8 Interesting Facts About Oscar Winning Film CODA: Child of Deaf Parents

The main award of the past ceremonies Oscar took the film "CODA: Child of Deaf Parents". This is a very lively and touching picture of the complex relationships in the family. If you have already watched it or are just about to, these 8 facts may be of interest to you.

About the name

1. CODA is an abbreviation of Child Of Deaf Adults, which is generally accepted in the United States, which translates as a child of deaf parents.

However, "coda" is also a musical term, which can mean the final passage or section of a musical composition. This meaning is also close to the main character.

In one of the scenes, the symbol of the musical code (an oval crossed out with a cross) can be seen on a sheet given out by the singing teacher Bernardo Villalobos.

About actors

2. The picture is based on the French film The Linen Family (2014). However, deaf family members were played by hearing people, which caused a negative reaction from critics and viewers. Things are different in CODA - all three of the Rossi family are actually hard of hearing.

Marley Matlin lost her hearing in early childhood after an illness, while Troy Kotzur and Daniel Duran have been deaf since birth.

3. Troy Kotzur, who played the father of the family, became the first deaf actor to win an Oscar since his co-star Marley Matlin. She received the same statuette for her role in the drama Children of Silence back in 1986. Yes, 36 years ago, and now she is 56 years old.

4. Emilia Jones, who starred in the film, studied sign language (Amslen) for nine months, took singing lessons and learned to operate a fishing trawler.

About debut

5. Following CODA's debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Apple bought the film's distribution rights for $25 million. At that time, this was a record for paintings from this site.

The previous leader was the tape "Hang out in Palm Springs”, the rights to which were bought for about $ 22 million.

About the main "Oscar"

6. The purchase of the rights to CODA made Apple TV+ the first streaming service to win a major Oscar. Pictures of Netflix, HBO and other services have not yet conquered this peak.

7. CODA is the sixth film in Oscar history to win Best Picture but not Best Director. Before her, they were:green book"(2018)," Operation Argo "" (2012), "Driver Miss Daisy" (1989), "Grand Hotel" (1932) and "Wings" (1927).

8. CODA is also the first film in 90 years to receive fewer than 4 Oscar nominations but win the top award. The previous such film, The Grand Hotel (1932), was presented in only one category (and won it).