When Marlee Matlin won the Oscar for best actress in 1987 for her performance in Children of a Lesser God, it was a landmark moment for deaf people. But it would be another 35 years before Troy Kotsur became only the second deaf person to be nominated for the honour, for his groundbreaking turn in Coda.
And on Sunday he hopes to become the first deaf actor to win a Bafta in one of the main categories.
