"This is dedicated to the deaf community, the CODA community and the disabled community. Upon accepting his Supporting Actor trophy from actress Youn Yuh-jung, he signed a funny and heartfelt speech.
Kotsur became the first male deaf actor to win an Oscar. It was exactly what I was looking for my entire career."Īt the 94th Academy Awards, CODA, which was directed by Sian Heder, was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Picture-it won all three. "I told my team: 'I have to do this.' I just went for it 100%. "I've never played a character like this before," Matlin told T&C last summer. V (Eugenio Derbez) she discovers a passion-and real talent-for singing, a pursuit that puts her at odds with her parents Frank and Jackie, played Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin, the latter who, before last night, was the only deaf performer to have won an Oscar (she took home the Best Actress trophy in 1987 for her role in Children of a Lesser God). Then with the help of her music teacher Mr.
Now it can add three Academy Awards to its long list of accolades.Įmilia Jones stars as the CODA, Ruby, who had planned to stay in her Massachusetts hometown after graduation to help with her family's struggling fishing business. Since its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2021, CODA, a heartwarming coming-of-age comedy-drama about a teenage girl navigating her way through high school, life, and growing up as the only hearing member of a deaf family-the film's titular acronym stands for "child of deaf adults"-has racked up critical acclaim and a slew of awards.
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