I Don’t Need an Oscar!
Welles gave his only Oscar Award to his cinematographer as a replacement for hard cash! Why?
Citizen Kane was a huge success, and the film got nominated for nine Academy Awards later in 1942, but the pioneer actor, director, and writer took only one award, i.e., Best Original Screenplay. While for many directors, Oscar would be an award to be displayed on shelves, for Welles, it was a pure GOLD.
Leaving Caxton Hall, Westminster, London after their 08.30 wedding are film world celebrity Orson Welles and Paola Mori. (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)
However, when the director was filming his other film, ‘The Other Side Of The Wind’ he realized that he didn’t pay well to his cinematographer, Grave Graver, who did all the excellent work of Citizen Kane . So, to compensate the amount, Welles handed his only award to Grave.