“Coda” made history at the 94th annual Academy Awards, becoming the first streaming exclusive to win the Best Picture Oscar, as well as the first movie with several deaf actors in lead roles to take home the prize.
A loose U.S.
remake of the 2014 French film “La Famille Bélier,” writer-director Sian Heder’s coming-of-age dramedy is also the first Best Picture winner to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the Audience Award, the U.S.
Grand Jury Prize, a U.S.
Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble, and Best Director in the U.S.
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