Exciting Speech by Troy Kotsur, First Deaf Actor, Oscar Winner: “It’s Our Time”

54-year-old American actor Troy Kotsur won an Oscar for his supporting role CODA, A film that makes the reality of a deaf community visible. He has beaten big competitors like Kodi Smit McPhee and Jesse Plemons. Dog power. Troy Kotsuri is the second deaf translator to win an Oscar. The first was his co-star and partner in the film Marley Matlin, who won the statue in 1986. Children of little God.

Kotsuri began his speech with her and the visit they both made to the White House to promote CODA, Where they were received by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. “I was going to teach them some dirty gesture language, but Marley Matlin told me to do it myself,” he joked. “So do not worry, Marley, I will not swear in my speech today. “Instead, I want to thank all the wonderful theatrical scenes for the deaf and dumb, which allowed me to develop my art as an actor,” he admitted.

After Marley Matlin won the statue before she took the stage at the Dolby Theater, “the journey was long.” “He is a very important role model for deaf people and I saw how persistent he was and how he defended his faith and of course gave me hope,” he thanked his partner. “I was inspired and now we both share this experience, with my nomination we are stronger now. “We really hope we can make progress and that Hollywood can make progress,” he said.

Kotsuri ended his speech by recalling his father, “the best signer of the family, who suffered an accident and was paralyzed from the neck down and could never speak sign language.” “Father, I have always loved you, you are my hero,” he said, lifting the golden statue. “I dedicate it to the deaf community, the CODA community and the disabled community. “This is our moment,” he said as the entire Dolby Theater audience rose to their feet and applauded Kotsur in sign language.