The remake of Eric Lartigau’s hit French film, released in 2014, The Aries Familytriumph across the Atlantic! The independent film Codawhich follows Ruby, a high school student who juggles her musical ambitions and her deaf family’s dependence on her to communicate with the hearing world, won the top prize at the SAG Awards on Sunday, awards given by the union of American actors who usually weigh heavily in the race for the Oscars.
The title Coda is the acronym for “Child of deaf adult”, which literally means “hearing child of deaf parents”. “We deaf actors have come a long way,” said, in sign language, Marlee Matlin, known for being the first deaf actress to win an Oscar in 1987, who plays Ruby’s mother, visibly amazed then. that she received, alongside the other actors in the film, the statuette in the best distribution flagship category.
“We deaf actors can work like anyone else”
“It confirms the fact that we deaf actors can work like anyone else,” she added, before teaching the audience the sign for “I love you.” Kotsur, who plays Ruby’s father, thanked the directors for “believing in us deaf actors and casting us in an authentic way.”
Coda, released by Apple TV+ after outbidding at the Sundance Independent Film Festival last year, where it brought in a record $25 million, also scooped the Best Supporting Actor award for Troy Kotsur.
Will Smith won Best Actor for King Richardwhich chronicles the incredible rise of Serena and Venus Williams, from the difficult streets of Compton to the most prestigious tennis courts in the discipline.
The Best Actress award went to Jessica Chastain for her role in In the eyes of Tammy Fayewhere she plays the eccentric eponymous American televangelist.
The two feature films given as favorites at the Oscars, The Power of the Dog and Belfastleft the SAG gala empty-handed, reshuffling the cards in preparation for the Oscars race on March 27.
The SAG Awards are given by actors and as such are considered a very good indicator in view of the Oscars, because actors constitute the most numerous college (approximately 10,000) within the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences which awards these awards.