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15 Hollywood stars who didn't accept their Oscars

Published by Business Insider on Wed, 17 Jan 2018


The Oscars are the most celebrated awards show in Hollywood, and they set the conversation about what's great in movies.But that doesnt mean that everyone wants to go, or even be in the running to winone. In the 90-year history of the ceremony, someof Hollywoods finest havent been there to accept their awards or nominations, and some have flat-outrejected the envied award itself.Weirdly, Leonardo DiCaprio never boycotted the ceremony in protest of his many losses, but it looks like that paid off in the end. He doesnt have to worry about that anymoreand neither do we.Here are some actors and filmmakers who've skipped (or rejected) the Oscars:SEE ALSO:RANKED: The 10 worst movies to win the best picture Oscar ' and what should have wonMarlon BrandoKnowing he was a shoe-in to win best actor for his role as Vito Corleone in "The Godfather,"Brando boycotted the Oscars in 1973. In his place, he had Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather attend. She went onstage to accept his award, and when she read Brandos speech about the mistreatment of Native Americans in film, she got booed.Roman PolanskiThe director didn't attend the 2003 ceremony that awarded him a statue for best director for his work on "The Pianist." Buteven if he tried, he likely wouldn't have made it, since he is still a fugitive in the US in a conviction for unlawful sex. Harrison Ford accepted the award on his behalf.Michael CaineMichael Caine wasnt around to accept his first Oscar win for best supporting actor in "Hannah and Her Sisters," because he was busy filming "Jaws: The Revenge," a movie with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.Caine learned his lesson, and showed upin 2000 to accept his deserved win for a supporting role in "The Cider House Rules."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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