‘CODA’ Wins Major Award At The 2022 SAG Awards

“CODA” just picked up a big win at the 2022 SAG Awards.

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The film won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

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They were facing stiff competition for the top prize of the night.

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This included “Belfast,” “Don’t Look Up,” “House of Gucci,” and “King Richard.”

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“CODA” features a mostly Deaf ensemble cast.

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CODA is an acronym that stands for Child of a Deaf Adult.

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Marlee Matlin plays the mother and Troy Kotsur plays the father.

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Matlin was the first Deaf actress to win an Oscar for 1987’s “Children of a Lesser God.”

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Kotsur, who just picked up an individual SAG Award tonight, is hoping to be the second Deaf person to score an Oscar 35 years later.

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