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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.
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∙ 12y agoOn March 28, 1977, two months after Finch's death of a heart attack, his performance in the 1976 movie satire "Network" was honored with the Best Actor award. It was the first posthumous win in any acting category.
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∙ 11y agono peter finch has nominated many times but never awarded one's
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