In 1973, actor Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role as mafia boss Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. However, Brando refused to accept his Oscar he didn’t agree with the way he was doing Hollywood Native Americans, the original inhabitants of the American continent, portrayed in films. The actor didn’t show up, but sent Littlefeather, an unknown actress with Native American roots. Instead, she refused the Oscar.
During his speech, he got the necessary dredge. Two years ago, he told the BBC that actor John Wayne was furious and that six security officers were needed to stop him from dragging Littlefeather off stage.
The 1973 Oscars ceremony was broadcast live on TV, about 85 million people saw the message from Marlon Brando, played by Littlefeather. It was the first time in Oscar history, according to experts, that the stars inserted a political message into their speech, something that continues to this day.
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