After winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role of Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" in 1973, Marlon Brando refused the reward, which was unusual but not unheard of, as George C. Scott had done the same thing two years earlier after winning for "Patton." What made his refusal particularly notable was what happened in lieu of an acceptance speech: A 26-year-old Apache named Sacheen Littlefeather read a statement from Brando about ''the ...
more After winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role of Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" in 1973, Marlon Brando refused the reward, which was unusual but not unheard of, as George C. Scott had done the same thing two years earlier after winning for "Patton." What made his refusal particularly notable was what happened in lieu of an acceptance speech: A 26-year-old Apache named Sacheen Littlefeather read a statement from Brando about ''the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry.'' Littlefeather read part of the speech over scattered boos before finishing the statement in the pressroom.
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