Deaf family drama group, “CODA” emerged winner of best picture honors at the Oscars, Oyogist reports.
CODA”, a feel-good indie drama starring deaf actors in lead roles, had been presumed a longshot for Hollywood’s biggest prize until very recently, but pulled off a remarkable late surge to emerge triumphant.
The film bagged the historic prize for Apple TV+, a relative newcomer in a streaming market dominated by rivals like Netflix.
However, the award ceremony was shortly overshadowed by best actor-winner Will Smith who slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage for making a joke about his wife.
Rock, while presenting the best documentary prize, had compared Jada’s tightly cropped hair to Demi Moore’s appearance in the film “G.I. Jane.”
Jada suffers from alopecia, a condition causing hair loss.
“Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth,” yelled Smith, forcing the producers to screen out several seconds of audio from the televised broadcast in the United States.
The moment left stunned viewers questioning if it had been scripted or genuine.
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