1975 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 104 Academy Award records for the 1975 film year, covering 55 films and including 23 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ One Flew over the Cuckoo's NestSaul Zaentz and Michael Douglas, Producers
5 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
5 wins from 9 award records
- Barry Lyndon
4 wins from 7 award records
- Jaws
3 wins from 4 award records
- The Hindenburg
2 wins from 5 award records
- Dog Day Afternoon
1 win from 6 award records
- Nashville
1 win from 5 award records
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest — Randle Patrick McMurphy
- ★ The Sunshine Boys — Al Lewis
- ★ One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest — Nurse Mildred Ratched
- ★ Shampoo — Felicia Karpf
- ★ Jaws
- ★ Jaws
- ★ Nashville — I'm Easy
- ★ Great
- ★ Jaws
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 104 of 104 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest IMDB — Saul Zaentz and Michael Douglas, Producers
- Barry Lyndon IMDB — Stanley Kubrick, Producer
- Dog Day Afternoon IMDB — Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand, Producers
- Jaws IMDB — Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, Producers
- Nashville IMDB — Robert Altman, Producer
Best Actor
- ★ One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest IMDB — Jack NicholsonRandle Patrick McMurphy
- The Sunshine Boys IMDB — Walter MatthauWilly Clark
- Dog Day Afternoon IMDB — Al PacinoSonny
- The Man in the Glass Booth IMDB — Maximilian SchellArthur Goldman
- Give 'em Hell, Harry! IMDB — James WhitmoreHarry S. Truman
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ The Sunshine Boys IMDB — George BurnsAl Lewis
- One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest IMDB — Brad DourifBilly Bibbit
- The Day of the Locust IMDB — Burgess MeredithHarry
- Dog Day Afternoon IMDB — Chris SarandonLeon
- Shampoo IMDB — Jack WardenLester Carr
Best Actress
- ★ One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest IMDB — Louise FletcherNurse Mildred Ratched
- The Story of Adele H. IMDB — Isabelle AdjaniAdele Hugo
- Tommy IMDB — Ann-MargretNora Walker Hobbs
- Hedda IMDB — Glenda JacksonHedda Gabler
- Hester Street IMDB — Carol KaneGitl
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Shampoo IMDB — Lee GrantFelicia Karpf
- Nashville IMDB — Ronee BlakleyBarbara Jean
- Farewell, My Lovely IMDB — Sylvia MilesMrs. Florian
- Nashville IMDB — Lily TomlinLinnea Reese
- Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough IMDB — Brenda VaccaroLinda
Art Direction
- ★ Barry Lyndon IMDB — Art Direction: Ken Adam, Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon
- The Hindenburg IMDB — Art Direction: Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
- The Man Who Would Be King IMDB — Art Direction: Alexander Trauner, Tony Inglis; Set Decoration: Peter James
- Shampoo IMDB — Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: George Gaines
- The Sunshine Boys IMDB — Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Cinematography
- ★ Barry Lyndon IMDB — John Alcott
- The Day of the Locust IMDB — Conrad Hall
- Funny Lady IMDB — James Wong Howe
- The Hindenburg IMDB — Robert Surtees
- One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest IMDB — Haskell Wexler, Bill Butler
Costume Design
- ★ Barry Lyndon IMDB — Ulla-Britt Soderlund, Milena Canonero
- The Four Musketeers IMDB — Yvonne Blake, Ron Talsky
- Funny Lady IMDB — Ray Aghayan, Bob Mackie
- The Magic Flute IMDB — Henny Noremark, Karin Erskine
- The Man Who Would Be King IMDB — Edith Head
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ The Man Who Skied down Everest IMDB — F. R. Crawley, James Hager and Dale Hartleben, Producers
- The California Reich IMDB — Walter F. Parkes and Keith F. Critchlow, Producers
- Fighting for Our Lives IMDB — Glen Pearcy, Producer
- The Incredible Machine IMDB — Irwin Rosten, Producer
- The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir IMDB — Shirley MacLaine, Producer
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ The End of the Game IMDB — Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman, Producers
- Arthur and Lillie IMDB — Jon Else, Steven Kovacs and Kristine Samuelson, Producers
- Millions of Years Ahead of Man IMDB — Manfred Baier, Producer
