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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1976 Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jack Nicholson

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Louise Fletcher

Best Director
Milos Forman

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.
Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material
Lawrence Hauben
Bo Goldman

Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Brad Dourif

Best Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
Bill Butler

Best Film Editing
Richard Chew
Lynzee Klingman
Sheldon Kahn

Best Music, Original Score
Jack Nitzsche

 
American Cinema Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1976 Nominated Eddie Best Edited Feature Film
Richard Chew
Sheldon Kahn
Lynzee Klingman

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1977 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Actor
Jack Nicholson

Best Actress
Louise Fletcher

Best Direction
Milos Forman

Best Film

Best Film Editing
Richard Chew
Lynzee Klingman
Sheldon Kahn

Best Supporting Actor
Brad Dourif

Nominated Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
Jack Nitzsche

BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
Bill Butler
William A. Fraker

Best Screenplay
Lawrence Hauben
Bo Goldman

Best Sound Track
Mary McGlone
Robert R. Rutledge
Veronica Selver
Larry Jost
Mark Berger

 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1976 Won Bodil Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film)
Milos Forman (director)

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1977 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Milos Forman

 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1976 Won David Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero)
Milos Forman

Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
Jack Nicholson
Tied with Philippe Noiret for Vieux fusil, Le (1975).
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/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
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1976 Won Golden Globe Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture - Male
Brad Dourif

Best Director - Motion Picture
Milos Forman

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
Jack Nicholson

Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama
Louise Fletcher

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Lawrence Hauben
Bo Goldman

 
Golden Screen, Germany
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1977 Won Golden Screen 
 
Grammy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/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
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1976 Won Silver Ribbon Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
Milos Forman

 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1977 Won KCFCC Award Best Director
Milos Forman

 
Kinema Junpo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1977 Won Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film Director
Milos Forman

 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won LAFCA Award Best Picture
Tied with Dog Day Afternoon (1975).
 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won NBR Award Best Actor
Jack Nicholson

 
National Film Preservation Board, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1993   National Film Registry 
 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won NSFC Award Best Actor
Jack Nicholson

 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won NYFCC Award Best Actor
Jack Nicholson

 
People's Choice Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1977 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture

 
Sant Jordi Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1977 Won Sant Jordi Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
Jack Nicholson
Also for Professione: reporter (1975) and Carnal Knowledge (1971).
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1976 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Lawrence Hauben
Bo Goldman

 

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