Instagram/Chadwick Boseman & Simone Celebrity Simone Ledward Boseman reveals the moving, never-before-heard Oscars speech she wrote for Chadwick in a rare interview. March 14, 2026 AceShowbiz - Chadwick Boseman's widow, Simone Ledward Boseman, opened up in a rare interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the COVID-era Oscars ceremony held five years ago. She shared, for the first time, the heartfelt acceptance speech she had prepared in case her late husband won the Best Actor award for his role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.