“Black Panther” lives on.
Almost two years after his death, Chadwick Boseman earned a posthumous Emmy nomination Tuesday for reprising his role as T’Challa in Disney+’s Marvel animated series “What If…?” The series was dedicated to “our friend, our inspiration and our hero.”
Boseman also scored a posthumous Oscar nomination for his performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” but lost to Anthony Hopkins for “The Father” in 2021.
Boseman died on Aug. 28, 2020, after a private battle with colon cancer.
Jessica Walter, who died in March 2021, earned her second posthumous nomination, and sixth overall, for her voice-over work in “Archer.” The animated show’s 12th season finale bid farewell to Walter’s Malory, giving her one final mission to save her son Sterling from his kidnappers.
“I thought it was time to make my own exit,” Malory wrote Sterling in a letter. “I’ve decided it’s time to pass the torch. Try not to burn yourself with it. And I know my decision may seem abrupt, but we don’t always get to choose the perfect moment. From wherever I am, I will be watching over you.”
Norm Macdonald’s surprise Netflix stand-up special, filmed in his living room shortly before he died of cancer, was nominated for outstanding prerecorded variety special for “Nothing Special.”
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