Louise Fletcher, who won the 1975 Leading Actress Award for her work in "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest," used sign language to thank her deaf parents, who were watching at home. Jane Fonda used sign language in accepting her 1978 Best Actress award for "Coming Home." And hearing-impaired actress Marlee Matlin of "Children of a Lesser God" thanked the Academy by signing after her victory in 1987.