The 2022 Best Picture Oscar went to “Coda,” the coming-of-age comedy-drama film that follows the story of a hearing teenage daughter of deaf adults. Written and directed by Sian Heder, the film was crowned the best of the night.” Coda” competed in the category with “Belfast,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Drive My Car,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “The Power of the Dog,” “West Side Story” and “The Alley of Lost Souls.”
The film that was consecrated as the best of the night according to The United States Film Academy stars Emilia Jones as the listening girl; Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur as his deaf parents and Daniel Durant as his deaf brother. Eugenio Derbez and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo also star in the film. “Coda” is an international co-production between the United States, France and Canada and was filmed on location in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is an English adaptation of the 2014 French film The Bélier Family, directed by Éric Lartigau.
At the 94th Academy Awards, the film also won Best Adapted Screenplay for Best Supporting Actor thanks to the role of Kotsur becoming the first deaf man in history to win an Oscar.” Coda” had its world premiere on January 28, 2021 at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. It was also nominated for Best Dramatic Film and Best Supporting Actor (for Kotsur) at the 79th Golden Globe Awards.
