One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Director: Miloš Forman. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif, Will Sampson, William Redfield, Danny DeVito,
Christopher Lloyd, Vincent Schiavelli, Sydney Lassick, Scatman Cruthers, Mwako Cumbuka, Dean R. Brooks, Mews Small. Screenplay:
Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman (based on the novel by Ken Kesey).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: C+
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture
- *Best Director: Miloš Forman
- *Best Actress: Louise Fletcher
- *Best Actor: Jack Nicholson
- Best Supporting Actor: Brad Dourif
- *Best Adapted Screenplay: Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman
- Best Cinematography: Bill Butler and Haskell Wexler
- Best Film Editing: Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman, and Sheldon Kahn
- Best Original Score: Jack Nitzsche
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture (Drama)
- *Best Director: Miloš Forman
- *Best Actress (Drama): Louise Fletcher
- *Best Actor (Drama): Jack Nicholson
- *Best Acting Debut (Male): Brad Dourif
- *Best Screenplay: Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman
- Other Awards:
- Directors Guild of America—Best Director: Miloš Forman
- Writers Guild of America—Best Adapted Screenplay (Drama): Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Actor: Jack Nicholson
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association—Best Picture (tie)
- National Society of Film Critics—Best Actor: Jack Nicholson
- National Board of Review—Best Actor: Jack Nicholson
- British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)—Best Picture; Best Director: Miloš Forman; Best Actress: Louise Fletcher; Best Actor:
- