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Academy Awards, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
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1976 |
Won |
Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jack Nicholson
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Best Actress in a Leading Role
Louise Fletcher
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Best Director
Milos Forman
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Best Picture
Saul Zaentz
Michael Douglas
'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' became the first film in 41 years to sweep the major categories of best picture, director, actor, actress and screenplay.
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Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material
Lawrence Hauben
Bo Goldman
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| Nominated |
Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Brad Dourif
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Best Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
Bill Butler
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Best Film Editing
Richard Chew
Lynzee Klingman
Sheldon Kahn
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Best Music, Original Score
Jack Nitzsche
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American Cinema Editors, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1976 |
Nominated |
Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film
Richard Chew
Sheldon Kahn
Lynzee Klingman
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BAFTA Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1977 |
Won |
BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor
Jack Nicholson
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Best Actress
Louise Fletcher
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Best Direction
Milos Forman
|
Best Film
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Best Film Editing
Richard Chew
Lynzee Klingman
Sheldon Kahn
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Best Supporting Actor
Brad Dourif
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| Nominated |
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
Jack Nitzsche
|
| BAFTA Film Award |
Best Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
Bill Butler
William A. Fraker
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Best Screenplay
Lawrence Hauben
Bo Goldman
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Best Sound Track
Mary McGlone
Robert R. Rutledge
Veronica Selver
Larry Jost
Mark Berger
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Bodil Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1976 |
Won |
Bodil |
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film)
Milos Forman (director)
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César Awards, France |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1977 |
Nominated |
César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Milos Forman
|
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David di Donatello Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1976 |
Won |
David |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero)
Milos Forman
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Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
Jack Nicholson
Tied with Philippe Noiret for Le vieux fusil (1975).
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Directors Guild of America, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1976 |
Won |
DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Milos Forman
Joel Douglas (unit production manager) (plaque)
Irby Smith (assistant director) (plaque)
William Saint John (assistant director) (plaque)
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Golden Globes, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1976 |
Won |
Golden Globe |
Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture - Male
Brad Dourif
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Best Director - Motion Picture
Milos Forman
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Best Motion Picture - Drama
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Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
Jack Nicholson
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Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama
Louise Fletcher
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Lawrence Hauben
Bo Goldman
|
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Golden Screen, Germany |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
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1977 |
Won |
Golden Screen | |
| |
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Grammy Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1977 |
Nominated |
Grammy |
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Jack Nitzsche
|
| |
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Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1976 |
Won |
Silver Ribbon |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
Milos Forman
|
| |
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Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1977 |
Won |
KCFCC Award |
Best Director
Milos Forman
|
| |
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Kinema Junpo Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1977 |
Won |
Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Director
Milos Forman
|
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1975 |
Won |
LAFCA Award |
Best Picture
Tied with Dog Day Afternoon (1975).
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National Board of Review, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
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1975 |
Won |
NBR Award |
Best Actor
Jack Nicholson
|
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National Film Preservation Board, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
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1993 |
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National Film Registry | |
| |
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National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1975 |
Won |
NSFC Award |
Best Actor
Jack Nicholson
|
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New York Film Critics Circle Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1975 |
Won |
NYFCC Award |
Best Actor
Jack Nicholson
|
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People's Choice Awards, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1977 |
Won |
People's Choice Award |
Favorite Motion Picture
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Sant Jordi Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1977 |
Won |
Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
Jack Nicholson
Also for Professione: reporter (1975) and Carnal Knowledge (1971).
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Writers Guild of America, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|
|
1976 |
Won |
WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Lawrence Hauben
Bo Goldman
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