Editing George C. Scott (section)

===1970–1979: Established star ===
Scott played [[George S. Patton]] in the film ''[[Patton (film)|Patton]]'' (1970) and researched extensively for the role, studying films of the general and talking to those who knew him. Scott declined the Oscar nomination for ''Patton'', just as he had done for his nomination in 1962 for ''The Hustler'', but won the award anyway.<ref name="post">{{cite news|title=Actor George C. Scott Dead at 71|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19990923/aponline075119_000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305023944/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19990923/aponline075119_000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=September 23, 1999|newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2011-12-23}}</ref>

In a letter to the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|Motion Picture Academy]], he stated that he did not feel himself to be in competition with other actors. However, regarding this second rejection of the Academy Award, Scott famously said elsewhere, "The whole thing is a goddamn meat parade. I don't want any part of it."<ref name="bbc"/><ref name="time">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904789,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001937/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904789,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2007|title=Show Business: Meat Parade|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=March 8, 1971 |access-date=2011-12-23}}</ref> The Best Picture Oscar for ''Patton'' was given to the [[George C. Marshall Foundation]] Library at the [[Virginia Military Institute]] in [[Lexington, Virginia]], the same institution that generations of Pattons attended, by producer [[Frank McCarthy (producer)|Frank McCarthy]] a few weeks after the awards ceremony, and is on display there. Scott accepted the [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|New York Film Critics Award]]. His then-wife Colleen Dewhurst said, "George thinks this is the only film award worth having".<ref name="oscar">{{cite book|title=Inside Oscar|author=Mason Wiley and [[Damien Bona]]|publisher=Ballantine Books|date=February 12, 1986|isbn=978-0-345-31423-9}}</ref>

During the early 1970s, Scott appeared in the made-for-television films ''[[Jane Eyre (1970 film)|Jane Eyre]]'' (1970) as [[Mr. Rochester]] and ''[[The Price (play)|The Price]]'' (1971), a version of the Arthur Miller play. For the latter role, he won an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]], which he accepted. He also directed a TV version of ''[[The Andersonville Trial (film)|The Andersonville Trial]]'' (1970). Scott then returned his focus to feature films. He appeared in ''[[They Might Be Giants (film)|They Might Be Giants]]'' (1971) with [[Joanne Woodward]], and ''[[The Last Run]]'' (1971) for director [[Richard Fleischer]], with his wife Colleen Dewhurst and also with [[Trish Van Devere]], who would become his fourth and last wife. Scott had a big hit with ''{{sortname|The|Hospital}}'' (1971) based on a script by [[Paddy Chayefksy]]; and ''[[The New Centurions (film)|The New Centurions]]'' (1972) directed by Flesicher based on a book by [[Joseph Wambaugh]].

Scott then appeared in a series of [[Box-office bomb|box office flops]], beginning with ''[[Rage (1972 film)|Rage]]'' (1972), which he both directed and starred in. He then appeared in ''[[Oklahoma Crude (film)|Oklahoma Crude]]'' (1973) directed by [[Stanley Kramer]]; ''[[The Day of the Dolphin]]'' (1973) directed by [[Mike Nichols]], in which Scott appeared with Van Devere; ''[[Bank Shot]]'' (1974), directed by [[Gower Champion]]; and ''[[The Savage Is Loose]]'' (1974), which co-starred Van Devere and which Scott himself directed. Scott returned to television with ''[[Fear on Trial]]'' (1975); and starred in the disaster film ''[[The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]'' (1975) for director [[Robert Wise]].

Scott had a big Broadway hit with [[Neil Simon]]'s ''[[Plaza Suite]]'' (1968), directed by Mike Nichols. The show was composed of three separate one-act plays all using the same set, with Scott portraying a different lead character in each act; it ran for 1,097 performances. Scott directed a production of ''[[All God's Chillun Got Wings (play)|All God's Chillun Got Wings]]'' (1975) which starred Van Devere and only had a short run. He directed and played [[Willy Loman]] in a 1975 revival of ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'', for which he garnered another Tony nomination.<ref>{{cite web |title=George C. Scott (Performer) |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/george-c-scott-vault-0000018886 |website=Playbill |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref> Scott received a [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]] nomination for his performance as Astrov in a 1973 revival of ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', directed by Nichols, which ran for 64 performances. Scott starred in a well-received production of [[Larry Gelbart]]'s ''[[Sly Fox]]'' (1976; based on [[Ben Jonson]]'s ''[[Volpone]]''), which ran 495 performances. 

Scott appeared in a television production of ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1976 TV film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1976), with Trish Van Devere. He later starred as an [[Ernest Hemingway]]-based artist in ''[[Islands in the Stream (film)|Islands in the Stream]]'' (1977) directed by Schaffner and based on Hemingway's posthumously published novel. He had a cameo in ''[[The Prince and the Pauper (1977 film)|Crossed Swords]]'' (1977) directed by Fleischer, then had the lead in ''[[Movie Movie]]'' (1978) directed by [[Stanley Donen]], costarring with Van Devere, and ''[[Hardcore (1979 film)|Hardcore]]'' (1979) written and directed by [[Paul Schrader]].