40 years after he received the first of eight Best Actor nominations, Peter O’Toole was presented with an honorary Oscar in 2003. “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. My foot!” was the opening line of his acceptance speech. He continued, “I have my very own Oscar to be with me until death us do part.” At age 81, O’Toole and his Oscar were parted yesterday NZ time.
During the course of his career, O’Toole received eight Oscar Best Actor nominations, the first for Lawrence of Arabia in 1963. David Lean took Best Director and the title won Best Film, but Gregory Peck’s Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird won the Best Actor gong.
