The IFP Gotham Awards announced that they will honor late actor Chadwick Boseman’s legacy with a tribute at the top of awards season.
Boseman, who died in August after a battle with cancer, is set to receive the Independent Filmmaker Project’s annual Actor Tribute award for his standout performance in Netflix’s upcoming drama “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
His “Ma Rainey” costar, Viola Davis, will receive the Actress Tribute alongside him as both performers enter the long awards season ahead with these key boosts to their respective Oscar bids. Winners for the 2020 Gotham Awards will be announced on Monday, January 11 during a hybrid live-virtual broadcast from Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
Source: EW
