1976Winner
Best Performance
Network
Peter Finch
Actor
South Kensington, London, England, UK
September 28, 1916
Biography
Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor. He is best remembered for his role as crazed television anchorman Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network, which earned him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor, his fifth Best Actor award from the BAFTA, and a Best Actor award from the Golden Globes. He was the first of two people to win a posthumous Academy Award in an acting category; the other was fellow Australian Heath Ledger.
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Critical Favorites
2025Nominee
Best Performance
Breakdown: 1975
1959Nominee
Best Performance
The Nun's Story
Career Highlights
1965Highlight
Best Performance
The Flight of the Phoenix
1968Highlight
Best Performance
The Legend of Lylah Clare
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Network
Breakdown: 1975
The Nun's Story