Marlee Matlin Wins Best Actress | 59th Oscars (1987)
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- William Hurt presenting Marlee Matlin with the Best Actress Oscar® for her performance in "Children of a Lesser God" - the 59th Annual Academy Awards® in 1987.
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Marlee Matlin Wins Best Actress | 59th Oscars (1987)
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her record is hard to break, youngest, debut performance and first deaf actress to win. damn!
Tatum O'Neal won for her debut performance when she was 10... but she won in the supporting category. (Not sure how in the world that's considered a supporting performance when she's in practically every frame of that film... but I digress...)
Several people have won for debuts. Shirley Booth did it over 20 years earlier.
Ryan Meyers that’s not the point, she’s only 1 of 4 to do so, the youngest to win the category and the only deaf actor to win thus far... its an impressive feat !
Lol @ the first two responses. How stupid are you people?
@YoureFired YTPs her husband was the announcer... William Hurt won Best Actor in the previous year.
i love that she still has the same interpreter
He's got to be her best friend at this point. He's had to be there for everything.
Angelique Cruz Jack Jason ^-^
@@burnurdburnson6919 are they married or smth?
@@elliotw.888 Her husband is Kevin Grandalski, a police officer who married her sometime in 1993 (they married at Henry Winkler's house!). Her longtime interpreter is Jack Jason, who was actually hired sometime during or after "Children of a Lesser God".
Seriously! Their relationship is so excellent.
I'm studying to be an interpreter and I can only hope one day I'll be so blessed to have such a relationship.
Her interpreter sounds as emotional as if he had just won. Well done.
Had no idea she has had this same interpreter for most of her career too! Incredibly emotional and beautiful 🥺
omg this comment is 12 years old how crazy!
interpreters need to express emotions through their translation as if the person whom they are translating for is speaking. what she is saying is very emotional through ASL and the interpreter has mange to express that emotion.
@@BettyMareeHOHCountry And it shows there long term relationship expressed in his voice. Special
I can hear and feel the translator was so emotional!
The interpreter may have been emotional, but the emotions he voiced are actually the emotions Marlee Matlin was signing. That's an interpreter's job.
But you can’t construct a proper sentence
Well her interpreter is a man named Jack. Jack has been interpreting for her for a really long time. I imagine that he probably was very emotional given that they are close friends.
How is the translator figuring out the names she is speaking?
@@vaibhav_nitesh he’s been translating for their family for a long time
She didn't win out of kindness and sympathy...she won because she did a FANTASTIC job in that movie. Watch it! She portrayed with her eyes and body language (and without speech) what she was feeling deep inside and THAT is what won her that Oscar!
True
Marlee matlin acting was brilliant..
Those eyes….
Fonda had won 2 Oscars. Spacek had won once. Weaver's chances of winning for a science fiction film were slim. It was really between Matlin and Kathleen Turner who had received critical acclaim for her role in a comedy. Matlin's disability certainly won her some sympathy from the AMPAS. Matlin has never been nominated for an Oscar since. What does that tell you?
@@johndeagle4389 It tells you that plum roles for deaf actors are hard to come by.
Youngest winner in the category ever.
As a hearing-impaired person, this has got to be one of my all-time favorite
Oscar moments. She was so expressive in "Children of a lesser God" and she
still holds the record for youngest actress to ever win Best Actress at only 21.
Very well-deserved win!!
did you see Louise Fletchers win for best actress? Her parents are deaf and she thanked them in sign
erik stein That was a beautiful moment as well! I agree!
She's fantastic in CODA and should have been nominated again
Edit: the whole cast REALLY deserved that SAG win. They were wonderful
She was heavily involved in the production of the film as she threatened to drop out of the role unless deaf actors were cast and she was instrumental in casting Troy Kotsur and Daniel Durant who I know from a guest role on Netflix's You (2018- )
@@rickardkaufman3988 And that the movie is open captioned.It's a pain to go to a movie theater and they don't have the glasses / equipment for reading the captions on the screen.
