The presence of the best picture winner's cast and team changed what all guests experienced inside the Dolby Theatre and what viewers saw on TV during the Academy Awards on Sunday night.
Before saying Kotsur had won, 2021’s best supporting actress winner and this year’s best supporting actor presenter Youn Yuh-jung also signed Kotsur’s name and as thestar ascended the stage, much of the Oscars in-person crowd could be seen signing their applause for the first time that night.
director-writer Sian Heder also centered ASL during the ceremony and the live broadcast when she brought an interpreter on stage to sign her entire speech — making it accessible to her entire cast — as she accepted her best adapted screenplay honor during the Sunday night ceremony, which took place at the Dolby Theatre and being telecast on ABC.
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