Troy Kotsur gave the sweetest shout-out to his father during his touching Oscar acceptance speech.
costar, Marlee Matlin’s, historic win as the first deaf actor to win an Oscar back in 1987 when she received the best actress award forIt’s hard to believe that in 2022 the amount of deaf performers who get take home an Oscar award continues to be scarce but nevertheless, the win is a step in the right direction for a“This is amazing to be here on this journey. I cannot believe I’m here,” Kotsur began his acceptance speech.
“So we met President Joe and Dr. Jill, and I was planning on teaching them some dirty sign language, but Marlee Matlin told me to behave myself,” he said. “So don’t worry, Marlee, I won’t drop any f-bombs in my speech today. Instead, I want to thank all the wonderful deaf theater stages where I was allowed and given the opportunity to develop my craft as an actor.”
A sentimental Kotsur then specifically thanked his father who he called “the best signer in our family.” Of his dad, the actor added, “But he was in a car accident and he became paralyzed from the neck down. And he no longer was able to sign. Dad, I learned so much from you I’ll always love you. You are my hero.”
Kotsur concluded by dedicating his award “to the deaf community, the CODA community, and the disabled community,” speaking directly to his community he said: “This is our moment.”
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