LOS ANGELES -- Until Sunday night's Oscars, Marlee Matlin had for over three decades been the only deaf person to receive an Academy Award. That streak broke Sunday at the 94th Academy Awards, when ...

Of all of the Oscar nominees this year, Troy Kotsur is probably having the best time. He's won one award after another for his work in "CODA." And now, there's one more trophy he hopes to take home: ...

The new film CODA tells the story of a hearing daughter living with her deaf family. It represents a breakthrough for deaf representation on... How Troy Kotsur of 'CODA' broke barriers as a deaf actor ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It was a historic win at the Oscars for "CODA," which was named best picture. The film highlights deaf culture and actors, centering around the challenges that the only hearing ...

Still, the academy couldn't get enough of the coming-of-age tale, which tells the story of 17-year-old Ruby (Jones), the only hearing member of her deaf family with dreams of attending Berklee College ...

LOS ANGELES -- In 1987, Marlee Matlin made history as the first deaf actor to win an Oscar for her role in "Children of a Lesser God." At the time, it felt like a major breakthrough, but Matlin has ...

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