Though a certain slap heard around the world may have stolen the show, this year's Academy Awards were full of moments that filled us with joy and even moved us to tears.
From Troy Kotsur's history-making win to a full performance by none other than Queen Bey herself, here are all the memorable Oscars moments that you won't want to overlook.Only the second deaf actor to ever win an Oscar, Kotsur's victory for his moving performance in "CODA" was the culmination of an awards season's worth of often hilarious and emotional acceptance speeches.
The actor first joked that he'd planned on teaching President Joe Biden some "dirty sign language" until his co-star (and the first deaf actor to win an Oscar) Marlee Matlin intervened. He thanked director Siân Heder for "bringing the deaf world and the hearing world together" and tipped his hat to the fishermen of the Massachusetts town where "CODA" was filmed and reminded them to "eat [their] spinach" à la Popeye.
He also emotionally acknowledged his father, who he said was "the best signer in our family" until a car accident paralyzed him from the neck down. Kotsur, who won his Oscar for playing an endlessly supportive father, called his dad his hero.
He dedicated the award to the deaf community, CODAs (or children of deaf adults) and people with disabilities.
"This is our moment," he said.
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