So should the actor playing the son. His was a totally engrossing performance of a conflicted disenfranchised hard working young man struggling to find his place within his family, the world of masculinity, society and work as a deaf person lost in a family of deaf people who had become over reliant on their youngest person's ability to hear. Stunning.
@@aaronwilkins1843 Daniel Durant should have been indeed nominated as well.
Who’s here after her CODA co-star Troy Kotsur won Best Supporting Actor for CODA, becoming the 2nd deaf actor to win an acting Oscar?
Me, now that the CODA parents are now Oscar winners, the only deaf actors. Congrats to both in making history
Sigourney for ALIENS . WOW. Good one. You don't see actresses being nominated for sci fi, aliens movies for Best Actress. GO RIPLEY
I know right, Weaver made Ripley into a cinematic icon.
I wish Weaver won for Best Actress! She was great in those movies!!
No one can take her role. She's the one and only Ellen Ripley.
@@DTSsince2016 she was great, but not as great as Marlee Marlin ;)
@@ExploratoryVessel Best action-character ever.
OMG, her fingerspelling is soo fast!!!
+Apple Bee my english is not very good but I can try to explain that to you. The names receive a sigh given by a deaf person, you can understand better if you watch the show "switched at birth", they explain that in the show :) sorry for my baaaad english, I'm still learning.
+Aracelli A. Alvarez I love Switched at Birth, been watching it since it began! I love meeting a fellow fan! 😊
+iamclassicforlife yaaay! I love that show! It's so good! Bay is my fav ❤️ jajajaja are you excited for season finale?
Bay is my fave too!! :D And Marlee of course has got mad skills!
I'm always excited for more episodes, but I'm still so sad it's ending. I want it to go on for another 5, 6, 7, 80 years!!
iamclassicforlife
ikr, I'm watching on netflix from the season 1 :D It's a great show!
Few things:
1) my God ASL is a beautiful language
2) HOLY CRAP she finger spells like a GOD
Yes...when you've been legally deaf for practically your entire life, you become a master at finger spelling.
And now she's not alone as deaf actors to win an Oscar thanks to her CODA co-star Troy Kotsur. Congrats to the CODA parents for making history
I love CODA
Marlee Matlin became the first deaf actress and became the youngest actress to win the Oscar for best actress at 21, Adrien Brody for best actor at 29, Timothy Hutton at 20 for best supporting actor, and Tatum O’Neil at 10 for best supporting actress
I love Marlee Matin. This was back when she really hadn't discovered her voice. She's very special.
Marlee Matlin has great acting in Children of a Lesser God. she's the only deaf actress to win an Academy Award.
+jwelch5742 Hopefully more disabled people in the future would be nominated for an Academy Award.
+Bellevie being deaf is not a disability.
+Bellevie Well how many disabled people are there working in Hollywood now?
no it isn't and its very offenzive to tell a deaf person theyre disabled
offensive
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What a powerhouse of talent in the category that year.
JANE! She looks genuinely so happy for Matlin :)
Yes!! I read her lips saying, "That's so great." 😊
Just watch her speech from 1978 Oscars when she won for coming home
Pauline Kael was very impressed with Fonda's portrayal in The Morning After. She felt it was the kind of gritty performance that made Jane Fonda's reputation in her Klute days as one of the leading dramatic actresses.
In 2013, I got to see her in person a couple years ago when my PCCA high school choir was picked to sing at Disney's annual Epcot Christmas Eve candlelight service. She was the narrator and that same interpreter here was also interpreting for her there. I was singing left and behind her while she was signing. I was close enough to where I could actually watch her. It was truly one of the most incredible experiences of my life and something I will never forget. Every time I see or hear about Ms. Matlin and her new projects, my mind goes back to that night.
I am from Brazil, I am hearing but I want to work with deaf children (I am Chemistry teacher) and, studying the deaf culture, I could know Marlee’s history; I really love Marlee and his work, she is a great human to the Deaf People.
