Troy Kotsur, who won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Koda", is seen backstage during the ceremony.
Troy Kotsur, who won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Koda", is seen backstage during the ceremony.
You should know that only the second deaf actor to win an Oscar,
You should know that only the second deaf actor to win an Oscar,
Kotsur's win for his moving performance in "Koda" was the culmination of an awards season's worth of often hilarious and emotional acceptance speeches.
Kotsur's win for his moving performance in "Koda" was the culmination of an awards season's worth of often hilarious and emotional acceptance speeches.
The actor previously joked that he planned to teach President Joe Biden some "filthy sign language"
The actor previously joked that he planned to teach President Joe Biden some "filthy sign language"
until his co-star (and the first deaf actor to win an Oscar) Marlee Matlin intervened
until his co-star (and the first deaf actor to win an Oscar) Marlee Matlin intervened
He thanked director Sean Heder for "bringing the world of the deaf and the hearing world together" and gave his hat to the fishermen of the Massachusetts town
He thanked director Sean Heder for "bringing the world of the deaf and the hearing world together" and gave his hat to the fishermen of the Massachusetts town