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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 Dramatic 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 |
| 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 |
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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
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| 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) |
| Chicago International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Nominated | Gold Hugo |
Best Feature Milos Forman |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1977 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Milos Forman |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1976 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) Jack Nicholson Tied with Philippe Noiret for The Old Gun (1975). |
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Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) Milos Forman |
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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) |
| 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) |
| 1977 | Won | Golden Screen |
(United Artists
(distributor)
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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 |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1976 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) Milos Forman |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1977 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Director Milos Forman |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1977 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Director Milos Forman |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Picture Tied with Dog Day Afternoon (1975). |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Actor Jack Nicholson |
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Top Ten Films |
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| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | National Film Registry | |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Actor Jack Nicholson |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor Jack Nicholson |
| 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Supporting Actress Louise Fletcher |
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| People's Choice Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1977 | Won | People's Choice Award |
Favorite Motion Picture |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1977 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) Jack Nicholson Also for The Passenger (1975) and Carnal Knowledge (1971). |
| 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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