Because he thought he was not worthy of it.
Lata Mangeshkar. She refused to accept her first Filmfare Award because the Filmfare statuette was designed in the shape of a woman and "the woman had no clothes on"; the award had to be wrapped with a handkerchief for it to be accepted.
He refused the award in 1992 because of the human rights violations being comitted against the kurdish minority in Turkey. After vehement criticism of Mandela in Turkey he decided to accept the award in 1999.
Marlon Brando, upon winning his second Oscar for The Godfather in 1973.
The list is very long. Most people do not refuse the award.
He will accept the award on Saturday
Jean-Paul Sartre, a French philosopher, and Boris Pasternak, Russian writer, both refused to accept the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964 and 1958 respectively. Sartre rejected the award because he did not want to be institutionalized and constrained by any external honors, while Pasternak declined due to pressure from the Soviet government.
The correct phrase is "your honor" when accepting a prestigious award.
To gracefully accept an award, one should express gratitude, acknowledge others who contributed, maintain humility, and deliver a brief, heartfelt speech.
Jean-Paul Sartre, a French writer and philosopher, refused the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964. He declined the award due to his belief that writers should not align themselves with institutions or accept accolades that could compromise their independence.
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George C. Scott refused in 1970, saying he was not in competition with the other nominees. Marlon Brando refused an Oscar, making a political statement about Native Americans, in 1972. And, in 1936, Dudley Nichols refused the Best Screenplay Academy Award due to a union conflict.
The first recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was C. Rajagopalachari in 1954. However, he declined the award initially, expressing that he did not want to accept any official honors. Eventually, he accepted it, but his initial refusal is often highlighted as a testament to his humility and dedication to public service.