Here’s Who Twitter Declared The Real Winner Of The Oscars
Emma Mcintyre/Getty Images By Kate Hagan Gallup/March 27, 2022 11:01 pm EST
In a world divided, perhaps the one thing we can all agree on is the wonderful rediscovery of Troy Kotsur. Kotsur has been a veteran actor for 20 years, with IMDb credits including popular shows such as “Criminal Minds,” “The Mandalorian,” and “CSI: NY.” Most recently, however, Kotsur made waves with his performance as the eccentric father Frank Rossi in the Oscar-nominated “CODA.”
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Kotsur won the category in competition with Ciarán Hinds in “Belfast,” Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons in “The Power of the Dog,” and J.K. Simmons in “Being the Ricardos” as shared by Variety. Experts predicted the award for Kotsur, and Twitter did as well with the actor a seeming social media favorite. Yet, while Kotsur may have been an early favorite to take the award home, there were factors that could easily have derailed this much deserved recognition. Prior to the deaf actor’s win, “CODA” co-star Marlee Matlin was the only deaf performer to win an Oscar — and that was 35 years ago as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Although Matlin did win that award, no deaf male had yet earned this recognition and no deaf performer since.
Here’s Who Twitter Declared The Real Winner Of The Oscars
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By Kate Hagan Gallup/March 27, 2022 11:01 pm EST
In a world divided, perhaps the one thing we can all agree on is the wonderful rediscovery of Troy Kotsur. Kotsur has been a veteran actor for 20 years, with IMDb credits including popular shows such as “Criminal Minds,” “The Mandalorian,” and “CSI: NY.” Most recently, however, Kotsur made waves with his performance as the eccentric father Frank Rossi in the Oscar-nominated “CODA.”
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Kotsur won the category in competition with Ciarán Hinds in “Belfast,” Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons in “The Power of the Dog,” and J.K. Simmons in “Being the Ricardos” as shared by Variety. Experts predicted the award for Kotsur, and Twitter did as well with the actor a seeming social media favorite. Yet, while Kotsur may have been an early favorite to take the award home, there were factors that could easily have derailed this much deserved recognition. Prior to the deaf actor’s win, “CODA” co-star Marlee Matlin was the only deaf performer to win an Oscar — and that was 35 years ago as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Although Matlin did win that award, no deaf male had yet earned this recognition and no deaf performer since.
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Kotsur won the category in competition with Ciarán Hinds in “Belfast,” Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons in “The Power of the Dog,” and J.K. Simmons in “Being the Ricardos” as shared by Variety. Experts predicted the award for Kotsur, and Twitter did as well with the actor a seeming social media favorite.
Yet, while Kotsur may have been an early favorite to take the award home, there were factors that could easily have derailed this much deserved recognition. Prior to the deaf actor’s win, “CODA” co-star Marlee Matlin was the only deaf performer to win an Oscar — and that was 35 years ago as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Although Matlin did win that award, no deaf male had yet earned this recognition and no deaf performer since.
Troy Kotsur’s Oscar brings Twitter to tears
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