Academy Awards archive

The Sunshine Boys Oscar Nominations & Wins

The Sunshine Boys has 4 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 1 win.

Wins recorded in the archive

All 4 award records

Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.

The Sunshine Boys: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1975Best Actor
Credited nominee / recipientWalter Matthau

Willy Clark

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryOne Flew over the Cuckoo's NestRandle Patrick McMurphy
Film year1975Best Supporting Actor
Credited nominee / recipientGeorge Burns

Al Lewis

Win recorded
Film year1975Art Direction
Credited nominee / recipientArt Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryBarry Lyndon
Art Direction: Ken Adam, Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon
Film year1975Adapted Screenplay
Credited nominee / recipientNeil Simon
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryOne Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman

Who else was nominated?

Compare The Sunshine Boys with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.

Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.

Best Actor 1975 film year · Ceremony 48
Best Supporting Actor 1975 film year · Ceremony 48
Art Direction 1975 film year · Ceremony 48
  • Barry Lyndon
    Art Direction: Ken Adam, Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon
    ★ Winner
  • The Hindenburg
    Art Direction: Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
    Nominee
  • The Man Who Would Be King
    Art Direction: Alexander Trauner, Tony Inglis; Set Decoration: Peter James
    Nominee
  • Shampoo
    Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: George Gaines
    Nominee
  • The Sunshine Boys This film
    Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
    Nominee
Adapted Screenplay 1975 film year · Ceremony 48
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