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Chadwick Boseman's final 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' role could put him in select Oscar company

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(CNN)"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" premieres on Netflix on Dec. 18, representing Chadwick Boseman's final role, in an adaptation of the August Wilson play.

The emotional outpouring that surrounded Boseman's untimely death from cancer has fueled speculation about whether he will join a select club: Those who have received posthumous Academy Awards.Although there's a sense that Oscar voters have a sentimental streak in such instances, the number of performers who have garnered nominations -- much less won -- remains small.

The only recipients in acting categories were Peter Finch, for his role as the crazed anchorman Howard Beale in "Network" in 1977; and Heath Ledger, who earned best supporting actor for portraying the Joker in "The Dark.

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