Former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova has showered praise on the movie CODA, which bagged the Oscar for Best Picture this week. Sharapova revealed that she "cried the entire morning" after watching the film."Also watched this on Sunday and cried the entire morning. Happy tears to a beautiful story," Sharapova captioned her Instagram story. Maria Sharapova's Instagram storyWill Smith's long wait for an Oscar finally came to an end after he won the Best Actor award for his role in King Richard, a move based on the life of Venus and Serena Williams' father, Richard Williams.DiscussingFilm@DiscussingFilmWill Smith’s acceptance speech as he wins his first ever #Oscar08:54 AM · Mar 28, 20228495416699Will Smith’s acceptance speech as he wins his first ever #Oscar https://t.co/qKVTOb7V6QAlthough Smith's bust-up with comedian Chris Rock overshadowed much of the evening's events, it didn't prevent CODA and its cast from receiving plenty of accolades.Written and directed by Sian Heder, the movie is an English remake of the 2014 French-Belgian film La Famille Bélier. As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her passion at Berklee College of Music and the fear of abandoning her parents.NPR@NPRCODA wins the Oscar for Best Picture. It's a historic win for a film that brings Deaf culture, and Deaf actors, to the forefront. #Oscars n.pr/3uyr7GL09:11 AM · Mar 28, 20222697477CODA wins the Oscar for Best Picture. It's a historic win for a film that brings Deaf culture, and Deaf actors, to the forefront. #Oscars n.pr/3uyr7GLThe film stars the likes of Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor this year.The New York Times@nytimesTroy Kotsur became the first deaf man in academy history to win an Oscar for acting. Voters honored his heartstring-tugging supporting performance in “CODA” as a fisherman struggling to relate to his hearing daughter. nyti.ms/3tLq86I5:40 PM · Mar 28, 20225889586Troy Kotsur became the first deaf man in academy history to win an Oscar for acting. Voters honored his heartstring-tugging supporting performance in “CODA” as a fisherman struggling to relate to his hearing daughter. nyti.ms/3tLq86I https://t.co/fwWcIhTRJ3Maria Sharapova bid goodbye to the sport in 2020 with 5 Grand Slams to her nameSharapova at the 2020 Australian OpenSharapova retired from tennis at the age of 32 right after the 2020 Australian Open. She played her last match against Donna Vekic in the first round of the Grand Slam, losing in straight sets.Reuters@ReutersMaria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who became one of the highest paid athletes in the world, announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 32 reut.rs/392OJHA05:05 AM · Feb 27, 2020342109Maria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who became one of the highest paid athletes in the world, announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 32 reut.rs/392OJHA https://t.co/rsPWcZQhNHSharapova has won 36 WTA titles, including five Grand Slams. She is one of the few players to have accomplished a Career Grand Slam (winning all four Majors). Sharapova won her first Major at the age of 17 at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships after defeating Serena Williams in the final. In 2005, she climbed to the pinnacle of the WTA rankings.Also Check Out :-Maria Sharapova Net worthTennis Channel@TennisChannelFlashback to July 3, 2004.17-year-old @MariaSharapova defeats Serena Williams to take the Wimbledon (and her first major) title.History=made #OnThisDay05:20 AM · Jul 4, 201956999Flashback to July 3, 2004.17-year-old @MariaSharapova defeats Serena Williams to take the Wimbledon (and her first major) title.History=made #OnThisDay https://t.co/qwUkNDmjKhSharapova has also built an extremely successful career as an entrepreneur. She is the founder of renowned candy brand Sugarpova and has invested in other big companies such as Public.com and Supergoop!.Also Read: Maria Sharapova donates to Save the Children’s crisis relief fund to help Ukrainian children and families amid Russian invasion