‘CODA’ Star Marlee Matlin Delivers Powerful SAG Awards Acceptance Speech: ‘We Deaf Actors Have Come A Long Way’
etcanada.comMarlee Matlin is proud of the strides deaf actors have made. On Sunday night, the film “CODA” surprised viewers by picking up the coveted SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. READ MORE: 2022 SAG Awards: The Complete Winners List The film beat out fellow nominees “Belfast”, “Don’t Look Up”, “House of Gucci”, and “King Richard”, and Matlin delivered a powerful acceptance speech on behalf of castmates Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, and Eugenio Derbez. “I’m stunned, I’m stunned,” she said, in sign language.
The coming-of-age film tells the story of a child of deaf adults (CODA) who pursues her passion for singing. “Thank you [the film’s creators] for writing the words and including deaf culture, we love you,” Matlin continued. “The interpreters, thank you all the CODA interpreters and all CODAs everywhere, all over the world.
My kids, all four of them are CODAs.” READ MORE: ‘CODA’ Star Troy Kotsur Is The First Deaf Actor To Win A Solo SAG Award: ‘I’m Finally Part Of The Family’ She went on, addressing the audience in the room at the awards ceremony, “And look, you are all our peers.
We deaf actors have come a long way. [For] 35 years, I have been seeing so much work out there and all this time, I’ve watched all of your films and I pay the deepest respect to all of you.” Matlin also added, “Is Meryl Streep here?
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