With CODA’s Oscars, authentic representation in Hollywood takes a huge step forward, writes JayRuderman of the RudermanFdn in a guest column.
There were several beautiful, gratifying moments at the 94th Academy Awards. But you would not necessarily know that by watching the viral videos circulating social media that emerged in the immediate aftermath of the ceremony, which focus on one particular distasteful incident.
“CODA’s” trio of Academy Awards embody the much-needed progress that has been made in recent years in the movement towards greater inclusion of people with disabilities in Hollywood. By casting Kotsur as Frank Rossi,as Jackie Rossi, and Daniel Durant as Leo Rossi, “CODA” implemented the practice of authentic representation — casting actors with disabilities in roles that portray the same disabilities they have in real life.
The growing authentic representation movement corrects a blatant historical injustice in the entertainment industry. Indeed, history is unfolding before our eyes, and it began unfolding long before the night of the 94th Academy Awards. A groundbreaking study conducted in 2016 by the, the organization that I lead, discovered that an astonishing 95% of top show characters with disabilities on TV were played by actors without disabilities.
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