Chadwick Boseman, the late star of Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods,' was a New York actor who "was unfazed by much when he got to Hollywood, because in New York he was at war," his widow said in accepting his best supporting actor prize.

A film critic, academic and novelist notes the acute joy and pain of viewing awards contenders that explore African American genius, including 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday.'