Yes they kissed on the lips as they were dating at the time...
I love Marlee and wish her the best..
Oh wow I had no idea cool
@@46foryounger It was an abusive relationship though. He was so pissed off when she won; in the limo on the way home he mocked her and said she didn't deserve the Oscar.
@@itsjemmabond sick shit
@@itsjemmabond and how do you know that?
@@aggelikisfakianou8336 Google it. He's since apologised though.
I think Sigourney Weaver deserved this Oscar more than others, but Marlee did a wonderful work too. And for me, Marlee is an inspiration and a big example of life.
Renato Sousa Funny you should say that, I'm actually watching Aliens right now!!!!!!!!!!
She should have won
Weaver should've won best supporting actress for Working Girl. She was a great b@@@h.
As a hearing-impaired person, I am still thrilled by this victory! Marlee Matlin is still
the youngest Best Actress winner ever, and her performance in "Children of a
lesser God" was spectacular. She was so expressive without ever speaking. It was all in the eyes.
OMG I cried like a baby, that was so intense and beautiful in so many ways
Marlee Matlin and Signourney Weaver should of shared that Oscar together. Both of their performances were powerful, unforgettable and legendary.
I disagree. I thought Weaver was better in Alien than Aliens.
Red Rider Well, that's how I feel and that's how you. I agree i think Weavor was really good in Alien, but in Aliens, was more powerful and really bad ass. But I noticed how her performance in Aliens is more memorable than Marlee Matlin's performance in Children of a Lessor God is.
keyon murray I haven't seen Children of a Lessor God, but popularity shouldn't dictate the quality of a movie.
Red Rider Not the popularity, but the impact it makes in cinema history. Weaver's performance in Aliens paved the way for the non-stereotype of female action heroes and is the reason why Charlie's Angles movie franchise, The Hunger Games and Kill Bill show women as stronger people instead of them mixing up fighting and typical female fun things. That's the reason why I said Weaver's performance in Aliens is more memorable and iconic. But I've seen both films and I still think they should of both win together.
keyon murray Not really. Charlie's Angels was based off a television show that aired years before Aliens. You'd have to find me sources that say Suzanne Collins and Quentin Tarantino were influenced by Aliens.
We've had strong female protagonists since High Noon.
I'm here after they won Oscars Best Picture 2022! I'm so happy!!!
Marlee's story is so incredible and she's an amazing actress! I always love when she pops up on my favorite shows
You should see CODA. Amazing movie.
She was terrific as Joey Lucas on The West Wing.
@@markdaniels7174 She was also great on Seinfeld.
i love sigourney so much but i think the academy got it right. and wow, what a sensational group that year. kathleen turner was to die for, will always love her too! i was so lucky to have seen and experienced the 80s first hand. what a beautiful dream it was!
@ServantOfAllah The 1970s as a kid growing up wasn't bad either. To be in awe at Star Wars on the big screen for the very first time was nothing like I've ever seen or likely to be beaten now as an adult.
Her disabilities did not stopped her from continuing to be a symbol of inspiration for all of us. She just proved us all that no matter what struggles you have in life, it should not be your point of breaking down and giving up but instead look up to it as your source of strength to beat all odds. I feel motivated knowing the story of this extra ordinary person.
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Marlee Matlin reflects on winning the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in "Children of a Lesser God" ►► czcams.com/video/CABKP03Toic/video.html
Yo oscar im at macdonald rn want anything?
Marlee should have deserved standing ovation for her achievement. 👏
The projector messes up when she's walking up to the stage lol
I noticed that too!
Are you kidding me? Marlee Matlin blew me away, but Mrs. Weaver was a knockout in Aliens.
its the general rule of thumb , a disability or cancer will get you the oscar
darkstar1345a Are you fucking kidding me? Marlee deserved the award not because she is deaf, but because she acted her heart out and put so much more passion into that movie then there could have been without her.
