Chadwick Boseman’s widow’s acceptance speech at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards was an emotional one. Through tears, Taylor Simone Ledward accepted the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama on behalf of her talented husband. He died of colon cancer in August last year. Boseman’s riveting portrayal of Levee Green in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom earned him the honor.
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In her speech, Ledward delivered the words she thought her husband would say if he were still alive.
“He would thank God, he would thank his parents, he would thank his ancestors for their guidance and their sacrifices,” she said, tears falling down her cheeks. “He would say something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would amplify that little voice inside of us that tells us all to keep going.”
Watch Chadwick Boseman’s wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, accept the late actor’s #GoldenGlobes win https://t.co/gMrpbjjqwe pic.twitter.com/Wx1jjdugXU
— Variety (@Variety) March 1, 2021
Boseman’s fans showed Ledward an outpouring of love and support on Twitter.
Currently sobbing because of his wife’s speech. He must be looking down on her very proud pic.twitter.com/LYmKqokY6U
— ayyyyy(itsalex) (@ayyyyy_itsalex) March 1, 2021
Mrs. Boseman is the epitome of courage, grace, dignity and humility, just as her husband was. 🥺🖤
I don’t even know how she even made it all the way through that speech. 😭😭
We miss you deeply Chadwick! 🤴🏾 🙅🏾♀️ #GoldenGlobes #MaRainey pic.twitter.com/uriuaYQYr6— Marie (@lizzyb9521) March 1, 2021
Oh man I was not ready for his wife’s speech 😭 So well deserved. We love you and miss you so much Chadwick! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/KnDQ5ptfQr
— RUBY 🙃 (@lottawrestling) March 1, 2021
The king in the sky. He deserved pic.twitter.com/qFG3B1LqOr
— romerito _57 (@romer_empire) March 1, 2021
That acceptance speech, I’m yet to recover … thank you Chadwick for your beautiful gift to us all.
— IreneNY (@IreneNY3) March 1, 2021
