1976 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

55 films were recognised at the 1976 Academy Awards, across 23 categories. 13 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, with 5 awards, ahead of Barry Lyndon with 4. The categories below run from Actress in a Supporting Role, International Feature Film and Actor to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Actress in a Supporting Role

Shampoo(1975)
Lee Grant
Winner
Farewell, My Lovely(1975)
Sylvia Miles
Nashville(1975)
Ronee Blakley
Nashville(1975)
Lily Tomlin
Once Is Not Enough (Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough)(1975)
Brenda Vaccaro
Once Is Not Enough (Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough)(1975)
Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough

International Feature Film

Dersu Uzala(1975)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Winner
Letters from Marusia(1975)
Mexico
Sandakan No. 8(1974)
Japan
Scent of a Woman(1974)
Italy
The Promised Land (Land of Promise)(1975)
Poland
The Promised Land (Land of Promise)(1975)
Land of Promise

Actor

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Jack Nicholson
Winner
Dog Day Afternoon(1975)
Al Pacino
Give 'em Hell, Harry!(1975)
James Whitmore
The Man in the Glass Booth(1975)
Maximilian Schell
The Sunshine Boys(1975)
Walter Matthau

Actor in a Supporting Role

The Sunshine Boys(1975)
George Burns
Winner
Dog Day Afternoon(1975)
Chris Sarandon
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Brad Dourif
Shampoo(1975)
Jack Warden
The Day of the Locust(1975)
Burgess Meredith

Actress

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Louise Fletcher
Winner
Hedda(1975)
Glenda Jackson
Hester Street(1975)
Carol Kane
The Story of Adèle H.(1975)
Isabelle Adjani
Tommy(1975)
Ann-Margret

Art Direction

Barry Lyndon(1975)
Art Direction: Ken Adam, Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon
Winner
Shampoo(1975)
Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: George Gaines
The Hindenburg(1975)
Art Direction: Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
The Man Who Would Be King(1975)
Art Direction: Alexander Trauner, Tony Inglis; Set Decoration: Peter James
The Sunshine Boys(1975)
Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March

Best Picture

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Saul Zaentz and Michael Douglas, Producers
Winner
Barry Lyndon(1975)
Stanley Kubrick, Producer
Dog Day Afternoon(1975)
Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand, Producers
Jaws(1975)
Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, Producers
Nashville(1975)
Robert Altman, Producer

Cinematography

Barry Lyndon(1975)
John Alcott
Winner
Funny Lady(1975)
James Wong Howe
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Haskell Wexler, Bill Butler
The Day of the Locust(1975)
Conrad Hall
The Hindenburg(1975)
Robert Surtees

Costume Design

Barry Lyndon(1975)
Ulla-Britt Soderlund, Milena Canonero
Winner
Funny Lady(1975)
Ray Aghayan, Bob Mackie
The Four Musketeers(1974)
Yvonne Blake, Ron Talsky
The Magic Flute(1975)
Henny Noremark, Karin Erskine
The Man Who Would Be King(1975)
Edith Head

Directing

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Milos Forman
Winner
Amarcord(1973)
Federico Fellini
Barry Lyndon(1975)
Stanley Kubrick
Dog Day Afternoon(1975)
Sidney Lumet
Nashville(1975)
Robert Altman

Documentary (Feature)

The Man Who Skied Down Everest(1975)
F. R. Crawley, James Hager and Dale Hartleben, Producers
Winner
Fighting for Our Lives(1975)
Glen Pearcy, Producer
The California Reich(1975)
Walter F. Parkes and Keith F. Critchlow, Producers
The Incredible Machine(1975)
Irwin Rosten, Producer
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir(1975)
Shirley MacLaine, Producer

Documentary (Short Subject)

The End of the Game(1976)
Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman, Producers
Winner
Arthur and Lillie(1975)
Jon Else, Steven Kovacs and Kristine Samuelson, Producers
Millions of Years Ahead of Man(1975)
Manfred Baier, Producer
Probes in Space(1975)
George V. Casey, Producer
Whistling Smith(1975)
Barrie Howells and Michael Scott, Producers

Film Editing

Jaws(1975)
Verna Fields
Winner
Dog Day Afternoon(1975)
Dede Allen
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman, Sheldon Kahn
The Man Who Would Be King(1975)
Russell Lloyd
Three Days of the Condor(1975)
Fredric Steinkamp, Don Guidice

Music (Original Score)

Jaws(1975)
John Williams
Winner
Birds Do It, Bees Do It(1974)
Gerald Fried
Bite the Bullet(1975)
Alex North
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Jack Nitzsche
The Wind and the Lion(1975)
Jerry Goldsmith

Music (Original Song)

Nashville(1975)
I'm Easy in "Nashville" Music and Lyrics by Keith Carradine
Winner
Funny Lady(1975)
How Lucky Can You Get in "Funny Lady" Music and Lyrics by Fred Ebb and John Kander
Mahogany(1975)
Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) in "Mahogany" Music by Michael Masser; Lyrics by Gerry Goffin
The Other Side of the Mountain(1975)
Richard's Window in "The Other Side of the Mountain" Music by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Whiffs(1975)
Now That We're In Love in "Whiffs" Music by George Barrie; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

Short Film (Live Action)

Angel and Big Joe(1975)
Bert Salzman, Producer
Winner
A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo(1975)
Barry Spinello, Producer
Conquest of Light(1975)
Louis Marcus, Producer
Dawn Flight(1976)
Lawrence M. Lansburgh and Brian Lansburgh, Producers
Doubletalk(1975)
Alan Beattie, Producer

Sound

Jaws(1975)
Robert L. Hoyt, Roger Heman, Earl Madery, John Carter
Winner
Bite the Bullet(1975)
Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Richard Tyler, Al Overton, Jr.
Funny Lady(1975)
Richard Portman, Don MacDougall, Curly Thirlwell, Jack Solomon
The Hindenburg(1975)
Leonard Peterson, John A. Bolger, Jr., John Mack, Don K. Sharpless
The Wind and the Lion(1975)
Harry W. Tetrick, Aaron Rochin, William McCaughey, Roy Charman