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. ''
who won best actor academy award in 1969
Cliff Robertson