LOS ANGELES -- In 1987, Marlee Matlin made history as the first deaf actor to win an Oscar for her role in "Children of a Lesser God." At the time, it felt like a major breakthrough, but Matlin has ...

Since winning the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for CODA in 2022, becoming the first Deaf male actor to take home the coveted trophy, Troy Kotsur has been working hard to continue to make a name ...

Troy Kotsur is looking back on how Hollywood has changed since his historic Oscar win for CODA. Kotsur made history as the first deaf actor to win an Academy Award in 2022 for his performance in the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Marlee Matlin began her career 35 years ago, she says there was “nothing” in terms of accessibility in the awards industry ...