Two actors have declined their Academy Awards: George C. Scott, who won the 1970 Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of General George S. Patton in "Patton"; and Marlon Brando, who won the 1972 Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather."
Two winners have declined the award: George C. Scott, who won for Patton in 1971 (he had also declined his 1962 nomination for Best Supporting Actor for The Hustler); and Marlon Brando, upon winning his second Oscar for The Godfather in 1973.
Art Carney won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1974.
Yes, Denzel Washington won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Training Day (2001). He has also received the following Academy Award nominations and wins.Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Training Day(2001)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Hurricane (1999)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Malcolm X (1992)Won Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Glory(1989)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Cry Freedom (1987)
James Coburn won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998.
Colin Firth won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010.
Jack Albertson won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1968.
Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Bette Davis won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Dianne Wiest won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Elizabeth Taylor won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Fredric March won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Glenda Jackson won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Hilary Swank won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jack Nicholson won the Oscar for Best Actor twice and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor once.Jane Fonda won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jason Robards won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Jodie Foster won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.Luise Rainer won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Many actors and actresses have more than one acting Oscar.Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Michael Caine won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Peter Ustinov won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Sally Field won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Shelley Winters won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Spencer Tracy won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor three times.
Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Wag the Dog (1997)Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Rain Man (1988)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Tootsie (1982)Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Lenny (1974)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Midnight Cowboy (1969)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Graduate (1967)
Marlon Brando, upon winning his second Oscar for The Godfather in 1973.
Art Carney won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1974.
Al Pacino won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1992.
It likely happens all the time. Marlon Brando reportedly asked for a replacement for his 1954 Best Actor Oscar for "On the Waterfront" after it was stolen. This was after he refused the 1972 Best Actor award for "The Godfather."
Marlon Brando Only two Golden Globes have been refused in the history of the awards: The producers of "Z" refused the Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 1970 because they wanted the film included in the main Best Motion Picture category. In 1973 Marlon Brando . refused his Best Actor Globe for "The Godfather" in 1973 to protest U.S. "imperialism and racism". He similarly didn't accept his Oscar statuette that year.
Yes, Denzel Washington won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Training Day (2001). He has also received the following Academy Award nominations and wins.Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Training Day(2001)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Hurricane (1999)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Malcolm X (1992)Won Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Glory(1989)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Cry Freedom (1987)
Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for the Best Actor category in 2013.
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Colin Firth won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010.
James Coburn won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998.