Carney won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his 1974 performance as Harry Coombes , an elderly man going on the road with his pet cat , in '' Harry and Tonto '' . He beat out Albert Finney , Dustin Hoffman , Jack Nicholson , and Al Pacino for the Oscar that year . It was presented to him at the 47th Academy Awards on April 8 , 1975 by actress Glenda Jackson , with whom Carney would co-star in the comedy '' House Calls '' in 1978 . Carney also won a Golden Globe award for his '' Harry and Tonto '' performance
47th Academy Awards
47th Academy Awards
Art Carney