Bagging the top most movie award of the year, the Apple TV+ family drama CODA has won the best picture Oscar. The film starring Emilia Jones, Kotsur and Marlee Matlin is the first film with a predominantly deaf cast to win the best picture Oscar, as well as the first streaming film to win. The $10m budget film, named after the term for children of deaf adults, has become the third film to be directed by a woman to win the top prize. It beat competition from films including The Power of the Dog and Belfast.
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Based on the 2014 French film La Famille Bélier and written and directed by Sian Heder, Coda premiered at 2021’s virtual Sundance film festival and was purchased by Apple TV+ for a record-breaking $25m. Lady Gaga and Liza Minelli presented the award to the drama, which had already won in all three of its nominated categories: adapted screenplay for writer/director Sian Heder and supporting actor for Troy Kotsur.
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The full list of winners:
Best Picture: CODA
Best Director: Jane Campion (The Power Of The Dog)
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain (The Eyes Of Tammy Faye)
Best Actor: Will Smith (King Richard)
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Best Original Screenplay: Bellfast
Best Adapted Screenplay: CODA
Best International Feature Film: Drive My Car (Japan)
Best Animated Feature Film: Encanto
Best Documentary Feature: Summer Of Soul
Best Documentary Short: The Queen of Basketball
Best Animated Short: The Windshield Wiper
Best Live Action Short: The Long Goodbye
Best Original Score: Dune
Best Original Song: No Time To Die (No Time To Die)
Best Cinematography: Dune
Best Costume Design: Cruella
Best Production Design: Dune
Best Makeup and Hair: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Sound: Dune
Best Film Editing: Dune
Best Visual Effects: Dune
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