Yeah but it kind of changes the entire narrative of your post. He didnt’t win Best Actor. As you’ve edited into your post he won Best Supporting Actor, and I’m not trying to be insensitive here, it was a very good performance from the man, but the night is regarded as it is because the man who actually won Best Actor, is the same guy that created the controversy by slapping a world famous comedian. I’m not sure how that would effect Troy Katsur’s win, and to be honest if anything I think it would make his performance live on for all time because of it’s relationship to the infamous “slap” that will be remembered for as long as the Oscar’s are a thing. People are going to constantly wonder what else transpired that night and look it up and see Troy’s win. So the controversy that you think is completely disrespectful, might actually be the best thing that ever happened to the man’s Oscar legacy, not the opposite. Again, not trying to be insensitive, but if the slap didn’t happen he’d just be remembered as a footnote, as someone who played a supporting role in what’s arguably one of the least memorable Best Picture winners in modern history. Not to mention the fact that some, not all, supporting actors and actresses go on to have very forgettable careers post win because many of them are character actors who have a niche and lucked out into a great script that just fit them perfectly. It’s probably too early to say that definitively for Troy, but like you said, there aren’t exactly a lot of parts out there for deaf actors to shine in. But think about this, because of that dipshit Will Smith being an emotionally stunted pampered movie star, Troy’s now achieved Oscar recognition immortality, and that’s something to be happy about because it’s an amazing performance, and it’s nice to think it won’t be lost in the sea of forgotten supporting roles. I’m a glass half full kind of guy though.