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Melvyn Douglas was not present to accept his Best Supporting Actor award for Being There in 1980 because he was sure he wouldn't win, saying beforehand, "It has been said an actor has no chance against a child or an animal. Justin Henry's up for Kramer vs. Kramer, and Mickey Rooney's up for The Black Stallion." He also skipped the ceremony in 1964 when he won an Oscar for Hud.