Peter Finch Academy Award for Best Actor

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The Peter Finch Academy Award for Best Actor refers to the posthumous Oscar he received for his iconic performance as the deranged television news anchor Howard Beale in the 1976 film "Network."

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instanceOf Academy Award
film acting award
alsoKnownAs Peter Finch Oscar for Best Actor NERFINISHED
associatedQuote I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!
awardCategoryType leading actor performance
awardedForFilm Network NERFINISHED
awardedForRole Howard Beale NERFINISHED
awardFor Best Actor
ceremonyNumber 49th Academy Awards NERFINISHED
ceremonyYear 1977
characterDescription deranged television news anchor
characterName Howard Beale NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
filmDirector Sidney Lumet NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1976
filmWriter Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED
genreOfFilm satirical drama
industry film industry
isPosthumous true
languageOfFilm English
medium feature film
notableAs one of the first posthumous acting Oscars
partOfSeries Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role NERFINISHED
presentedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
regionOfFilmProduction United States NERFINISHED
winner Peter Finch NERFINISHED

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Howard Beale in Network awardAssociation Peter Finch Academy Award for Best Actor
subject surface form: Howard Beale