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Academy Awards

48th edition

  • March 29, 1976
  • United States

The 48th Academy Awards were presented Monday, March 29, 1976, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal, Goldie Hawn, and Gene Kelly.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Michael Douglas, Saul Zaentz - as producer(s) Winner
Barry Lyndon Stanley Kubrick - as producer(s)
Dog Day Afternoon Martin Bregman, Martin Elfand - as producer(s)
Jaws Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown - as producer(s)
Nashville Robert Altman - as producer(s)
Best Director
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Miloš Forman Winner
Amarcord Federico Fellini
Barry Lyndon Stanley Kubrick
Dog Day Afternoon Sidney Lumet
Nashville Robert Altman
Best Actor in a Leading Role
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jack Nicholson Winner
The Sunshine Boys Walter Matthau
Dog Day Afternoon Al Pacino
The Man in the Glass Booth Maximilian Schell
Give 'em Hell, Harry! James Whitmore
Best Actress in a Leading Role
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Louise Fletcher Winner
The Story of Adele H. Isabelle Adjani
Tommy Ann-Margret
Hedda Glenda Jackson
Hester Street Carol Kane
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Sunshine Boys George Burns Winner
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Brad Dourif
The Day of the Locust Burgess Meredith
Dog Day Afternoon Chris Sarandon
Shampoo Jack Warden
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Shampoo Lee Grant Winner
Nashville Ronee Blakley
Farewell, My Lovely Sylvia Miles
Nashville Lily Tomlin
Once Is Not Enough Brenda Vaccaro
Best Original Screenplay
Dog Day Afternoon Frank Pierson Winner
Amarcord Federico Fellini, Tonino Guerra
And Now My Love Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
Lies My Father Told Me Ted Allan
Shampoo Warren Beatty, Robert Towne
Best Adapted Screenplay
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Bo Goldman, Lawrence Hauben Winner
Barry Lyndon Stanley Kubrick
The Man Who Would Be King John Huston, Gladys Hill
Scent of a Woman Ruggero Maccari, Dino Risi
The Sunshine Boys Neil Simon
Best International Feature Film
Dersu Uzala Winner
Letters from Marusia
Scent of a Woman
The Promised Land
Sandakan No. 8
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Man Who Skied Down Everest F. R. Crawley, James Hager, Dale Hartleben Winner
The California Reich Keith Critchlow, Walter F. Parkes
Fighting for Our Lives Glen Pearcy
The Incredible Machine Irwin Rosten
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir Shirley MacLaine
Best Original Score
Jaws John Williams Winner
Birds Do It, Bees Do It Gerald Fried
Bite the Bullet Alex North
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jack Nitzsche
The Wind and the Lion Jerry Goldsmith
Best Cinematography
Barry Lyndon John Alcott Winner
The Day of the Locust Conrad Hall
Funny Lady James Wong Howe
The Hindenburg Robert Surtees
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Bill Butler, Haskell Wexler
Best Film Editing
Jaws Verna Fields Winner
Dog Day Afternoon Dede Allen
The Man Who Would Be King Russell Lloyd
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Richard Chew, Sheldon Kahn, Lynzee Klingman
Three Days of the Condor Don Guidice, Fredric Steinkamp
Best Sound
Jaws Robert L. Hoyt, Roger Heman, Earl Madery, John Carter Winner
Bite the Bullet Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Richard Tyler, Al Overton Jr.
Funny Lady Richard Portman, Don MacDougall, Curly Thirlwell, Jack Solomon
The Hindenburg Leonard Peterson, John A. Bolger Jr., John Mack, Don K. Sharpless
The Wind and the Lion Harry W. Tetrick, Aaron Rochin, William McCaughey, Roy Charman
Best Original Song Score
Barry Lyndon Leonard Rosenman Winner
Funny Lady Peter Matz
Tommy Pete Townshend
Best Original Song
Nashville Keith Carradine - "I'm Easy" Winner
Funny Lady Kander and Ebb - "How Lucky Can You Get"
Whiffs George Barrie, Sammy Cahn - "Now That We’re In Love"
The Other Side of the Mountain Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel - "Richard’s Window"
Mahogany Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin - "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
Best Production Design
Barry Lyndon Ken Adam, Roy Walker, Vernon Dixon Winner
The Hindenburg Edward Carfagno, Frank R. McKelvy
The Man Who Would Be King Alexandre Trauner, Tony Inglis, Peter James
Shampoo Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell, George Gaines
The Sunshine Boys Albert Brenner, Marvin March
Best Costume Design
Barry Lyndon Milena Canonero, Ulla-Britt Söderlund Winner
The Four Musketeers Yvonne Blake, Ron Talsky
Funny Lady Ray Aghayan, Bob Mackie
The Magic Flute Karin Erskine, Henny Noremark
The Man Who Would Be King Edith Head
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Angel and Big Joe Bert Salzman Winner
Conquest of Light Louis Marcus
Dawn Flight Lawrence M. Lansburgh, Brian Lansburgh
A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo Barry Spinello
Doubletalk Alan Beattie
Best Documentary Short Film
The End of the Game Claire Wilbur, Robin Lehman Winner
Arthur and Lillie
Millions of Years Ahead of Man
Probes in Space
Whistling Smith
Best Animated Short Film
Great Bob Godfrey Winner
Kick Me Robert Swarthe
Monsieur Pointu René Jodoin, Bernard Longpré, André Leduc
Sisyphus Marcell Jankovics
Honorary Award
Mary Pickford - in recognition of her unique contributions to the film industry and the development of film as an artistic medium. Winner
Special Achievement Award
The Hindenburg Peter Berkos - for sound effects. Winner
The Hindenburg Albert Whitlock, Glen Robinson - for visual effects. Winner
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Jules C. Stein Winner
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Mervyn LeRoy Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 5
  • Barry Lyndon 4
  • Jaws 3
  • The Hindenburg 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 9
  • Barry Lyndon 7
  • Dog Day Afternoon 6
  • Funny Lady 5
  • The Hindenburg 5
  • Nashville 5
  • Jaws 4
  • The Man Who Would Be King 4
  • Shampoo 4
  • The Sunshine Boys 4

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Dog Day Afternoon 1 / 6
  • Funny Lady 0 / 5
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 5 / 9
  • Nashville 1 / 5
  • The Man Who Would Be King 0 / 4
  • Barry Lyndon 4 / 7
  • The Hindenburg 2 / 5
  • Shampoo 1 / 4
  • The Sunshine Boys 1 / 4

Only one nomination

39 movies:
  • And Now My Love
  • Angel and Big Joe
  • Arthur and Lillie
  • Birds Do It, Bees Do It
  • The California Reich
  • Conquest of Light
  • Dawn Flight
  • A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo
  • Dersu Uzala
  • Doubletalk
  • The End of the Game
  • Farewell, My Lovely
  • Fighting for Our Lives
  • The Four Musketeers
  • Give 'em Hell, Harry!
  • Great
  • Hedda
  • Hester Street
  • The Incredible Machine
  • Kick Me
  • Letters from Marusia
  • Lies My Father Told Me
  • The Magic Flute
  • Mahogany
  • The Man in the Glass Booth
  • The Man Who Skied Down Everest
  • Millions of Years Ahead of Man
  • Monsieur Pointu
  • Once Is Not Enough
  • The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
  • The Other Side of the Mountain
  • Probes in Space
  • The Promised Land
  • Sandakan No. 8
  • Sisyphus
  • The Story of Adele H.
  • Three Days of the Condor
  • Whiffs
  • Whistling Smith

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