再創歷史 奧斯卡首度提名男性失聰演員 First male deaf actor nominee for the Oscars

　
Troy Kotsur is the first deaf male actor to be nominated for the Oscars. He is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2021 film CODA, which is short for “child of deaf adults.” The Apple TV coming-of-age film tells the story of Ruby, whose parents and brother are all deaf. The entire cast for the family consists of real-life deaf actors.

Though the first deaf male actor to be nominated, the 53-year-old is actually the second deaf performer ever to receive an Oscar nomination. Marlee Matlin, who portrays Kotsur’s wife in CODA, was the first to receive that honor when she was nominated for best actress in 1987 for her role in Children of a Lesser God. She won the award and also  became the youngest winner of that category in Oscar history. She was 21.

友善讓你懂 │ 解說：

Troy Kotsur 是第一位獲得奧斯卡提名的失聰男演員。他在 2021 年的電影《樂動心旋律》中的角色，而獲得最佳男配角的提名。該片原名是 CODA，是「聾人的孩子」的縮寫。這部由 Apple TV 製作的成長電影，講述 Ruby 的故事，他的父母和兄長都是失聰人士，而飾演這個家庭的所有演員，也都是現實生活中的失聰人士。

雖然 Troy Kotsur 是第一位獲得提名的失聰男演員，但 53 歲的他實際上是第二位獲得奧斯卡提名的失聰演員。同樣在《樂動心旋律》演出的 Marlee Matlin 是第一個獲提名的失聰演員。她在 1987 年以《悲憐上帝的女兒》或最佳女主角提名並獲獎，更成為奧斯卡歷史上該類別中最年輕的獲獎者，她當時年僅 21 歲。

輕鬆帶著走 │ 學習：

consist of 意思是「由….組成」，在中文概念中，我們會說一個團體由…組成，感覺像是被動式，但 consist of 其實要用主動型態，所以千萬別說 be consist of。

例句１：The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans.
該隊由四個歐洲人和兩個美國人組成。

例句２：The dish consists mainly of rice and vegetables.
這道菜主要由米飯和蔬菜組成。

本篇其他相關單字，介紹如下：

• nominee　(n.) 入圍者
• supporting actor　(n.) （男）配角
• coming-of-age film　(n.) 成長電影
• portray　(v.) 描繪
• category　(n.) 類別