The working class (also labouring class and proletariat) are the people employed for wages, especially in manual-labour occupations and in skilled, industrial work.
Singer Adele at the Grammys. (Photo | AP) LOS ANGELES: Singer Adele, who was honoured with the Album Of The Year award at the 59th annual Grammy Awards for 25, refused to take the trophy. The English singer-songwriter said that singer Beyonce Knowles deserved the honour as she makes black people feel empowered.
Marlon Brando [wiki], who won in 1972 for his role in The Godfather, also refused his Oscar based on the poor depiction of Native Americans by Hollywood. The first man to refuse the Oscar, however, was not an actor. In 1935, a writer named Dudley Nichols [wiki] refused it (for The Informer) because at the time, Writers Guild was on strike against the movie studios.