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Poll: Most Deserving Honorary Oscar
A poll by ur44797245
Results of 2,296 votes:
570
Charles Chaplin
204
James Stewart
194
Paul Newman
142
Cary Grant
126
Peter O'Toole
91
Buster Keaton
77
Fred Astaire
54
Steve Martin
51
Lillian Gish
50
Robert Redford
49
Stan Laurel
49
Kirk Douglas
48
Laurence Olivier
47
Eli Wallach
46
Gene Kelly
46
Angela Lansbury
42
Barbara Stanwyck
41
Bob Hope
41
Alec Guinness
40
James Earl Jones
37
Greta Garbo
33
Henry Fonda
33
Sidney Poitier
25
Edward G. Robinson
23
Gary Cooper
21
Deborah Kerr
18
Danny Kaye
17
Groucho Marx
16
Lauren Bacall
15
Mickey Rooney
15
Sophia Loren
15
Myrna Loy
13
Harold Lloyd
4
Maurice Chevalier
3
Ralph Bellamy
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