Troy Kotsur

2022 - 3 - 28

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Mesa man Troy Kotsur wins best supporting actor Oscar for his role ... (Arizona's Family)

He beat out fellow nominees Ciaran Hinds, Jesse Plemons, J.K. Simmons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

“Congratulations to Westwood High alum Troy Kotsur for making history tonight!” tweeted Mesa Public Schools. Collins said watching Kotsur and the film represent her culture on a world stage is inspiring to so many. “As I am sitting and watching the Oscars, watching our hometown boy, our Mesa boy, win this Oscar, I had the hugest smile on my face and an incredible feeling of pride,” said Collins.

Troy Kotsur makes history as the first deaf man to win an acting Oscar. (unknown)

This is dedicated to the deaf community, the CODA community and the disabled community,” he said in his acceptance speech, delivered in American Sign ...

But he was in a car accident, and he became paralyzed from the neck down, and he no longer was able to sign. And the reason why is you brought the Deaf world and the hearing world together, and you are our bridge. Thank you to my biggest fans, my wife and my daughter, Kyra, and my hometown of Mesa, Ariz., and Mark Finley, my manager, and our team. My dad, he was the best signer in our family. I just wanted to say that this is dedicated to the Deaf community, the CODA community and the disabled community. I read one of [Steven] Spielberg’s books recently, and he said that the best director, the definition of the best director was a skilled communicator. Instead, I really want to thank all of the wonderful Deaf theater stages where I was allowed and given the opportunity to develop my craft as an actor. Thank you so much to all the members of the Academy for recognizing my work. It’s really amazing that our film “CODA” has reached out worldwide; it even reached all the way to the White House. And they invited the cast of “CODA” to visit and have a tour of the White House. We met our president, Joe, and Dr. Jill, and I was planning on teaching them some dirty sign language, but Marlee Matlin told me to behave myself. (Fun fact: He helped create the sign language that Tusken Raiders use in “The Mandalorian.”) Voters honored his heartstring-tugging supporting performance in “ CODA” as a fisherman struggling to relate to his hearing daughter. Kotsur had been the favorite to win the supporting actor Oscar after receiving similar honors from more than a dozen awards groups.

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Troy Kotsur's win for "CODA" makes him the first deaf man to win an Oscar for acting.

Sian Heder, you are the best communicator. And the reason why is you brought the deaf world and the hearing world together, and you are our bridge," he said. Until his win on Sunday, Kotsur's “CODA” co-star, Marlee Matlin, was the only deaf person to win an Oscar for acting. So don’t worry, Marlee; I won’t drop any F-bombs in my speech today," he joked. “Dad, I learned so much from you. “This is our moment.”

Troy Kotsur Declares ‘This Is Our Moment!’-‘CODA’ Makes History And The Academy Set New Accessibility Record (unknown)

Three historic Academy Awards for "CODA" becoming the first film with a predominantly Deaf cast to win Best Picture. Troy Kotsur is the first Deaf male ...

Kotsur finished his emotional speech dedicating his win to the Deaf, CODA and disabled community, declaring, “This is our moment!” Kotsur finished his emotional speech dedicating his win to the Deaf, CODA and disabled community, declaring, “This is our moment!” It will be an incredible feature for anyone who wants to tune in and pull up that feed and watch the show with our interpreters.” We join our teams all over the world in celebrating Siân, Troy, the producers, and the entire cast and crew for bringing such a powerful representation of the Deaf community to audiences, and breaking so many barriers in the process. We’ve been working really closely with that team in identifying a number of deaf and hearing interpreters to support the show, but also walking through and working with us on the design of the stage and thinking through everything from the communications and how we’re promoting certain services. we’re proud of what we’ve done, but it’s not nearly enough and we are committed to continuing to do as much as we can in this journey.”

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The actor took home the trophy for best supporting actor, winning for his performance as a fisherman named Frank Rossi. Marlee Matlin, the first Deaf person ...

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LOS ANGELES — Troy Kotsur, the first deaf male actor nominated for an Oscar, won best supporting honors for his role in “CODA” at the Academy Awards on ...