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Oscars 1976 Winners & Nominees

The 48th Academy Awards (1976) took place on March 29, 1976. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won Best Picture and 6 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 17 categories is below.

All 17 categories Most wins
categories
17
nominations
78
films nominated
9
winners
17
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Best Picture
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Headline winners

Oscars 1976: The Winners

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Milos Forman (Best Director), Jack Nicholson (Best Actor) and Louise Fletcher (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

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

Best Picture

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 · Drama · $109M worldwide

7 wins from 16 nominations at the 48th Academy Awards (1976)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Director
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen—based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)

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

Oscars 1976: Which Films Won the Most

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won 7 awards from 16 nominations. 4 films won at least once, while Dog Day Afternoon went home empty-handed from 16 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 7 / 16
    1975 · Drama · 7 wins from 16 nominations
  2. Jaws (1975) movie poster
    Jaws 4 / 13
    1975 · Adventure, Thriller · 4 wins from 13 nominations
  3. Nashville (1975) movie poster
    Nashville 3 / 14
    1975 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 14 nominations
  4. Barry Lyndon (1975) movie poster
    Barry Lyndon 3 / 13
    1975 · Adventure, Drama · 3 wins from 13 nominations
  5. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) movie poster
    Dog Day Afternoon 0 / 16
    1975 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 16 nominations
  6. The Drowning Pool (1975) movie poster
    The Drowning Pool 0 / 2
    1975 · Action, Mystery · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  7. Hard Times (1975) movie poster
    Hard Times 0 / 2
    1975 · Drama, Sport · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  8. Three Days of the Condor (1975) movie poster
    Three Days of the Condor 0 / 1
    1975 · Mystery, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. The Terminal Man (1974) movie poster
    The Terminal Man 0 / 1
    1974 · Sci-Fi, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 17 Oscars 1976 Categories: Winners & Nominees

17 categories and 78 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.

17 categories · 78 nominations

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Oscars 1976 Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen—based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)

Official name: Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen—based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)

5 nominees

Oscars 1976 Best Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)

Official name: Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)

4 nominees

Oscars 1976 Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)

1 nominee
Movie marathon

The Oscars 1976 Best Picture Marathon

All 5 Best Picture nominees at the 48th Academy Awards (1976), back to back: 12 hours 6 minutes.

Total running time 12h 6m 12 hours 6 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Barry Lyndon 3h 4m
Shortest
Jaws 2h 4m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1976 Winners

Drama led with 61 nominations across 5 films and won 13. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 13 wins · 61 nominations · 21%
  2. Thriller 4 wins · 33 nominations · 12%
  3. Adventure 7 wins · 26 nominations · 27%
  4. Crime 0 wins · 20 nominations · 0%
  5. Biography 0 wins · 16 nominations · 0%
  6. Horror 4 wins · 14 nominations · 29%
  7. Comedy 3 wins · 14 nominations · 21%
  8. Music 3 wins · 14 nominations · 21%
  9. History 3 wins · 13 nominations · 23%
  10. War 3 wins · 13 nominations · 23%
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 Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1976: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 48th Academy Awards (1976), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 48th Academy Awards (1976)?

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

About One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Which film won the most awards at the 48th Academy Awards (1976)?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) won the most: 7 awards from 16 nominations. Jaws was next with 4 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 48th Academy Awards (1976)?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Dog Day Afternoon (1975) led with 16 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 48th Academy Awards (1976)?

Best Director: Milos Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Best Actor: Jack Nicholson for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Best Actress: Louise Fletcher for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Best Supporting Actor: Brad Dourif for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Best Supporting Actress: June Squibb for Nashville.

When was the 48th Academy Awards (1976)?

The 48th Academy Awards (1976) took place on March 29, 1976. The database has 17 categories and 78 nominations for it.