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He is the only actor to win an Oscar posthumously (after his death).

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Peter Finch take home the 1976 Oscar for Best Actor?

Yes, Peter Finch posthumously won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the 1976 movie "Network".


What film did Peter Finch take home the 1976 Oscar for Best Actor?

The film was called Network.


Who won the best actor awards but was already dead?

Peter Finch won a posthumous Oscar in 1976 for Network.


What did peter finch die from?

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.


For which movie did peter finch win a posthumous Oscar?

Network


Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1976?

Peter Finch won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1976.


Peter Finch became a posthumous Oscar winner for what film?

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.


Can someone win an Oscar after they've died?

Yes. Many were nominated after their death, few have won. Only one actor won posthumously: Peter Finch, as Best Actor for Network (1976).Update: Heath Ledger was posthumously awarded the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Dark Knight (2009).


Which actor won a 1962 Oscar for his performance as a liberal Southern lawyer in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Gregory Peck won the 1962 Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Alabama defense attorney Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird."


Which actor won an Oscar for the role of a liberal Southern lawyer in the 1962 film 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?

Gregory Peck won the 1962 Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Alabama defense attorney Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird."


Which of these actors was not Oscar-nominated for his or her performance in Network Faye Dunaway Robert Duvall Peter Finch Ned Beatty or William Holden?

Robert Duvall


Who won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in 1977?

Peter Finch won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in 1977 for Network.