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33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976)
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Golden Globes 1976 Winners & Nominees

The 33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976) took place on January 24, 1976. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won Best Picture – Drama and 5 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

All 14 categories Most wins
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46
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13
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Best Picture – Drama
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Headline winners

Golden Globes 1976: The Winners

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won Best Picture – Drama against 3 other nominees. Milos Forman (Best Director), Jack Nicholson (Best Actor – Drama) and Ann-Margret (Best Actress – Comedy or Musical) took the main individual prizes.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 · Drama · $109M worldwide

6 wins from 6 nominations at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976)

  • Best Actor – Drama
  • Best Actress – Drama
  • Best Director
  • Best Screenplay
  • New Star of the Year – Actor

To avoid prison labor, the rebellious Randle McMurphy feigns insanity and is transferred to a mental institution. There, he clashes with the cold and controlling Nurse Ratched, disrupting the ward's rigid routine and inspiring the other patients to question their circumstances. McMurphy's arrival sparks a power struggle that challenges the hospital’s oppressive atmosphere and exposes the vulnerability of those under Nurse Ratched’s care, ultimately leading to a tense and dramatic confrontation.

About One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Scoreboard

Golden Globes 1976: Which Films Won the Most

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won 6 awards from 6 nominations. 5 films won at least once, while Dog Day Afternoon went home empty-handed from 7 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) movie poster
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 6 / 6
    1975 · Drama · 6 wins from 6 nominations
  2. Nashville (1975) movie poster
    Nashville 1 / 10
    1975 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 10 nominations
  3. Jaws (1975) movie poster
    Jaws 1 / 4
    1975 · Adventure, Thriller · 1 win from 4 nominations
  4. Tommy (1975) movie poster
    Tommy 1 / 3
    1975 · Drama, Musical · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. Barry Lyndon (1975) movie poster
    Barry Lyndon 1 / 2
    1975 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) movie poster
    Dog Day Afternoon 0 / 7
    1975 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 7 nominations
  7. Shampoo (1975) movie poster
    Shampoo 0 / 5
    1975 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  8. The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) movie poster
    The Return of the Pink Panther 0 / 3
    1975 · Mystery, Comedy · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  9. The Day of the Locust (1975) movie poster
    The Day of the Locust 0 / 2
    1975 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. French Connection II (1975) movie poster
    French Connection II 0 / 1
    1975 · Action, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 14 Golden Globes 1976 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 46 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

14 categories · 46 nominations

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Golden Globes 1976 Best Original Song

1 nominee
Movie marathon

The Golden Globes 1976 Best Picture – Drama Marathon

All 4 Best Picture – Drama nominees at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976), back to back: 9 hours 2 minutes.

Total running time 9h 2m 9 hours 2 minutes All 4 films
Longest
Nashville 2h 40m
Shortest
Jaws 2h 4m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1976 Winners

Drama led with 36 nominations across 8 films and won 9. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 9 wins · 36 nominations · 25%
  2. Comedy 1 win · 19 nominations · 5%
  3. Thriller 1 win · 15 nominations · 7%
  4. Crime 0 wins · 12 nominations · 0%
  5. Music 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  6. Adventure 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
  7. Biography 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  8. Horror 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  9. Mystery 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  10. Musical 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
1976 season

How the Rest of the 1976 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1976, with the winner of each top prize. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 1976 awards
Earlier years

Previous Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

Every Golden Globes ceremony

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Golden Globes 1976: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976)?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws and Nashville.

About One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Which film won the most awards at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976)?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) won the most: 6 awards from 6 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976)?

Nashville (1975) led with 10 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976)?

Best Director: Milos Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Best Actor – Drama: Jack Nicholson for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Best Actress – Comedy or Musical: Ann-Margret for Tommy. Best Actress – Drama: Louise Fletcher for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

When was the 33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976)?

The 33rd Golden Globe Awards (1976) took place on January 24, 1976. The database has 14 categories and 46 nominations for it.