CODA
Film by Sian Heder
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| August 2024 | Deaf West Theatre officially confirms the CODA musical is still in development during their 2024–25 season announcement. |
| 2023 | Screen Rant ranked CODA number 5 on its list of 'The 10 Best Movies of the 2020s (So Far)', highlighting the film as a surprising indie movie that became a crowd-pleasing hit. |
| 2023 | MovieWeb ranked CODA number 15 on its list of '20 Most Underrated Films of the Last 5 Years', praising the film as groundbreaking in its representation of disability. |
| 2023 | Collider included CODA at number 18 on its list of 'The 20 Best Drama Movies of the 2020s So Far', recognizing it as a definitive crowd pleaser of the decade. |
| March 2022 | At the 75th British Academy Film Awards, the film wins two awards: Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur (first deaf person to win a BAFTA) and Best Adapted Screenplay. |
| March 2022 | CODA was screened at the Family Theater of the White House. |
| March 27 2022 | At the 94th Academy Awards, CODA wins Best Picture, making history as the first streaming service film, first Sundance film, and first film with predominantly deaf actors in leading roles to win this award. |
| March 27 2022 | Troy Kotsur wins Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, becoming a groundbreaking moment for deaf representation in cinema. |
| March 23 2022 | The New York Times reports that producers plan to collaborate with Deaf West Theatre to develop a stage musical adaptation of CODA, with the creative team and production details yet to be announced. |
| February 2022 | At the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the film makes history with Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, and Daniel Durant becoming the first deaf performers to win an award, along with the cast winning Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. |
| February 2022 | CODA is nominated for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur at the 79th Golden Globe Awards. |
| 2021 | The film is awarded the Seal of Authentic Representation from the Ruderman Family Foundation for its genuine portrayal of actors with disabilities. |
| 2021 | CODA receives the ReFrame Stamp for gender-balanced hiring. |
| 2021 | CODA was released, receiving widespread critical acclaim with a 94% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 72/100 score on Metacritic, praising its representation of deaf culture and strong performances. |
| August 13 2021 | Republic Records released the CODA soundtrack album, featuring original music composed by Marius de Vries and songs performed by lead actors Emilia Jones and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, coinciding with the film's release. |
| August 13 2021 | The film was released through Apple TV+ streaming service. |
| January 30 2021 | Apple acquired the distribution rights to CODA for a festival-record $25 million, two days after its Sundance premiere. |
| January 28 2021 | CODA premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where Apple acquired its distribution rights for a record-breaking $25 million. |
| 2019 | CODA film was shot on location in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with filming taking place in the middle of the year. Director Sian Heder used authentic local settings, including a real family home she found during location scouting and a local fisherman's trawler for filming. |
| May 2019 | Pathé Films and Vendôme Group formed a film production partnership to develop and produce English-language films, with CODA being the first project. |
| 2014 | La Famille Bélier, the original French film that CODA is based on, was released and was successful at the French box office. |
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