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Marlee Matlinhas never been afraid to speak her mind.
“I was very upset when it went down,” Matlin says in the doc.
“I wanted to say thank you for supporting my community and my culture.”
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In a clip from the ceremony, the documentary shows producers Philippe Rousselet and Patrick Wachsberger accepting the Oscar.
“I wanted to say I’m not alone anymore,” she told the reporter.
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Much ofCODA’ssuccess was predicated on Matlin’s recognizability.
“They wanted an A-lister for the Troy Kotsur role,” she says in the doc.
“I said, ‘If you cast a hearing actor, I’m out.’
That’s the first time I did that in my career.”
“When I watchedCODAwin the Oscar, I was watching Marlee,” she tellsEntertainment Weekly.
“And waiting and looking forward to what she was going to say on stage.
Clearly, she had something to say in that moment.
“I did get to talk at the Screen Actors Guild Awards,” Matlin adds.
“I wanted to see what Marlee was going to say,” Stern continues.
“And then I found that backstage clip when Marlee says, ‘I’m not alone anymore.’
-With reporting from Calie Schepp
