On the way to the Oscars

Ma Renees Black Batum and his late hero are high in the Actors Guild nominations

The "Black Panther" star, who died last summer, is competing for two awards.

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The late actor Chadwick Bozeman was nominated for two American Screen Guild Awards, which are often taken as an indication of the possibility of winning the race to the Academy Awards.

The "Black Panther" star, who died last summer at the age of 43, from colon cancer, is competing for two awards: one in the Best Actor category for his role as a musician in "What Renees Black Batum", which is set in Chicago during the 1920s.

And the second in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in "The 5 Blades" directed by Spike Lee.

The two films were also nominated for the "Best Distribution" award, which is considered one of the main awards of the Actors Guild.

Despite being less attractive than the Golden Globe Awards, whose nominations were announced Wednesday, the Screen Guild Awards are a more reliable indicator of your chances of winning the Oscars.

The approximately 10,000 member actors make up the largest constituency for film awards.

In the Best Actress category, the nominations included Viola Davis for her role alongside Chadwick Boseman in "What Rain's Black Batum".

This film is in the first place in terms of number of nominations with the movie "Minary", which deals with the story of an American family of Korean origin who moves to the country

"Minary" hopes to achieve similar success to "Parasite" last year, as it won the Screen Actors Guild award for best distribution, before it won the Oscar for best film.

As for "One Night in Miami" and "The Chicago Seven", which revolved around the issue of defending civil rights in the United States during the 1960s, they also sought to win this basic award.

Oscar for the dead

Only two actors have won an Oscar, posthumously: Peter Finch, "Network: Hands on Television" (1976) by Sidney Lumet, and Heath Ledger for "The Dark Knight" (2008) by Christopher Nolan. .

Minari hopes for a similar success to that of "Parasite" last year.

Viola Davis vies for best actress for her role in "What Renees Black Batum".

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