(CNN)As a seemingly gruff, disarmingly loving deaf fisherman, Troy Kotsur astir runs distant with the coming-of-age movie "CODA." And with his latest information for his show -- this 1 from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards -- he's made history.
Kotsur, who Wednesday greeting was nominated for champion supporting histrion astatine the SAG Awards, became the archetypal deaf histrion to people an idiosyncratic SAG nomination, voted connected by chap actors. He and the remainder of the film's performers, respective of whom are deaf, besides received a information for outstanding cast.
In a connection provided to CNN, Kotsur said the SAG information "humbled" him.
"Hopefully the designation that this beauteous movie is receiving tin service arsenic a reminder of conscionable however funny, complex, and almighty Deaf voices tin be, and that stories with actors who hap to beryllium Deaf tin beryllium mainstream stories," Kotsur said successful the statement.
"CODA," whose rubric means "child of deaf adults," was a hit retired of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and is considered a large awards contender. It debuted connected Apple TV+ past summertime and has won wide acclaim from critics -- and deaf viewers -- for its portrayal of deaf characters by deaf actors. Director Siân Heder, who is hearing, told CNN successful 2021 that she progressive deaf collaborators astatine each measurement of accumulation to marque definite the movie was arsenic authentic and liable arsenic possible.
Kotsur plays Frank Rossi, begetter of teenage protagonist Ruby (Emilia Jones). Frank is deaf, and truthful are his wife, Jackie, (Oscar victor Marlee Matlin) and their lad (Daniel Durant) -- Ruby is the lone proceeding subordinate of their family. Though the movie depicts Frank's challenges to pass with the different members of his small-town Massachusetts sportfishing community, he's ne'er played arsenic a unfortunate oregon pitiable quality -- rather, he's a self-sufficient laborer who relies connected his proceeding girl acold little than she thinks.
The SAG motion is the latest of respective nominations -- and immoderate wins -- for Kotsur. Late past year, helium won a Gotham Award for his performance. He's besides up for a Critics Choice Award and a Film Independent Spirit Award.
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