Codaโ€™s stars after winning big at the awards. | Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images

CODA has become the first film from a streaming service to win best picture at the Oscars, in a sign of the growing dominance of streamers like Apple, Netflix, and Amazon at Hollywoodโ€™s most prestigious awards ceremony. The Apple TV Plus film follows the struggles of Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones), the only hearing member in a deaf family, as she tries to explore a life away from her family. Apple acquired the rides to CODA for $25 million in a bidding war after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last year.

As well as winning best picture, CODAโ€™s Troy Kotsur won best supporting actor for his role in the film, and its writer-director Siรขn Heder also took away the award for best adapted screenplay. Kotsur is the first Deaf actor to have won an acting Oscar since 1986, when his CODA co-star Marlee Matlin won best actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God, Variety notes.

Team CODA created a profoundly beautiful movie, a story of hope and heart that celebrates our differences. Congratulations to the producers, @SianHeder, @TroyKotsur, @MarleeMatlin, @EmiliaJonesy, @DanielNDurant, @EugenioDerbez, and all involved in these historic wins! #CODAfilm pic.twitter.com/s9ebnPaYl1

โ€” Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 28, 2022

Streaming services have seen films nominated for best picture several times before, but until now none have managed to take away the coveted top prize. Amazon was the first when it secured a best picture nomination for Manchester by the Sea in 2017, although it lost out to Moonlight on the night itself.

Netflix has also seen several of its films nominated for best picture, including Roma, The Irishman, Marriage Story, Mank, The Trial of the Chicago 7, as well as Donโ€™t Look Up and The Power of the Dog this year. It picked up the most nominations for this yearโ€™s Academy Awards, 27 in total, but only won in the best director category for Jane Campionโ€™s The Power of the Dog.

According to Variety, Apple reportedly spent over $10 million on its Oscars campaign for CODA, which is more than its entire production budget. CEO Tim Cook welcomed the news on Twitter, calling it a โ€œprofoundly beautiful movieโ€ which โ€œcelebrates our differences.โ€

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