She’s beautiful, she’s talented, and she also knows how to make a statement on the red carpet. Of course, we are talking about Viola Davis and how she managed to pay tribute to her former co-star, the late Chadwick Boseman, as she arrived on the red carpet during Sunday evening’s Oscars ceremony. Here’s what you need to know.
The Black Panther actor died in August last year aged 43 following a private four-year battle with colon cancer and is tipped to win a posthumous best actor prize for his performance as an ambitious trumpeter in the film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Viola Davis Pays Tribute To Chadwick Boseman On The Red Carpet
Viola Davis, who is nominated for the best actress prize for playing jazz singer Ma Rainey, said Boseman was “authenticity on steroids.”
She told E!: “This human being, this artist did not mistake his presence for the event, he just wanted to be an artist.”
Viola said being at the Oscars was “an exclamation point on an already incredible experience”, adding: “It could not have been a better experience and now it’s just continuing.”
What’s more, Oscars winner Anthony Hopkins also paid tribute to the late actor. Anthony won Best Actor for his role in The Father, which was considered an upset over Chadwick Boseman, who many were hoping would get the award posthumously. He died last August at the age of 43 after a private battle with colon cancer.
“Good morning,” Hopkins said in a video posted to Instagram. “Here I am in my homeland in Wales and at 83-years-of-age I did not expect to get this award. I really didn’t.”
“I want to pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman who was taken from us far too early,” Hopkins added. “I really did not expect this, so I feel very privileged and honored,” the actor added. “Thank you.”
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