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Kotsur's portrayal of a deaf father in the comedy drama film CODA (2021) was critically acclaimed and won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, making him the first male deaf actor, and second overall (after Marlee Matlin [a]) to win an acting Oscar.
NEW YORK (AP) — When Troy Kotsur made history as the first Deaf male actor win an Oscar at the 2022 Academy Awards, he was thinking about his father.. By then, Kotsur had already become a hero ...
Kotsur’s Best Supporting Actor win comes 36 years after his “CODA” co-star Marlee Matlin became the first deaf woman to win Best Actress.
Troy Kotsur, who plays fisherman Frank Rossi in "CODA," just won the Oscar for supporting actor. Read his full acceptance speech here. 'CODA' star Troy Kotsur makes history as first Deaf male ...
Marlee Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards.
First Deaf actor to be nominated for and win an acting award. Troy Kotsur won Best Supporting Actor for CODA (2021) First autistic actor to win an Academy Award. Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor for The Silence of the Lambs (1991) First actress with dwarfism to win in an acting category
“CODA,” starring Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur, made history at the 2022 Oscars. The film, written and directed by Sian Heder, became the first featuring a predominantly deaf cast to win best ...
ROBYN BECK/GettyTroy Kotsur is now the first deaf male actor to win an Academy Award, after taking home the Best Supporting Actor trophy for his performance in the film CODA. “I just wanted to ...