[Tonytitan]

I haven’t watched the Oscars in 15 yrs.

I haven't watched them since George C. Scott refused to appear to receive his for "Patton".

[Caramelgal]

I haven't watched them since George C. Scott refused to appear to receive his for "Patton".

I forgot about that. But IIRC, unlike Marlon Brando, George C. Scott didn’t refuse his Oscar for political reasons as much as that he didn’t like the idea of awards shows and competition between actors, feeling the whole thing self congratulatory and silly. He wanted his Oscar for Patton donated to the Patton Museum but it now resides at VMI, where Patton attended.