The 48th edition of the Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held on March 29, 1976 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, United States, awarding the best films of the year 1975. The ceremony was presented by Goldie Hawn, Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal y Gene Kelly.
The movie with the most nominations at the Academy Awards 1976 was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with 9 nominations and The film that won the most awards was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, winning 5 of the 9 nominations.
Discover all the data and statistics about the Academy AwardsThe ceremony lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes and awarded the best films of 1975 in 23 categories.
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Winners and Nominees in All Categories
To below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 1976 Academy Awards.
Best Picture
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1976?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1976 was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Best Director
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1976?
The director who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1976 was Milos Forman, for the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1976?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1976 was Jack Nicholson, for the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1976?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1976 was Louise Fletcher, for the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Best Supporting Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1976?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1976 was George Burns, for the movie The Sunshine Boys
Best Supporting Actress
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1976?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1976 was Lee Grant, for the movie Shampoo
Best Foreign Language Film
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 1976?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 1976 was Dersu Uzala
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Film Editing
Best Music (Score)
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
| Film | Nominations | Awards | |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 9 | 5 | |
| Barry Lyndon | 7 | 4 | |
| Dog Day Afternoon | 6 | 1 | |
| The Hindenburg | 5 | 2 | |
| Nashville | 5 | 1 | |
| Funny Lady | 5 | 0 | |
| Jaws | 4 | 3 | |
| The Sunshine Boys | 4 | 1 | |
| Shampoo | 4 | 1 | |
| The Man Who Would Be King | 4 | 0 | |
| Amarcord | 2 | 0 | |
| The Wind and the Lion | 2 | 0 | |
| Bite the Bullet | 2 | 0 | |
| Sweet Smell of Woman | 2 | 0 | |
| The Day of the Locust | 2 | 0 | |
| Tommy | 2 | 0 | |
| The Man Who Skied Down Everest | 1 | 1 | |
| Dersu Uzala | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Days of the Condor | 1 | 0 | |
| The Magic Flute (TV) | 1 | 0 | |
| The Four Musketeers | 1 | 0 | |
| Whiffs | 1 | 0 | |
| The Other Side of the Mountain | 1 | 0 | |
| Mahogany | 1 | 0 | |
| Give 'em Hell, Harry! | 1 | 0 | |
| The Man in the Glass Booth | 1 | 0 | |
| Birds Do It, Bees Do It | 1 | 0 | |
| Hedda | 1 | 0 | |
| Hester Street | 1 | 0 | |
| Farewell, My Lovely | 1 | 0 | |
| The Story of Adele H. | 1 | 0 | |
| And Now My Love | 1 | 0 | |
| Lies My Father Told Me | 1 | 0 | |
| The Promised Land | 1 | 0 | |
| Sandakan 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Letters from Marusia | 1 | 0 | |
| Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough | 1 | 0 |
