Sylvester Stallone didn't win the Best Actor Oscar for Rocky (1976) because Oscar voters preferred Peter Finch's performance in Network (1976). read more
Sylvester Stallone didn’t win the Best Actor Oscar for Rocky (1976) because Oscar voters preferred Peter Finch’s performance in Network (1976). The fact that Peter Finch had passed away beforehand and this would be the last opportunity to award him an Oscar might have influenced some voters, as well as the fact that Finch’s costars won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscars. read more
Mark Rylance, who won the Oscar for his subtle, superb turn as a Soviet agent in "Bridge of Spies," is a well-respected theater actor. He owns three Tony Awards, winning for "Boeing Boeing" in 2008, "Jerusalem" in 2011 and "Twelfth Night" in 2014. read more