'Tipping point': Oscars filmmakers hail disability progress In this file photo taken on January 23, 2020 Director and Producers Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham attend the "Crip Camp" Premiere during the 2020 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre in Park City, Utah. This year, the Oscars will feature a best picture contender about a drummer with hearing loss, a nominated documentary exploring a hippie camp for disabled youths, and a nod for the first film ever to star a deafblind actor. Tibrina Hobson / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP. by Andrew Marszal (AFP) .- This year, the Oscars will feature a best picture contender about a drummer with hearing loss, a nominated documentary exploring a hippie camp for disabled youths, and a nod for the first film ever to star a deafblind actor.