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To many, the move was a sign that the Academy was set to give Boseman a posthumous Best Actor award for his performance in
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. But to a number of people online, the Academy getting into the NFT game was also an example of the organization distastefully trying to capitalize both on the tragedy of Boseman’s death and the current speculative interest in NFTs, the acronym for non-fungible tokens. Following a number of reports that the Boseman NFT was included in the swag bags given to this year’s Oscar nominees, Oshea took to his Twitter this afternoon to set the record straight, explaining how the singular piece of art is meant to be auctioned off, and he now plans to alter it sometime this week.
Chadwick Boseman NFT to Get Redesign After Outcry Over Triggering Reminder of His Death
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Animator Andre Oshea, who created the artwork included in gift bags for all Oscar nominees, will alter the design of the 3D digital tribute dedicated to the late actor before it s auctioned off later this week. Apr 27, 2021
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An NFT of
Chadwick Boseman, which was included in gift bags for all Oscar nominees, is getting a redesign. The digital tribute to the late actor sparked backlash from fans who thought that it was both a slap in the face following the actor s loss to
Chadwick Boseman Oscars NFT To Be Redesigned After Plagiarism Controversy
The 2021 Academy Awards was a disappointing evening for
Chadwick Boseman fans. The much-missed star was the frontrunner to pick up a posthumous Best Actor award for his role in
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, with the show appearing to be structured around him winning as the big emotional climax. It didn’t work out that way, though, and Anthony Hopkins took home the gold for his performance in
The Father.
Game of Thrones. But there was a rancid little cherry on top of all that. Prior to the ceremony, it was announced that each nominee would receive an invitation to win an NFT (non-fungible token) created by artist Andre Oshea, which turned out to be an animated gif of a tacky-looking gold bust of Boseman surrounded by flowers.