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Apple TV+ films are in contention for six awards at the 94th Academy Awards, with Oscar nominations for “CODA” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for its 94th annual Oscars awards. Between them, “CODA” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” have scored half a dozen nominations across categories ranging from acting to Best Picture.
- Best Picture: “CODA”
- Best Actor: Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Sian Heder for “CODA”
- Best Cinematography: “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
- Best Production Design: “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
“CODA” is the first Best Picture nomination for Apple TV+. It’s also the first movie featuring a predominantly deaf cast to get the best film nomination.
The film’s co-star, Troy Kotsur, has also made history. He is the first deaf male actor to ever receive an Oscar nomination.
It’s 35 years since the Oscars honored a deaf actress for the first time. Marlee Matlin won the best actress Oscar for 1987’s “Children of a Lesser God” – and Matlin also co-stars in “CODA.”
Despite a concerted campaign by Apple TV+ stars, “CODA” failed to be nominated for best original song.
Speaking before the film’s nominations for cinematography and production design, “The Tragedy of Macbeth” director Joel Coen said that he had aimed to make it feel theatrical.
“I wanted to go as far as I could away from realism and more towards a theatrical presentation,” continues Coen. “I was trying to strip things away and reduce things to a theatrical essence, but still have it be cinema.”
The Oscar winners will be announced at a ceremony on March 27, 2022. The event will be screened on ABC.
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