Has Anyone Refused to Accept an Oscar? Everyone Who Declined the Award

Has Anyone Refused to Accept an Oscar? Everyone Who Declined the Award

The Oscars is known as “Hollywood’s Biggest Night,” but not every Academy Award winner has graciously accepted their golden trophy. Many actors have spoken openly about their ambivalence toward awards season, even though most still show up at the Oscars when they receive an all-important nomination. Even Joaquin Phoenix — who once called his awards campaign for Walk the Line “one of the most uncomfortable periods of my life” — made peace with th…

Relive the 9 Most Controversial Oscars Moments in the Awards’ History

Emotions are always bound to run high at the Oscars. The last few weeks before the event, the tail end of what is already an exhausting press gauntlet, can be make-or-break for nominees who transform into villains or winners. (Timothée Chalamet’s arc in the public opinion is a fascinating one this year.) Awards season campaigns really got juicy in the late ’90s when Harvey Weinstein and the team over at Miramax perfected the art of surreptitious…