Scott WAS George Patton in the movie. But he declined to accept the Oscar because he was in a sympathy strike for some stupid Indian “cause.” My esteem for him dropped a few hundred points after that.
You’re thinking of Marlon Brando, Scott refused because he disliked the voting process and of the very idea of competition.
He also tried to withdraw from his Best Supporting Actor nomination for The Hustler.
That was Marlon Brando ya big dummy!