- Probes in Space IMDB — George V. Casey, Producer
- Whistling Smith IMDB — Barrie Howells and Michael Scott, Producers
Film Editing
- ★ Jaws IMDB — Verna Fields
- Dog Day Afternoon IMDB — Dede Allen
- The Man Who Would Be King IMDB — Russell Lloyd
- One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest IMDB — Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman, Sheldon Kahn
- Three Days of the Condor IMDB — Fredric Steinkamp, Don Guidice
International Feature Film
- ★ Dersu Uzala IMDB — Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Land of Promise IMDB — Poland
- Letters from Marusia IMDB — Mexico
- Sandakan No. 8 IMDB — Japan
- Scent of a Woman IMDB — Italy
Original Score
Original Song
- ★ Nashville IMDB — Music and Lyrics by Keith CarradineI'm Easy
- Funny Lady IMDB — Music and Lyrics by Fred Ebb and John KanderHow Lucky Can You Get
- Whiffs IMDB — Music by George Barrie; Lyrics by Sammy CahnNow That We're In Love
- The Other Side of the Mountain IMDB — Music by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman GimbelRichard's Window
- Mahogany IMDB — Music by Michael Masser; Lyrics by Gerry GoffinTheme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
- ★ Barry Lyndon IMDB — Adaptation Score by Leonard Rosenman
- Funny Lady IMDB — Adaptation Score by Peter Matz
- Tommy IMDB — Adaptation Score by Peter Townshend
Animated Short Film
Live Action Short Film
- ★ Angel and Big Joe IMDB — Bert Salzman, Producer
- Conquest of Light IMDB — Louis Marcus, Producer
- Dawn Flight IMDB — Lawrence M. Lansburgh and Brian Lansburgh, Producers
- A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo IMDB — Barry Spinello, Producer
- Doubletalk IMDB — Alan Beattie, Producer
Sound Mixing
- ★ Jaws IMDB — Robert L. Hoyt, Roger Heman, Earl Madery, John Carter
- Bite the Bullet IMDB — Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Richard Tyler, Al Overton, Jr.
- Funny Lady IMDB — Richard Portman, Don MacDougall, Curly Thirlwell, Jack Solomon
- The Hindenburg IMDB — Leonard Peterson, John A. Bolger, Jr., John Mack, Don K. Sharpless
- The Wind and the Lion IMDB — Harry W. Tetrick, Aaron Rochin, William McCaughey, Roy Charman
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects)
Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)
- ★ The Hindenburg IMDB — Albert Whitlock, Glen Robinson
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest IMDB — Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman
- Barry Lyndon IMDB — Stanley Kubrick
- The Man Who Would Be King IMDB — John Huston, Gladys Hill
- Scent of a Woman IMDB — Ruggero Maccari, Dino Risi
- The Sunshine Boys IMDB — Neil Simon
Original Screenplay
- ★ Dog Day Afternoon IMDB — Frank Pierson
- Amarcord IMDB — Federico Fellini, Tonino Guerra
- And Now My Love IMDB — Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
- Lies My Father Told Me IMDB — Ted Allan
- Shampoo IMDB — Robert Towne, Warren Beatty
Nominated films and other recorded entries
55 films represented in the 1975 archive selection.
- A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo
- Amarcord
- And Now My Love
- Angel and Big Joe
- Arthur and Lillie
- Barry Lyndon
- Birds Do It, Bees Do It
- Bite the Bullet
- Conquest of Light
- Dawn Flight
- Dersu Uzala
- Dog Day Afternoon
- Doubletalk
- Farewell, My Lovely
- Fighting for Our Lives
- Funny Lady
- Give 'em Hell, Harry!
- Great
- Hedda
- Hester Street
- Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough
- Jaws
- Kick Me
- Land of Promise
- Letters from Marusia
- Lies My Father Told Me
- Mahogany
- Millions of Years Ahead of Man
- Monsieur Pointu
- Nashville
- One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Probes in Space
- Sandakan No. 8
- Scent of a Woman
- Shampoo
- Sisyphus
- The California Reich
- The Day of the Locust
- The End of the Game
- The Four Musketeers
- The Hindenburg
- The Incredible Machine
- The Magic Flute
- The Man in the Glass Booth
- The Man Who Skied down Everest
- The Man Who Would Be King
- The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
- The Other Side of the Mountain
- The Story of Adele H.
- The Sunshine Boys
- The Wind and the Lion
- Three Days of the Condor
- Tommy
- Whiffs
- Whistling Smith
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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