Who was the first performer to say "thanks, but no thanks" to the Academy after winning an Oscar?

First, he tried to refuse his nomination. Then, he refused his Best Actor statuette for playing General George S. Patton in the cleverly titled 1970 film "Patton." Scott thought judging artists against each other was a really dumb idea.

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