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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Original title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

19

nominations

58%

winning rate

11

wins

British Academy Film Awards #30 - 1977

Award People Status
Best Picture Miloš Forman Winner
Best Director Miloš Forman Winner
Best Actor in a Leading Role Jack Nicholson Winner
Best Actress in a Leading Role Louise Fletcher Winner
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Brad Dourif Winner
Best Screenplay Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman
Best Cinematography Haskell Wexler, Bill Butler, William A. Fraker
Best Original Score Jack Nitzsche
Best Film Editing Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman, Sheldon Kahn Winner
Best Sound Mary McGlone, Robert Rutledge, Veronica Selver, Larry Jost, Mark Berger

Academy Awards #48 - 1976

Award People Status
Best Picture Michael Douglas, Saul Zaentz - as producer(s) Winner
Best Director Miloš Forman Winner
Best Actor in a Leading Role Jack Nicholson Winner
Best Actress in a Leading Role Louise Fletcher Winner
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Brad Dourif
Best Adapted Screenplay Bo Goldman, Lawrence Hauben Winner
Best Original Score Jack Nitzsche
Best Cinematography Bill Butler, Haskell Wexler
Best Film Editing Richard Chew, Sheldon Kahn, Lynzee Klingman

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