sentences:  Scott portrayed George S. Patton in the film "Patton" (1970) and researched extensively for the role, studying films of the general and talking to those who knew him.Scott refused the Oscar nomination for "Patton", just as he had done for his nomination in 1962 for ""The Hustler"", but won the award anyway.In a letter to the Motion Picture Academy, he stated that he did not feel himself to be in competition with other actors.