CODA, the critically acclaimed movie that was filmed in Gloucester and other North Shore towns, has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture category. Troy Kostur, who plays a deaf fisherman, received a nod for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and director and screenwriter Sian Heder was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Kostur is only the second deaf actor – and the first male – to receive an Oscar nomination for acting. His CODA costar Marlee Matlin was the first deaf acting nominee, winning the award for her performance in the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God.
CODA is an American adaptation of a Frenc
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