A Thursday actress Yami Gautam lauds CODA for winning Best Picture Award at the Oscars
CODA made history by winning the award in the category of Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. Bollywood Yami Gautam called the win ‘encouraging’ as the film took the digital route and did not release in theatres, and still bagged the trophy.
Updated : April 01, 2022 05:07 PM ISTCODA made history by winning the award in the category of Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. Bollywood Yami Gautam called the win ‘encouraging’ as the film took the digital route and did not release in theatres, and still bagged the trophy.
It’s a landmark moment in the history of global cinema as CODA won the Best Picture Award at the Oscars! A first ever instance of a movie released on a streaming platform making it big at the Academy Awards! Talented actress Yami Gautam Dhar posted about it on social media mentioning ‘Wow That’s encouraging’.
Wow 👏 That’s encouraging pic.twitter.com/Y47aw1KsZK
— Yami Gautam Dhar (@yamigautam) March 31, 2022
Today, there is a huge boom for the content in OTT space. A film like CODA which has released on Apple TV + has won big at world's one of the biggest award ceremonies for movies. It is great to see that content which is releasing directly in the digital space is being recognised by such prestigious award ceremonies globally and has broadened the horizon for creative people.
Recently, Yami’s film A Thursday also released directly in digital space and won major applause from audience and critics alike. People posted encouraging and appreciative messages on social media all over highlighting the sensitive plot and the skill with which Yami played her role. Even weeks after its release, A Thursday is still being talked about on social media making it clear that the topicality and performances define how good a movie is irrespective of the mode of its release.