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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.
The milestone comes 35 years after Kotsur's "CODA" co-star, Marlee Matlin, became the first Deaf performer ever to win an Oscar for her performance in "Children of a Lesser God."
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.
CODA is a 2021 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Sian Heder. [1] An adaptation of the French-Belgian film La Famille Bélier (2014), it stars Emilia Jones as the titular child of deaf adults (CODA) and the only hearing member of a deaf family, who attempts to help their struggling fishing business while pursuing her desire to be a singer. [2]
The upswing peaked earlier this year after longtime Deaf West actor Troy Kotsur stepped onstage at the Academy Awards to accept the Oscar for supporting actor for his performance in “CODA ...
Won the 1912 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [hv] (id=1621) Svante Arrhenius [hw] February 19, 1859 Wik Castle, Sweden: October 2, 1927 Stockholm, Sweden 1912, 1914 Won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [hx] and nominated for Nobel Prize in Physics too (id=511) Oscar Loew [hy] April 2, 1844 Marktredwitz, German Confederation: January 26, 1941
[2] [3] While commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Medicine, Nobel specifically stated that the prize be awarded for "physiology or medicine" in his will. Because of this, the prize can be awarded in a broader range of fields. [3] The first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1901 to Emil Adolf von Behring, of Germany
After "CODA" wins best picture and co-star Troy Kotsur scores his Oscar, Marlee Matlin has a message for Hollywood and the film academy.