CODA is a 2021 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Sian Heder. An adaptation of the French-Belgian film La Famille Bélier (2014), it stars Emilia Jones as the titular child of deaf adults (CODA) and the only hearing member of a deaf family, who attempts to help their struggling fishing business while pursuing her desire to be a singer. The film's cast includes Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Daniel Durant, Eugenio Derbez, and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo in supporting roles. After debuting at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2021, the film's distribution rights were purchased by Apple Inc. for a festival-record of $25 million. It was released in theaters and through the Apple TV+ streaming service on August 13, 2021.
The film garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Heder's screenplay and Kotsur's performance as Frank Rossi. CODA won all three categories it was nominated in at the 94th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Kotsur), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Heder). It is the first Best Picture winner to be distributed via a streaming platform and the first starring a primarily deaf cast. Furthermore, Kotsur became the first male deaf person and second overall deaf performer to win an acting Oscar after his co-star Matlin won for her lead performance in the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God. It won two awards at the 75th British Academy Film Awards for Best Actor in Supporting Role (Kotsur) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Heder), while Jones was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
At the 33rd Producers Guild of America Awards, CODA won the award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. Heder received honors for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 74th Writers Guild of America Awards. The film won an award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Kotsur received the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at the same ceremony. Kotsur was also named Best Supporting Actor at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards. Both the National Board of Review and American Film Institute included CODA in their top 10 films of 2021.
Accolades + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AARP Movies for Grownups Awards March 18, 2022 Best Intergenerational Film CODA Best Supporting Actress Academy Awards March 27, 2022 Best Picture , Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 25, 2022 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Screenplay, Adapted Best Woman Director Best Woman Screenwriter Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance American Film Institute Awards March 11, 2022 Top 10 Movies of the Year CODA Austin Film Critics Association January 11, 2022 Best Adapted Screenplay Breakthrough Artist Award Boston Society of Film Critics December 12, 2021 Best Supporting Actor British Academy Film Awards March 13, 2022 Best Leading Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Casting Society of America March 23, 2022 Studio or Independent Feature – Drama , Tricia Wood, Lisa Zagoria, Angela Peri, Lisa Lobel, and Melissa Morris Chicago Film Critics Association December 15, 2021 Most Promising Performer Most Promising Filmmaker Chlotrudis Awards March 20, 2022 Best Adapted Screenplay Critics' Choice Movie Awards March 13, 2022 Best Picture CODA Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Best Young Actor/Actress Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards December 20, 2021 Best Picture CODA Best Supporting Actor Detroit Film Critics Society January 14, 2022 Best Film CODA Best Supporting Actor Best Screenplay (Adapted) Best Ensemble CODA Breakthrough Award Dorian Awards March 17, 2022 Best Supporting Film Performance Georgia Film Critics Association January 14, 2022 Best Picture CODA Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Best Ensemble CODA Breakthrough Award Golden Globe Awards January 9, 2022 Best Motion Picture – Drama CODA Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Gotham Awards November 29, 2021 Outstanding Supporting Performance Breakthrough Performer Guild of Music Supervisors Awards March 20, 2022 Best Music Supervision in a Trailer Heartland Film Festival August 13, 2021 Truly Moving Picture Award CODA Hollywood Critics Association Film AwardsFebruary 28, 2022 Best Picture CODA Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Cast Ensemble CODA Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay Best Indie Film CODA Best Original Song "Beyond the Shore" (performed by Emilia Jones) Spotlight Award CODA Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 17, 2021 Original Score – Independent Film Original Song – Independent Film by Nick Baxter, Siân Heder, Marius de Vries, and Matt Dahan Original Song – Onscreen Performance (for the song "Both Sides, Now") Music Supervision – Film Soundtrack Album CODA (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film) Houston Film Critics SocietyJanuary 19, 2022Best Picture CODA Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Ensemble Cast Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Durant, Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Awards March 6, 2022 Best Supporting Male Japan Academy Film Prize March 10, 2023 Outstanding Foreign Language Film CODA Location Managers Guild Awards August 27, 2022 Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film CODA London Film Critics' Circle February 6, 2022 Young British/Irish Performer of the Year Miskolc International Film FestivalSeptember 18, 2021Best Feature Film CODA NAACP Image Awards February 26, 2022 Outstanding Independent Motion Picture CODA National Board of ReviewDecember 2, 2021Top Ten Independent Films CODANorwegian International Film FestivalAugust 27, 2021Ray of Sunshine Award Online Film Critics SocietyJanuary 24, 2022Best Supporting Actor Palm Springs International Film Festival February 26, 2021 Variety'''s 10 Directors to Watch & Creative Impact Awards
| style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" | Producers Guild of America Awards | March 19, 2022 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | , Philippe Rousselet, and Patrick Wachsberger | | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5" |San Diego Film Critics Society | rowspan="5" |January 10, 2022 |Best Film | CODA| | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" | |- |Best Actress
|Best Supporting Actor
|Best Adapted Screenplay
|Breakthrough Artist
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" |San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | rowspan="2" |January 10, 2022 |Best Supporting Actor
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | |- |Best Supporting Actress
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"|Santa Barbara International Film Festival | rowspan="2"|March 5, 2022 | rowspan="2"|Virtuosos Award
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="4"| Satellite Awards | rowspan="4"| April 2, 2022 | Best Film, Drama
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| |- | Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| Best Original Song | by Nick Baxter, Siân Heder, Marius de Vries, and Matt Dahan
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" |Screen Actors Guild Awards | rowspan="2" |February 27, 2022 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Durant, Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo | | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | |- | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" |Seattle Film Critics Society | rowspan="3" |January 17, 2022 | Best Picture of the Year | CODA| | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | |- | Best Actor in a Supporting Role
|Best Youth Performance
! scope="row" | Set Decorators Society of America Awards | February 22, 2022 | Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film | and Diane Lederman | | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" | St. Louis Film Critics Association |December 19, 2021 |Best Adapted Screenplay
| style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="4" |Sundance Film Festival | rowspan="4" |January 28, 2021 |Best Director — U.S. Dramatic
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| |- |Audience Award — U.S. Dramatic | CODA| |- |Grand Jury Prize — U.S. Dramatic | CODA| |- |Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast — U.S. Dramatic | CODA| |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" |Vancouver Film Critics Circle | rowspan="2" |March 7, 2022 |Best Film | CODA| | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | |- |Best Supporting Actor
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" |Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association | rowspan="3" |December 6, 2021 |Best Supporting Actor
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | |- |Best Adapted Screenplay
|Best Youth Performance
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5"| Women Film Critics Circle Awards | rowspan="5"| December 11, 2021 | Best Movie About Women | CODA'' Best Movie by a Woman Best Woman Storyteller (Screenwriting Award) Best Screen Couple and Troy Kotsur Courage in Filmmaking Writers Guild of America Awards March 20, 2022 Best Adapted Screenplay
See also 2021 in film
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