the first look images of late actor Chadwick Boseman`s last film 'Ma Rainey`s Black Bottom'. According to the news agency, the final film of the Marvel star has been slated to release on December 18.

Revealed! The first images from Chadwick Boseman's last film 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'

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