Samantha Scarcella
the nominees were all fantastic , and to get to that position is an achievement in it`s self . But any actor that goes against cancer/disabled actor wont win
It's sad to think you perceive the world this way. Also, the majority of deaf people would find it insulting to be called diasbled. In reality a deaf person can do EVERYTHING you can do, except hear. And seeing how there are and have been deaf composers/pianists, drummers, guitarists, and even HOH singers, I don't think not being able to hear even holds them back any more than you or I am held back from the chance to work with music.
Samantha Scarcella
i am well aware of what deaf people can do , and even though i may have indirectly implied that deaf=disability i never stated it completely .i was using it as a collective term
I wanted Sigourney to win so badly, her role in Aliens was such a defining moment for actresses, she should have won for her richly layered performance, but I'm extremely happy for Marlee.
I agree! Sigourney Weaver was a WOMAN in that movie!
Sigourney was phenomenal, but I think Marlee truly outshined everyone. Did you see the movie? She was able to portray so much power and emotion without even SPEAKING.
The academy always considers great Acting everything that is just in drama
Indeed. But the fact that she was nominated for an Oscar for a sci-fi/horror lead, that was quiet an achievement as well, cause the Academy usually only likes drama lol.
Alien(s) is one of my fav movies. Sigourney was so great in that movie.
The other lady Vasquez was good too!
Marlee Matlin revealed years later in her memoir that she suffered physical and emotional abuse at the hands of William Hurt for the 2 years they were in a relationship, including sexual assault and a violent rape.
“On what ought to have been one of the happiest nights of her life, Matlin recalls sitting next to Hurt in their limo with the Academy Award statuette by her side, only to be berated by the actor. According to Matlin, Hurt, who had been dreading the possibility of Matlin winning the prestigious award, turned to her and asked, “What makes you think you deserve it?” He continued, “There are hundreds of actors who have worked for years for the recognition you just got handed to you. Think about that.”
In one particularly horrific passage, Matlin remembers an incident that took place while Hurt was filming Broadcast News (he would later be nominated for an Academy Award for his performance). Hurt “finally came home around 4:30 A.M. drunk and woke me up,” Matlin writes. “The next thing I knew he’d pulled me out of the bed, screaming at me, shaking me. I was scared, I was sobbing. Then he threw me on the bed, started ripping off his clothes and mine. I was crying. ‘No, no, no. Please Bill, no.’ The next thing I remember is Bill ramming himself inside me as I sobbed.”
It’s crazy that he apologized and thought she was over it just like that.
This comment was nine months ago and he has been battling terminal prostate cancer as of 2018.
It’s just crazy to me because I love that movie, and their chemistry. :(
Oh God, I didn’t need to hear that. I have always loved him, but now I have to temper my admiration with this atrocious news about him.
Why she felt the need to sully this man’s reputation is beyond me! It was in the 80’s! It was between those two!
Well,like most men….a stiff dick has no conscience!
@@DippyHippie And, like most extreme feminists, neither do you.
He really does do the most amazing job of interpreting. He is extremely quick with translating, and he shows a lot of emotion with his voice. He is really great.
Absolutely wonderful, I couldn't fathom having such a fast reflex...
It also takes a lot of training but he is a CODA so most likely ASL is his first language. That definitely helps. 😂
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@@harshmnr a what
I'm here after CODA won academy award.
Why on earth is it without subtitles??
She was dating William Hurt at the time. Said he ruined her big moment in the limo afterward. Made her feel like she didn't deserve to win, because she hadn't been in acting for long.
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she was only 20 or 21 when she did that movie, she seemed so much older
I met Marlee Matlin when she did Dancing with the Stars and her dancing partner was a gentleman from here in Birmingham. So we, as an ABC affiliate did a story on them and she is just as beautiful and kind as you'd imagine
You just won again Marlee. Congratulations 👍👍😘😘💖💖
Just watched her stunning performance in that film yesterday evening.
Who can watch without crying ?
She really deserves this Oscar.
Her interpreter does a great job of relating all of her emotions through his voice
I think they are also his emotions. He’s been with her for so many years. I adore him, he seems like a great guy.
