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The deaf family drama CODA won Best Picture at the 94th Annual Academy Awards on March 27, 2022. This is the first time that the honor has been awarded to a streaming service, Apple TV+, less than three years after itss launch.
But what touched everyone’s heart at the Hollywood’s top award ceremony was the silent applause, making the win even more special for the entire team.
All about silent applause at CODA's Oscars 2022 win
Known as the as deaf applause or visual applause, silent applause consists of flapping hands in the air. Nowadays, it is a universal gesture in all deaf communities and also among the hearing population of the world.
It is assumed that this sign language got included in American Sign Language (ASL) from French Sign Language (LSF) in 1985. It became a popular sign after the well-known student protest, Deaf President Now, used it at the Gallaudet University in 1988.
Following the tradition, as a sign of good gesture, guests at the 2022 Oscars waved silent applause for the cast members of CODA, an acronym for children of deaf adults, when they won the Best Picture award at the ceremony. It was the first film with a largely deaf cast to win the award.
Fans take to Twitter to express joy at CODA's win at Oscars 2022
Directed by Sian Heder, the movie includes Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur and Daniel Durant and first premiered at a virtual Sundance Film Festival in 2021.
Troy Kotsur became the first deaf actor to win an Oscar since co-star Marlee Matlin. He was greeted by his peers, who silently signed their applause as he made his way to the stage.
The gesture left fans touched as they took to Twitter to celebrate the win and the applause of the film.
The movie revolves around Ruby's journey as the only hearing person in her deaf family of four. It tells her story as she contemplates leaving her role as her family's interpreter and their struggling fishing business to pursue her music career. How they survive without each other’s support forms the rest of the emotionally intensive story.
The family drama even won best ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, defeating The Power of the Dog, West Side Story, and Dune at the Producers Guild Awards.
