which actor refused to accept the academy award for best actor for his portrayal of general patton?

The actor who refused to accept the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of General Patton was George C. Scott. He won the award in 1971 but rejected it, stating that he did not believe in the notion of actors competing against each other and that he disliked the Oscars ceremony, which he once called a "two-hour meat parade." He even sent a telegram to the Academy asking to withdraw his name from the list of nominees and did not attend the ceremony, having the award accepted on his behalf by the film's producer. Scott had a profound distaste for the entire Academy Awards and the film industry’s method of judging performances by competition.