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Peter Finch won the Oscar for Best Actor for: Network (1976) Nomination and award were posthumous. Finch became the first posthumous winner in an acting category. His widow Eletha Finch and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky accepted the award on his behalf.
Peter Finch won a posthumous Oscar in 1976 for Network.
Yes, Peter Finch posthumously won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the 1976 movie "Network".
Peter Finch Peter Finch actually was nominated and won after his death, so that's not it.
It was Peter Finch for "Network" (1976). If you ever get a chance to see that movie, you should. He gave a very exciting and memorable performance.
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Peter Sellers
He is the only actor to win an Oscar posthumously (after his death).
Peter Finch won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1976.
The film was called Network.
Peter Finch and Anne Bancroft
In 1976, Peter Finch died of a heart attack a couple of months before being awarded the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Network. He was the first actor to have won the award posthumously.