Robert Blake, star of the '70s drama âBaretta,â is acquitted of wife's slaying in 2005. Robert Blake reacts after hearing he was acquitted on two counts in his murder trial for the death of his wife Bonny Lee Bakley. (Originally published by the Daily News on March 17, 2005. Baretta dodged the bullet.
Actors and Actresses with the most Academy Awards in history of the Oscars. Katharine Hepburn in MORNING GLORY in 1932/33 (Actress in a Leading Role). Katharine Hepburn in GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER in 1967 (Actress in a Leading Role). Katharine Hepburn in THE LION IN WINTER in 1968 (Actress in a Leading Role). Katharine Hepburn in ON GOLDEN POND in 1981 (Actress in a Leading Role).
The first posthumous Oscar winner was Sidney Howard, for the screenplay of Gone with the Wind. Mutiny on The Bounty (1935) was the only film to have had three nominees for Best Actor Oscars (Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone) but won only the Best Picture award.The only tie for Best Actor was between Wallace Beery for The Champ and Fredric March for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in 1932.enry Fonda was first nominated for a Best Actor Oscar in 1941 for his role in The Grapes of Wrath but had to wait 41 years before he finally achieved a win in 1982 for his role in On Golden Pond. At 76, he is the oldest actor yet to have received the Best Actor award.