'CODA' takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins
Source: AP
By JAKE COYLE
In an upset, the deaf family drama “CODA” took top honors at an unpredictable and history-making 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw wins for the leads of “Squid Game,” the cast of “Ted Lasso” and Will Smith.
The ceremony, held Sunday at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and broadcast on both TNT and TBS, was notably border-breaking, with historic wins for deaf actors, Korean stars and some of Hollywood’s biggest names. It culminated with “CODA,” Sian Heder’s heartwarming Apple TV+ coming-of-age film featuring a trio of deaf actors in Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur and Daniel Durant, along with newcomer Emilia Jones, winning best ensemble. The film has been seen as a watershed moment for the deaf community in Hollywood.
“This validates the fact that we, deaf actors, can work just like anybody else. We look forward to more opportunities for deaf actors,” said Matlin on stage before teaching the crowd sign language for “I love you.”
Matlin is the only deaf actor to win an Oscar, but her “CODA” co-star, Kotsur, may be in line to join her. Kotsur won best supporting actor Sunday, becoming the first deaf actor win an individual SAG award. When his name was read, the 53-year-old veteran actor plunged his head into his hands. On stage, he thanked his wife for “reminding me to check my fly before walking the red carpet.”
The cast of "Coda" accepts the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture and signs "I love you" at the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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and although it was set to expire and I had never used it, I re-upped anyway and am glad I did - at least in this case (used the app on my Xbox).
I literally just watched their airing of "CODA" yesterday evening and wow. What an excellent, often-hilarious, and poignant film. I hadn't heard much from Marlee Matlin in years (although I knew she was making appearances on some tv series that I didn't watch) and didn't even recognize her in the movie (was so used to the young version of her from back in the '80s and early '90s 
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@sianheder
I couldn’t love these people more. What an amazing night! @TroyKotsur @MarleeMatlin @DanielNDurant @EmiliaJonesy @EugenioDerbez
Marlee Matlin
@MarleeMatlin
This is #CODA
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2:42 AM · Feb 28, 2022
Troy Kotsur stole the movie though.
thought it was real good.
