Louis Gosset, Jr. won the Oscar for best supporting actor in 1983 for his portrayal of Sgt. Emil Foley in the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman".
Marlon Brando
It was Vivien Leigh, actress in a Streetcar named Desire.
George C. ScottIn 1971, George C. Scott made international headlines by refusing to accept his Best Actor Oscar for his performance in the title role of Patton, deriding the awards ceremony as a "meat parade." Marlon Brando would do the same thing two years later, claiming Hollywood's mistreatment towards Native American actors as his reason for rejecting the Best Actor Oscar for The Godfather.
Marlon Brando refused his Oscar for his role in The Godfather, because of Hollywood's poor depiction of Native Americans.
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando won 2 Oscars as Best Actor, for On the Waterfront (1955) and The Godfather (1972).
Marlon Brando
Jack Nicholson.
Marlon Brando
It probably was recycled by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since Brando refused it.
If I remember correctly Wayne disapproved strongly at Brando's 'snub' of the academy.
Identifying herself as Sacheen Littlefeather, Cruz, an activist of Native American heritage, announced that Marlon Brando would not accept his 1972 Best Actor Oscar because of "the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry and on television in movie reruns." She also said Brando was protesting the government's actions in the Wounded Knee siege at the time. Brando's Oscar win at the 45th annual Academy Awards on March 27, 1973 was for his performance in "The Godfather."
MARLON BRANDO.. MARLON BRANDO..
Marlon Brando was not in Spiderman.
Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1972.
Don Vito Corleone, the character played by Marlon Brando in "The Godfather" and by Robert De Niro in "The Godfather Part II."
Francis Ford Coppola