SAN FRANCISCO -- From Best Picture to Best Animated Feature, the Bay Area was represented in some major categories in Tinseltown this weekend.
"CODA" was nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor and won in all three categories.The title stands for Children of Deaf Adults and features a predominantly deaf cast. Troy Kotsur took home the award for best actor in a supporting role, becoming the first deaf actor to do so.Troy Kotsur of 'Coda' wins Oscar for Actor in Supporting Role, making him the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award.
In the movie, Ruby is the only hearing person in her family and is torn between helping her family's fishing business and pursuing her love of singing at college. Ruby learned American Sign Language as a first language.. The film is being credited as groundbreaking in terms of bringing representation of the deaf community to Hollywood.
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