Taylor Simone Ledward, widow of Chadwick Boseman, Received with tears in his eyes a tribute from the Gotham Awards in honor of the actor, Who died last August from colon cancer.
“It is an honor to receive this award on behalf of my husband,” she noted and further stressed that it was not only a recognition of her deep work but also of “her impact on this industry and this world”.
“He’s the most honest person I’ve ever met,” he said during an emotional speech in honor of the actor Black Panther, Which received the Gotham Awards Tribute. “Imperfect but determined. He was blessed to live many lives inside a concentrate. He developed his understanding of what it meant to be one, the head and the whole. ‘A container to be poured in and out.'” he added.
Simone’s speech was one of the most emotional moments of the thirtieth annual IFP Gotham Awards. “He looked for her [a la verdad] actively, in itself, in those around it. The truth can be a very easy thing to avoid for yourself. But if one does not live the truth, then it is impossible to live life, “he added about how his partner chose to go through his days. And he continued,” He seized the power to let go and let the love of God shine. He realized that when one is able to recognize that when his strength does not come from himself, he is rarely wrong. That’s what he was doing when he was acting, shaping for us a path to true fulfillment. “
And he concluded, in sobs, “Let us not let his conviction be in vain. May our spirits be fertile ground for the wisdom of God to fall. So thank you. Praise be to God. Chad, thank you. I love you. I am very proud of you. I kept giving us your light. Thank you. “
In November, Netflix confirmed that it would campaign for Chad to be one of the nominees for the Seventh Art Awards for its role in 5 Bloods, by Spike Lee. In case of entering within the category to better actor in the Prizes Oscar 2021, Boseman will be the first posthumous name in the category from Massimo Troisi by The postman, of 1995.