 Jane Fonda won her second Best Actress award for her role, and Voight won for Best Actor in a Leading Role.In 1979, Voight once again put on boxing gloves, starring in 1979's remake of the 1931 Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper vehicle, "The Champ," with Voight playing the part of an alcoholic ex-heavyweight and a young Ricky Schroder playing the role of his adoring son.The film was an international success, but less popular with American audiences.