<P> Cliff Robertson 's performance in Charly was met with a generally mixed reception from critics and audiences . When he won the Academy Award for Best Actor , it engendered some controversy : less than two weeks after the ceremony , TIME mentioned the Academy 's generalized concerns over `` excessive and vulgar solicitation of votes '' and said `` many members agreed that Robertson 's award was based more on promotion than on performance . '' </P>
<P> Cliff Robertson 's performance in Charly was met with a generally mixed reception from critics and audiences . When he won the Academy Award for Best Actor , it engendered some controversy : less than two weeks after the ceremony , TIME mentioned the Academy 's generalized concerns over `` excessive and vulgar solicitation of votes '' and said `` many members agreed that Robertson 's award was based more on promotion than on performance . '' </P>
who won best actor academy award in 1969
who won best actor academy award in 1969
Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson