Famous People Who Have Turned Down Major Awards or Nominations

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Julie Andrews (actress and singer)
> Declined award or nomination Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical
> Year: 1996
> Reason: She felt that the rest of the “Victor/Victoria” cast and production crew were being snubbed, as none of them were nominated in other categories

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Nick Cave (singer and songwriter)
> Declined award or nomination MTV Awards nomination for Best Male Artist
> Year: 1996
> Reason: He did not like the “indignities of judgment and competition”

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Albert Finney (actor)
> Declined award or nomination Commander of the Order of the British Empire award and Knighthood
> Year: 1980 and 2000
> Reason: He thought the award was snobbish

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David Bowie (singer, songwriter, and actor)
> Declined award or nomination Commander of the Order of the British Empire award and Knighthood
> Year: 2000 and 2003
> Reason: He didn’t understand the point of the awards, and they were not what he had worked his whole life for

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Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders (actors and comedians)
> Declined award or nomination Officer of the Order of the British Empire award
> Year: 2001
> Reason: They didn’t feel they deserved it

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