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No Oscar nomination for Boseman?

posted 9 years ago by bondjamesbond
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Electrifying performance as James Brown. No Oscar nomination? Crazy.

[–] known_troll 8 years ago

he was too tall to be believable as james brown

[–] rudeboymurray (3279) 4 years ago

Given that the Academy and other awards groups typically flip for music bios, it’s surprising that he had no traction at all in that year’s race. The film didn’t do much at the box office but it was warmly reviewed, Boseman’s performance in particular.