In 1973, Marlon Brando won an Academy Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for his performance in The Godfather. In perhaps his most infamous act of rebellion against Hollywood, however, he refused in accept the award, instead sending a young woman named Sasheen Littlefeather to read a statement on Hollywood's poor treatment of Native Americans. The majority of the audience expressed their displeasure with Miss Littlefeather's reading quite loudly, and actor Michael Caine criticized Brando for not appearing and taking the boos himself.