Troy Kotsur - 'CODA'

Awards Chatter

Scott Feinberg

Tv & Film, Film Interviews

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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The first deaf male ever nominated for an acting Oscar reflects on growing up as the only deaf member of his family, making his name in deaf theater and how the making of and tremendous response to his performance in Sian Heder's film about a child of deaf adults (or "CODA") has changed his life. (Interpreting provided by Justin Mauer; video available at thr.com.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone and thank you for tuning into the 433rd episode of Awards Chatter, the Hollywood
0:13.0	Reporter's Awards podcast, I'm the host Scott Feinberg, and my guest today is a trailblazer.
0:18.6	A veteran of deaf theater, who has appeared on Broadway and on TV shows, including the
0:23.0	Mandalorian, en route to being cast in Sean Hader's film Coda, as Frank Rossi, a deaf
0:28.6	fisherman with a hearing daughter, who serves as his family's link to the hearing world.
0:33.2	He was a nominee this year for the Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award.
0:36.6	He won the Best Supporting Actor, BAFTA, Critics Choice, Gotham, Spirit, and Saga Awards.
0:42.0	He became the first deaf male actor ever nominated for an Oscar, and he is now the heavy
0:46.5	front runner to become the first deaf male actor ever to win an Oscar, specifically in
0:51.5	the category of Best Supporting Actor, Troy Kotzer.
0:56.2	Over the course of our conversation, the 53-year-old and I discussed what it was like for
0:59.6	him growing up as the only deaf member of his family, and how his ability to communicate
1:04.3	with his beloved father was tragically robbed of him.
1:08.2	How he made his name in deaf theater over a nearly 30-year period, but struggled to make
1:12.8	ends meet to the extent that he almost quit the business shortly before Coda.
1:17.7	What it was like for him making Coda with friends and fellow deaf actors, Marley Matlin
1:21.9	and Daniel Durant, as well as Amelia Jones, why the very existence of Coda means so much
1:27.7	to the deaf community, and what his award season journey has been like for him, plus much
1:33.8	more.
1:34.8	And so, with thanks to Troy's interpreter Justin Mauer, and without further ado, let's
1:39.6	go to that conversation.
1:42.0	Troy Kotzer, thank you so much for joining us on the podcast.
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