While many questions linger about what a pandemic-era Oscars ceremony will look like, this is now certain: Chadwick Boseman will get major consideration for awards.

The Black Panther star, who died in August at age 43 after a private battle with cancer, will be in the running in the Best Actor race for his upcoming work in Ma Raineys Black Bottom, Netflix confirmed to Variety on Wednesday.

The streaming service will launch the Oscar campaign for Boseman, who plays trumpet player Levee in the adaptation of August Wilsons 1982 play, with the hope that his final performance will be recognized as an award-winning one.

Before Netflix confirmed the news, confusion surrounded as to what category best represented Bosemans turn. But according to Variety, sources have shared that early viewings of the film adaptation make a stronger and definitive leading depiction.