With his final two performances, the late Chadwick Boseman earned two NAACP Image Awards nominations, while Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom could make its presence felt at next month’s ceremony. Boseman scored nods for his work in the Netflix films Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The actor, who starred in the blockbuster Marvel film Black Panther, died at 43 last year after privately battling colon cancer. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom came away with nine nominations. The film delves into the story of blues singer Ma Rainey, who joins her band during a turbulent recording session at a Chicago music studio in 1927.
