Art Carney winning Best Actor

Glenda Jackson presenting Art Carney the Oscar® for Best Actor for his performance in "Harry and Tonto" at the 47th Academy Awards® in 1975.

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• 47
• Lead
• Actor
• Art
• Carney
• Glenda
• Jackson
• Academy
• Awards
• Oscars
• Harry
• and
• Tonto
• Albert
• Finney
• Dustin
• Hoffman
• Jack
• Nicholson
• Al
• Pacino

[mickh18]

This oscar is so deserved. A brilliant performance.

[Messylin]

It shows Glenda Jackson's amazing class that she turns up to PRESENT the honor (which is expected of the winner of the previous year) but is absent for the two times she won the leading actress award. She has no ego and zero tolerance for the glamourous hobnobbing that goes with a movie career - an amazing woman!

[robbiesloverin]

Pacino totally should have won at least one Oscar for his role as Michael Corleone. It's a shame.

[Commando303X]

Jack Nicholson or Al Pacino doesn't win...? I love Art Carney, but, come on...

[DerBomber1992]

I've seen "Harry and Tonto" and Carney is brilliant. But you can't fuck with Pacino in The Godfather Part II, That was THE SHIT.

[eggsarah]

A classic example of vote splitting. Nicholson was on his 4th nomination, Hoffman his 3rd, Pacino his 3rd in a row. As can be seen by the reaction of the audience - Carney was hugely popular (a standing ovation was very rare in those days), so gathered just enough votes to get by the three favourites.

[MiddletonBoarder]

Are you kidding me al pacino shouldve won no question

[Allzumenschliches44]

The Godfather Part 2 is the best movie of all time. In 100 years it will have the same reputation as the masterpieces of Aischylos, Euripides, Shakespeare and Goethe. No Art Carney oscar bullshit will change that.

[Guamparrapo83]

I liked Harry and Tonto and I think Art Carney was a nice man, but his Oscar is hands down the most deserved for an actor ever, and one of the biggest aberrations in the history of the Oscars.