Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman posthumously won this year’s Emmy for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for his work on the Disney+ and Marvel Studios animated series What if…?, marking his first Emmy nomination and winning.
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman wins a posthumous Emmy Award for voiceover in Marvel’s animated series What If…?
As reported by Variety, the Television Academy gave one last credit to the late actor’s greatness by awarding him an Emmy award. The actor, who died of colon cancer in August 2020 at the age of 43, made an indelible impression on the Marvel Cinematic Universe with stunning performances as T’Challa in Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther like Avengers: Endgame.
His voice work as Star-Lord T’Challa in the animated series, which aired on Disney+ nearly a year after his death, would be one of his last projects. The animated series explores what would happen if pivotal events in the MCU timeline were changed, sending the universe and viewers into different alternate futures.
Chadwick’s wife, Simone Ledward Boseman, accepted the award on behalf of her late husband. Simone took the stage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and spoke to the crowd about how her late husband took on the role during his private health battle. “When I heard that Chad had been nominated for this award, I started thinking about everything that was going on while he was recording – everything that was happening in the world and in our world and I was in such awe of his commitment and dedication,” she said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“And what a beautifully matched moment it really is that one of the last things he would work on would not just be revisiting a character that was so important to him and his career and to the world, but also that it would be an exploration of something new, diving into a new potential future — especially with all he talked about purpose and finding the reason you’re here on this planet right now,” Simone continued.
“You cannot understand your purpose unless you are willing to ask, ‘What if,’ unless you’re willing to say, “What if the universe conspires in my favor, what if it’s me?” Thank you so much for the honor – Chad would be so honored, and I’m honored on his behalf.” Prior to his Emmy win, Boseman received posthumous nominations and wins for two of his last live-action roles in Ma Rainey’s black buttocks and Da 5 Blood.
Chadwick Boseman previously played the canon version of King T’Challa in 2018’s Black Panther , who even won three Oscars. a sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverwill hit theaters in November, starring much of the original cast and director/co-writer Ryan Coogler.
Also read: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Star Lupita Nyong’o Remembers the Late Chadwick Boseman at Comic Con 2022 – “We’re Still Processing It”
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