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2018’s Academy Awards Marks First Time Two Sign Language Films Won

Deaf Niche — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 06:20:11 +0000

This year the first time that three films with sign language were nominated at the Academy Awards and two of them won- The Shape of Water and The Silent Child. Best Live Action Short Film – The Silent Child The Silent Child won Best Live Action Short Film and the Oscar was given to director […]

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List of Academy Award Films With Sign Language In History of Oscars

Deaf Niche — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 21:19:28 +0000

At this year’s Academy Awards, the dreamy film The Shape of Water with its 13 nominations has the highest number of nominations that any film with sign language has had in the history of the Academy! There have been winners and nominations with deaf characters and sign language since the Academy was established in 1928, only […]

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Hollywood’s Latest Love Story Is About Sign Language Users

Deaf Niche — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 01:16:02 +0000

December 7, 2017—Guillermo Del Toro’s latest fairy tale love story The Shape of Water will be released in theaters across the nation. The film takes place in Baltimore, Maryland during the 1960s Cold War and centers around a mute janitor who works at a high-security laboratory within the government. She uses sign language for communication […]

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