This is awesome! So strange to think that not more than two hours after this was taped, I met William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Sissy Spacek, Rodney Dangerfield, Sigourney Weaver, Oprah Winfrey, Shirley Maclaine and several other celebrities at a party on the Sunset strip (Spago restaurant) back then in fact in 1987. So wild to see this video!
Children of a Lesser God was a fantastic film carried by the incredible performances of William Hurt and Marlee Matlin. They rarely make films like this anymore (at least in Hollywood) nor do the actors have the talent of these two.
She is so effortlessly good in CODA.
Would LOVE to see another Oscar for this lady and more deaf actresses and actors 🥰
Made me cry ....Loved it!
This was such a great moment, the applause she got was amazing.
That was a wonderful performance. I hope she’s safe from having to relive past experiences in the wake of Hurt’s passing
It was a great movie indeed. I either forgot he passed away or don't remember at all. Wow.
Oh my gosh. This is the first I’m hearing of his passing! How did I miss that?
I am in love with and so moved by the way Hurt says her name. He seems so proud of her just with that delivery.
He was her husband at the time! 💙
I didn't know that Marlee Matlin won against a Murder's Row of Actresses. All great performances.
I definitely couldn't have put that any better.
It makes her victory that much Sweeter.
@@lilchicklets I could've put it better, by spelling "Murderer's Row" correctly. 😆
All five were deserving of their nominations
I will always be upset that Sigourney did not win.
hard to watch this knowing that william hurt was abusive to her and after this win told her that she didn't deserve it. and tonight she won with the CODA team, good for you marlee!
Hope that she will be nominated again for her supporting role in CODA, she's such incredible actress !!!
YEEESSSS!!!!! I hope the movie gets nominated. It's a fantastic movie!!!
@@larisalynnortiz8979 She didn't get nominated but the film got three Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur, another deaf actor who plays her on-screen husband.
William Hurt looked SO good back then.
The moment when he announces her name, the sign he does afterward and her subsequent reaction are really sweet.
Yeah ... have you read her book? He berated her later that evening, he also beat and abused her many times.
R.i.p. william hurt😢
Just watched Children of a Lesser God for the first time today. A beautiful movie and love story 💜
She was absolutely amazing in this movie, which is one of my all time favorites and I will allways remember the final scene, where she "says" I love you to William Hurt without words. Great acting, very moving. She truly deserved the oscar in my opinion.
Yeah too bad he beat the shit out of her.
good ol' jack was her interpreter back then too?! thats amazing. gosh, i love marlee:)
wow who knew that many years later she would be working with Troy Kotsur the first deaf actor to win an oscar. CODA was great didn't do as well in the theatres but thats just cause they released it during the heart of the pandemic but nonetheless it was a fantastic film.
Yes, I loved Fonda's reaction too. Love her!
I remember the first time I saw sign language as a kid on the train. I was captivated by the beauty of it. At the time my mother’s office was offering sign language classes for its employees and I had been studying from a book of sign my dance teacher lent me. I went to the school for a few terms I loved it. Then this movie came out with Marlee. I was blown away. What a wonderful job she did and she has always been such a positive person with such beautiful and powerful energy.❤️. Looking forward to seeing her latest executive produced Feelint Through movie. Just saw her on the Kelly Clarkson Show
Watch CODA. It is amazing!!!
EL OSCAR PARA MARLEE MATLIN NO SOLO FUE UN TRIUNFO PARA ELLA SINO TAMBIEN EL TRIUNFO PARA UNA COMUNIDAD DE PERSONAS QUE HASTA ESE MOMENTO NO TENIAN VOZ : LAS PERSONAS SORDAS DEL MUNDO.
*Easily* one of the most well-deserved Best Actress Oscars, ever! If you haven't seen this, or haven't in a long time, *watch it*! Matlin, Hurt, Bosco, and all the teenagers at the school give unforgettable performances. Watched this last night, and it has held up very well over time. I loved it when I was 18, and still do.
