One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won five out of the nine Oscars it was nominated for, including Best Picture, at the 1976 Academy Awards. Jack Nicholson won his first Best Actor Oscar for his work in the drama about a criminal who admits himself to a mental institution after pleading insanity. The film also won Oscars in the Best Actress, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay categories.