Bill McGaw Was awarded the Oscar on May 8, 1969 as the runner-up, after the Board of Governors determined 'Young Americans' to be ineligible and vacated its win.
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Legendary ChampionsLegendary Champions
Bill Cayton
Young AmericansYoung Americans
Robert Cohn, Alexander Grasshoff In 1969, the academy took back the golden statuette from documentary winner The Young Americans, because it was found that it had been released too early to be eligible for the 1968 Oscars.
Other VoicesOther Voices
David H. Sawyer
A Few Notes on Our Food ProblemA Few Notes on Our Food Problem