Thanks for putting this up! I LOVE
Full circle moment for her in CODA and her costar is now the second deaf person to win!!! Coda was brilliant
Later that night, according to Matlin, William Hurt yelled at her in the limo because he said she was undeserving of the Oscar when others had waited decades to receive one.
😮that is cruel
you don't beat those powerhouse actresses at just 21 years old....
She was in Switched at birth!
So beautiful that was Hurt who gave her the Oscar. Both are amazing in the movie.
it’s a shame that he treated her the way he treated her behind closed doors. she is so beautiful talented and was so young when she played this role.
For real and the worst part is he admitted to it.
@@rickardkaufman3988 he admitted to it, and she was just a teenager when they got together.
@@Mindy-xh9zq They got together when she was 19 not when she was a teenaget but he was 35 at the time so yeah, egregious age gap.
I Thought that Sigourney Should've Won, Marlee Matlin has made History as the Youngest Actress to Win for Best Actress (She was 21) !!!
And also the only deaf one to win
Here after CODA's historic win!
I hope Troy Kotsur wins this year
i ADORE her. loved her in the west wing.
I recognized Jack’s voice right away! They were both babies.
ya han pasado 28 años y Marlee Matlin sigue manteniendo el record de ser la actriz mas joven en ganar un oscar.
It's kind of ironic that she got this Oscar from Will Hurt :P
Moooras Yep. Will Hurt's her ex. But, if you've read her auto, you'll get this reference......no more trips to the edge of the volcano! No more volcanoe!
Sophie Papp *Volcano
Moooras You know some of the sign language they used in the film was unscripted, very personal "dialogue" between Matlin and Hurt over the little affair they were having.
How is that ironic?
Chris Hernandez They played together in this movie and they were a couple.
One of the most beautiful Oscar winning moments when they kissed on the stage!
It still hurts me that she didn't win for Aliens. Decades later and that performance is still talked about.
I remember this on 1987
Matlin beat out a lot of seasoned actresses for her Oscar win but she did a fabulous job in the movie. What she did while making that movie was extraordinary and that's what the committee looks for when picking a winner. I don't think any of those other actresses were robbed of an Oscar. I believe Matlin deserved to win it.
I was so happy for her when she won this. At the time I was a new fan of her acting. She was so great in this film.
I actually cried watching this. So touching and amazing. I wish something like this could happen now, this world seems so cruel and heartless in 2012.
She is so darned awesome. I've gained even more respect after seeing her on celebrity apprentice. Smart, witty woman. Inward beauty may be more important than outer beauty, but she has both.
Kinda hard to deny that Weaver should’ve gotten this award. Thirty years later, and that performance is the definition of iconic.
I love Marlee Matlin! This is an amazing moment!
Considering how William Treated her after this ceremony in the limo home...
You can see his distain when he slided the trophy over
I just watched this movie again for the first time in over twenty years. Now that I am more fluent in ASL, it's more touching than the first times I watched it.
really - well - deserved!!!! she was the only one of the nominess that didn't exagerate in her acting - anyway she couldn't with such a part!! she'a also the youngest winner in this category, the only really deaf, and one of the few the won with their debout film!! she'a also very pretty and well dressed but i don't like these glasses!! i really admire her!!
well, imho the glasses are fine and I actually admire her also for not being ashamed to wear them on such occasion :) ... many other stars have bad vision, but rather wear contacts or nothing
her glasses are cute please
Marlee deserved it.. fair and square. The movie was amazing. She was amazing! I remember growing up and seeing her on TV and thinking deaf people can really do a lot too. She was a lawyer in one series, and I was really really inspired by that.
The West Wing
Just watched her on CODA. Amazing!!!
She has a new book out. It's powerful! What a great and amazing woman!
She is an excellent Actress
She was and still so pretty.
Happy Birthday Marlee! I love you,too.
@Sei1863 That's Jack Jason; he was (and still is) her personal interpreter, translator, and assistant.