 After this Olivier played three more stage roles : James Tyrone in Eugene O 'Neill 's Long Day 's Journey into Night ( 1971 – 72 ) , Antonio in Eduardo de Filippo 's Saturday , Sunday , Monday and John Tagg in Trevor Griffiths 's The Party ( both 1973 – 74 ) . Among the roles he hoped to play , but could not because of ill @-@ health , was Nathan Detroit in the musical Guys and Dolls . In 1972 he took leave of absence from the National to star opposite Michael Caine in Joseph L. Mankiewicz 's film of Anthony Shaffer 's Sleuth , which The Illustrated London News considered to be " Olivier at his twinkling , eye @-@ rolling best " ; both he and Caine were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor , losing to Marlon Brando in The Godfather . 
 After this Olivier played three more stage roles : James Tyrone in Eugene O 'Neill <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>Long Day <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>Journey into Night ( 1971 – 72 ) , Antonio in Eduardo de Filippo <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>Saturday , Sunday , Monday and John Tagg in Trevor Griffiths <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>The Party ( both 1973 – 74 ) . Among the roles he hoped to play , but could not because of ill @-@ health , was Nathan Detroit in the musical Guys and Dolls . In 1972 he took leave of absence from the National to star opposite Michael Caine in Joseph L. Mankiewicz <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>film of Anthony Shaffer <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>Sleuth , which The Illustrated London News considered to be " Olivier at his twinkling , eye @-@ rolling best " ; both he and Caine <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor , losing to Marlon Brando in The Godfather . 
After this Olivier played three more stage roles : James Tyrone in Eugene O 'Neill  Long Day  Journey into nite ( 1971 – 72 ) , Antonio in Eduardo de Filippo  Saturday , Sunday , Monday and John Tagg in Trevor Griffiths  da Party ( both 1973 – 74 ) . Among tdaroles he hoped to play , but could not because of ill @-@ health , was Nathan Detroit in the musical Guys and Dolls . In 1972 he took leave of absence from the National to star opposite Michael Caine in Joseph L. Mankiewicz  film of Anthony Shaffer  Sleuth , which The Illustrated London News considered to b " Olivier at his twinkling , eye @-@ rollin best " ; both he and Caine was nominated fa the Academy Award for Best Actor , losing to Marlon Brando in The Godfather .