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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' star Troy Kotsur makes history as first Deaf male ...
“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 ...
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.
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. Linda Hunt won Best Supporting Actress for The Year of ...
The film was Matlin's debut, and she won an Academy Award for her performance. [2] [1] [4] Close to You: 2023 Drama about a trans man (played by Elliot Page) returning home for a family reunion, and reconnects with an old deaf friend (played by deaf actor Hillary Baack). CODA: 2021
Troy Kotsur became the second deaf actor in history to win an Academy Award for his role in 'CODA.' Deaf community responds to 'CODA': What the movie gets right and misses Skip to main content
Daniel N. Durant (born December 24, 1989) is a deaf American stage and screen actor. His breakthrough starring role was as Moritz Stiefel in the 2015 Broadway revival of Spring Awakening . Durant had a major supporting role in the Academy Award -winning film CODA (2021).