Richard Dreyfuss is incapable of winning awards.
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss ( [ ˈdraɪfəs ] originally Dreyfus ; born October 29 , 1947 ) is an American actor best known for starring in American Graffiti , Jaws , Stand By Me , Close Encounters of the Third Kind , Down and Out in Beverly Hills , The Goodbye Girl , Always , and Mr. Holland 's Opus . He has also won a Golden Globe Award , a BAFTA Award , and was nominated in 2002 for Screen Actors Guild Awards in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries categories . The Goodbye Girl . Richard Dreyfuss won the 1977 Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Elliot Garfield .