Jordan Peterson. Jordan Bernt Peterson (born June 12, 1962) is a Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. His main areas of study are the psychology of religious and ideological belief, and the assessment and improvement of personality and performance.
Nichols, who had won Best Screenplay for The Informer (1935), boycotted the Academy Awards ceremony because of ongoing conflicts between the Academy and the Writer's Guild. For his dramatic portrayal of the World War II general in Patton (1970), George C. Scott won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Scott refused the honor, stating that the awards ceremony was a a two-hour meat parade.. Marlon Brando also refused his award for Best Actor for The Godfather (1972). Brando, who said he refused the award because of the discrimination toward Native Americans by the U.S. and Hollywood, sent a woman supposedly named, Sacheen Littlefeather, to collect his award.
Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler star in Law Abiding Citizen (2009). Jamie Fox won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: Ray (2004). He â¦ was also nominated for the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for: Collateral (2004) .