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sagaftra.org • SAG-AFTR A SPECIAL ISSUE 2023 • 40 The cast of CODA, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture recipients, celebrate a historic night for performers with disabilities! Actor Troy Kotsur, second from right, was also an award recipient in the Male Actor in a Supporting Role category. Reunion's Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino, Scandal's Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn, and castmates of the original Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr. Not that the presenters outshined the night's honorees! Troy Kotsur and the cast of CODA were the first performers with disabilities to receive accolades in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role and Cast in a Motion Picture categories, and South Korean actors Lee Jung-Jae and Jung HoYeon were awarded The Actor ® for their performances in the drama series Squid Game. West Side Story's Ariana DeBose also became the first queer Afro-Latina actor to receive the award for Outstanding MA ARTEN DE BOER /SHUT TERSTOCK TODD WILLIAMSON/SHUT TERSTOCK TODD WILLIAMSON/SHUT TERSTOCK TODD WILLIAMSON/ SHUT TERSTOCK X2 CHRISTOPHER POLK /SHUT TERSTOCK Right, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role recipient Jessica Chastain. Far right, Squid Game castmates, Lee Jung- Jae, left, and Jung HoYeon make it from South Korea to Southern Cali to receive their Actor ® . Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series recipient Jean Smart. Above left, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture nominee Andrew Garfield with Lin- Manuel Miranda. Above right, House of Gucci queen and award nominee Lady Gaga (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role) shares a tender moment with the 57th SAG Life Achievement recipient, Dame Helen Mirren.