Sacheen Littlefeather declined the Best Actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando

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historical event protest action

Sacheen Littlefeather declined the Best Actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando as a protest highlighting Hollywood’s misrepresentation and mistreatment of Native Americans.

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Label	Occurrences
Sacheen Littlefeather declined the Best Actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando canonical	2

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Target entity: Sacheen Littlefeather declined the Best Actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando
Context triple: [1973 Academy Awards, notableEvent, Sacheen Littlefeather declined the Best Actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando]

A. Sage Stallone
Sage Stallone was an American actor, director, and film distributor best known for his role in "Rocky V" and for being the son of Sylvester Stallone.
B. Dolores Hart
Dolores Hart is an American former film and television actress best known for her roles opposite Elvis Presley in the late 1950s before leaving Hollywood to become a Roman Catholic nun.
C. Jocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brando was an American stage, film, and television actress known for her character roles and as the elder sister of actor Marlon Brando.
D. Dorothy Pennebaker Brando
Dorothy Pennebaker Brando was an American actress and theater administrator best known as the mother of legendary film actor Marlon Brando.
E. Frances Brando
Frances Brando was a sibling of legendary American actor Marlon Brando and a member of the Brando family.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Sacheen Littlefeather declined the Best Actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando
Target entity description: Sacheen Littlefeather declined the Best Actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando as a protest highlighting Hollywood’s misrepresentation and mistreatment of Native Americans.

A. Sage Stallone
Sage Stallone was an American actor, director, and film distributor best known for his role in "Rocky V" and for being the son of Sylvester Stallone.
B. Dolores Hart
Dolores Hart is an American former film and television actress best known for her roles opposite Elvis Presley in the late 1950s before leaving Hollywood to become a Roman Catholic nun.
C. Jocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brando was an American stage, film, and television actress known for her character roles and as the elder sister of actor Marlon Brando.
D. Dorothy Pennebaker Brando
Dorothy Pennebaker Brando was an American actress and theater administrator best known as the mother of legendary film actor Marlon Brando.
E. Frances Brando
Frances Brando was a sibling of legendary American actor Marlon Brando and a member of the Brando family.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ protest action ⓘ
actionTaken	delivery of a brief speech explaining Brando’s boycott ⓘ refusal to accept the Oscar statuette ⓘ
awardWasFor	lead role in The Godfather ⓘ performance as Vito Corleone ⓘ
followedBy	media debate about activism at award shows ⓘ
hasAftermath	Brando’s full written statement published in the press ⓘ ongoing discussion of Native American representation in Hollywood ⓘ
hasAwardCategory	Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
hasContext	1970s Hollywood film industry ⓘ United States civil rights era ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact	controversy within Hollywood over political statements at the Oscars ⓘ increased public awareness of Native American issues in film ⓘ
hasGenre	political protest ⓘ
hasMedium	live television ⓘ
hasParticipant	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ Marlon Brando ⓘ Sacheen Littlefeather ⓘ The Godfather (1972 film) ⓘ linked to: The Godfather
hasReason	protest against Hollywood’s misrepresentation of Native Americans ⓘ protest against Hollywood’s mistreatment of Native Americans ⓘ protest against the Wounded Knee occupation situation ⓘ
hasSubject	Native American civil rights ⓘ representation of Indigenous peoples in cinema ⓘ
involvedFilm	The Godfather ⓘ
involvedRole	Oscar winner for Best Actor ⓘ
isAssociatedWith	American Indian Movement ⓘ Hollywood activism ⓘ
isDocumentedIn	Academy Awards broadcast recordings ⓘ news reports from 1973 ⓘ
isNotableFor	being one of the most famous political protests in Oscar history ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
organizer	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
partOf	45th Academy Awards ⓘ
represented	Marlon Brando ⓘ
speechTopic	Hollywood stereotypes of Native Americans ⓘ ongoing occupation at Wounded Knee by Native American activists ⓘ
tookPlaceAt	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Los Angeles ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
tookPlaceOn	1973-03-27 ⓘ
wasBroadcastAs	Academy Awards ceremony television broadcast ⓘ
wasBroadcastBy	ABC ⓘ
wasPrecededBy	announcement of Marlon Brando as Best Actor winner ⓘ
year	1973 ⓘ

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1973 Academy Awards → notableEvent → Sacheen Littlefeather declined the Best Actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando ⓘ

45th Academy Awards → notableEvent → Sacheen Littlefeather declined the Best Actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando ⓘ

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