Late actor Chadwick Boseman has won best actor posthumously for his leading role in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ by The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA). The film has been released on Netflix on December 18 after a limited theatrical release on November 25. His 73-year-old co-star Glynn Turman won best supporting actor, making him the oldest Black actor to win the award

Handing out awards since 1975, LAFCA, one of the most important critics groups in the awards season, announced their favorites films and performances, reports Variety.com.

Their selection for the best film has never failed to get nomination for any major Oscar category, including directing, acting and screenplay hence this year chances of Boseman’s win at Oscars are bright.

Prime Video’s “Small Axe,” a collection of five films directed by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen (who was the runner up in best director), won two big awards including best picture and cinematography that went to Shabier Kirchner.

Other winners included Chloé Zhao winning once again for “Nomadland” in the directing category. She is the first Asian woman to ever win the category and just the fourth woman.

Focus Features’ “Promising Young Woman” walked away with two big prizes – best actress for Carey Mulligan and screenplay for writer and director Emerald Fennell. Yuh-jung Youn’s loving grandmother in Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” won best supporting actress, making her just the second Asian actress to win following Shohreh Aghdashloo’s (of Iranian descent) cited work in 2004’s “House of Sand and Fog.”

Full list of winners below:

Best Picture: “Small Axe” (Prime Video)

Runner up: “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Director: Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)

Runner up: Steve McQueen, “Small Axe” (Prime Video)

Best Actor: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)

Runner up: Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)

Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)

Runner up: Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor: Glynn Turman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)

Runner up: Paul Raci, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)

Best Supporting Actress: Yuh-jung Youn, “Minari” (A24)

Runner up: Amanda Seyfried, “Mank” (Netflix)

Best Animated Film: “Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS)

Runner up: “Soul” (Pixar)

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction: “Time” (Amazon Studios)

Runner up: “Collective” (Magnolia Pictures and Participant)

Best Foreign Language Film: “Beanpole” (Kino Lorber)

Runner up: “Martin Eden” (Kino Lorber)