Nichols boycotted the 8th Academy Awards ceremony because of conflicts between the Academy and the Writers' Guild.
nˈɪkəlz bˈɔɪkɑːɾᵻd ðɪ ˈeɪtθ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz sˈɛɹᵻməni bɪkˈʌz ʌv kˈɑːnflɪkts bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ænd ðə ɹˈaɪɾɚz ɡˈɪld.