It is the dream of every artist to win the Oscar award by going to Hollywood and this is the reason why every year the whole world is eager to know which films are going to win this prestigious award. But there are some stars in the history of the Oscar who showed the courage to reject this prestigious honor. These artists sometimes rejected the Oscar due to their strange demand and sometimes due to their principles. So let's talk about these artists who created a stir in the film world with their decision to reject Oscar,
American director and writer Dadli Nichols was awarded the Oscar Award for Best Screenplay for the film 'The Informer' released in 1935. But due to the ongoing disputes between the Writer Guild and the academy, Dadli Nichols refused to take the Oscar. Nichols had proved with his decision that artists can also stand for their principles, no matter how big the prize is in front of them.
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In 1973, Marlon Brando rejected the Oscar Award for Best Actor for the film "The Godfather". Rejecting this award, he raised his voice against Hollywood's misconduct with the original American people. Brando sent Sachen Littlefeder on his behalf at the function of the Academy Awards, who also gave a passionate speech on this whole issue. This step of Brando became a topic of discussion not only in Hollywood, but all over America.
Jean Luke Godard of France was awarded the Honorary Oscar honor of 2010, but he refused to take this honor due to his growing age as well as not being allowed to drink cigars on the plane.
George C. Scott of Best Actor for the film "Patton" in 1971 Oscar Award Had refused to take. He also criticized the award ceremonies as a "two -hour month parade". Scott believed that every performance is unique in itself, they do not like to compare these performances at all and hence they rejected their Oscar Award. Even 9 years before 'Patton', he also refused to accept the Oscar nomination for "The Hustler" in 1962.
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Hollywood actor Paul Namman had to wait long for the Oscar. He was nominated for 10 years for the Oscars, but despite coming close to the floor, he could not get any long award. Finally, when in 1987, Paul Numan received the Best Actor Award for his film 'The Color of Money', he refused to join the Oscar. While issuing a statement about this whole matter, he had told that this is in the same way that you have been chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years and then when she meets you, you are completely tired.
So far, most of the artists who rejected the Oscar to reject this prestigious honor not only raised questions on this award ceremonies, but also attracted the attention of the people on the important issues going on in the society. He showed that artists can also use their art to use social change and people's thinking. These events added an important chapter in the history of the Oscars and this chapter always reminds the academy that the connection of art and social responsibility should always be maintained.
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