What’s the most egregious example of someone winning an Oscar for best actor because they were “owed” one?

I just watched City Slickers for the first time and was surprised to learn that Jack Palance won an Oscar for his brief role in it. I figured it was due to his overall career in Hollywood. Al Pacino should have won an Oscar for plenty of his roles, but not necessarily for Scent of a Woman. I've heard people say that they gave Leo the Oscar for the Revenant just so he would stop taking so many oscarbait roles. What’s the best example of this that you can think of?

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