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  • Chadwick Boseman's former co-stars took to social media Saturday to pay tribute to him on the one-year anniversary of his death
  • Viola Davis shared a photo from the set of their movie "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
  • Lupita Nyong'o, Josh Gad, Michael B. Jordan, Mark Ruffalo and more celebrities paid tribute to Boseman

Chadwick Boseman's former co-stars, including Viola Davis, Lupita Nyong'o and Michael B. Jordan, remembered him on the one-year anniversary of his death.

The "Black Panther" star died at age 43 on Aug. 28, 2020, after a private, four-year battle with colon cancer. On Saturday, several of his friends and collaborators took to social media to pay tribute to Boseman and his work.

Davis shared a photo from the set of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," which was Boseman's final live-action role. He received a posthumous Screen Actors Guild Award and his first Oscar nomination for the Netflix film.

"This day last year you left this earth and us. Man you are missed!!!" she wrote on Twitter and Instagram.

Nyong’o, who played Nakia opposite Boseman in "Black Panther," posted a snap on Twitter and Instagram showing them sharing a laugh.

"I did not know that I could miss both his laughter and his silence in equal measure. I do. I do... One year after his passing, the memory of @chadwickboseman remains this alive in me," she wrote.

Jordan also paid tribute to his "Black Panther" co-star, sharing a snap of them together. "Not a day goes by bro… Love and miss you but I know you [are] still with us," he wrote in the caption.

Boseman's "Marshall" co-star Josh Gad re-shared the screenshot of one of the last texts he received from him, in which the late actor reflected on a rainy day in Los Angeles.

"Not a day goes by one year later, where it doesn’t still hurt. But in the darkness, he always reminds us of the light. He was an angel on this planet and is now a Saint on high. Love you and miss you more than ever… forever," Gad wrote.

"One year without Chadwick Boseman. Thank you for watching over us. We miss you King," Kerry Washington wrote.

Boseman's "Avengers: Infinity War" co-star Mark Ruffalo tweeted, "Can’t believe how fast time has gone. Thinking of you today, @chadwickboseman."

Kode Abdo, the graphic artist behind several Marvel films' official posters who is better known as Bosslogic, wrote on Twitter that it "hurt" to hear Boseman's voice in Marvel's new animated series, "What If?"

Meanwhile, Jordan previously opened up about his grief over Boseman's death in his 2020 interview with Vanity Fair. According to him, his friend's death made him "cry the most" last year.

"Our relationship was a very personal one and had a lot of great moments -- some that I couldn't fully appreciate and fully understand until now," he told the outlet. "And losing him was…Yeah, man, it hurt. It hurt a lot. That's probably what made me cry the most this year."

(L-R) British actor Daniel Kaluuya, the late Chadwick Boseman, South Korea's Youn Yuh-jung and Viola Davis are all among the favorites to win Oscars -- reflecting the increased diversity in the 2021 nominees
(L-R) British actor Daniel Kaluuya, the late Chadwick Boseman, South Korea's Youn Yuh-jung and Viola Davis are all among the favorites to win Oscars -- reflecting the increased diversity in the 2021 nominees AFP / Chris Delmas