The year was 1973 and Marlon Brando was enjoying a great career comeback on the basis of his performance in "The Godfather". On Oscar night, stunned presenters for the Best Actor award, Liv Ullman and Roger Moore, ceded the stage to a young Native American woman, Sacheen Littlefeather, who said she was representing Marlon Brando. She politely stated that Brando was refusing the honor on the basis of what he perceived to be the mistreatment of Native Americans by the film industry. Her shocking announcement was met with applause and a scattering of boos. Ms. Littlefeather then left the stage with no one claiming the Oscar. However, Roger Moore would tell Johnny Carson the following evening that, lacking any other direction, he took the Oscar home with him. When leaving the theater, he was greeted by cheering fans who thought he had won the coveted award! Brando was the second actor in three years to refuse the Oscar. At the 1971 ceremonies, George C. Scott had refused to appear to accept his Oscar for "Patton", leaving the producer, Frank McCarthy, to accept the award. Unlike Brando, however, he gave the Academy plenty of notice regarding his intentions. Curiously, the Academy didn't hold a grudge in either case because both men were nominated again for Best Actor in the year following their refusal to accept: Scott for "The Hospital" and Brando for "Last Tango in Paris".