Instagram/Chadwick Boseman & Simone Celebrity Simone Ledward Boseman shares the Oscar speech she wrote for Chadwick, revealing her heartfelt tribute to the late actor's purity and legacy. March 17, 2026 AceShowbiz - Simone Ledward Boseman, wife of the late Chadwick Boseman, recently shared the speech she had prepared for the 2021 Academy Awards ceremony, had her husband won the coveted Actor in a Leading Role Oscar. This heartfelt revelation came months after Chadwick Boseman's untimely passing in 2020 following a private battle with colon cancer.