‘CODA’ star Troy Kotsur thanked Apple for “believing in Deaf actors” following his historic SAGAwards win.
starwho pulled off the win, taking home the first statue of the night at the SAG Awards 2022 for his performance as the bawdy, loving father to a daughter who dreams of a singing career. He is the first deaf person to win an individual SAG Award; his costarfamously become the first deaf actress to win an Oscar, several years before the SAG Awards began in 1995.
He also thanked the streamer for “believing in deaf actors and casting us authentically as actors who happen to be deaf, so hats off to Apple TV+.”has had the longest journey to awards season of any film in the race, premiering at the all-virtual Sundance Film Festival over a year ago and opening with a well-received but quiet theatrical release in the summer.
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