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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.
Troy Kotsur, who plays fisherman Frank Rossi in "CODA," just won the Oscar for supporting actor. Read his full acceptance speech here.
“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 ...
(Matlin was the first deaf performer to win an Oscar, for Children of a Lesser God, in 1987.) "Don't worry, Marlee. I won't drop any F-bombs in my speech today," added Kotsur, who still brought ...
Supporting Actor: Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes 2007: Javier Bardem: No Country for Old Men: Won: First Spanish actor to win an Academy Award for acting (male or female). First Spanish actor to be nominated twice for acting (male or female).
First professional athlete to win an Academy Award. Kobe Bryant won Best Animated Short Film for Dear Basketball (2017) First Deaf actress to be nominated for and win an acting award. Marlee Matlin won Best Actress for Children of a Lesser God (1986) First Deaf actor to be nominated for and win an acting award
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.
Won Academy Award: 2021: Penélope Cruz: Best Actress: Parallel Mothers: Madres paralelas: Spanish Nominee Troy Kotsur: Best Supporting Actor: CODA: CODA: American Sign Language Won Academy Award: 2022: Michelle Yeoh: Best Actress: Everything Everywhere All at Once: Everything Everywhere All at Once: English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese: Won ...