February 24th, 2013 at 7:23PM
Weird Moment in Oscar History — Marlon Brando refuses his Best Actor trophy: Everyone in Hollywood expected Marlon Brando to win Best Actor for his portrayal of mob patriarch Don Corleone in The Godfather–including Brando himself, who boycotted the ceremony and sent a woman named Sacheen Littlefeather to officially refuse the award on his behalf. Attired in full ancestral Apache wear, Littlefeather delivered a short speech decrying the stereotypical treatment given Native Americans by the film industry, which drew a smattering of polite applause, and a few boos, from the bewildered crowd. (Toronto Globe and Mail)

Weird Moment in Oscar History — Marlon Brando refuses his Best Actor trophy:

Everyone in Hollywood expected Marlon Brando to win Best Actor for his portrayal of mob patriarch Don Corleone in The Godfather–including Brando himself, who boycotted the ceremony and sent a woman named Sacheen Littlefeather to officially refuse the award on his behalf. Attired in full ancestral Apache wear, Littlefeather delivered a short speech decrying the stereotypical treatment given Native Americans by the film industry, which drew a smattering of polite applause, and a few boos, from the bewildered crowd.

(Toronto Globe and Mail)

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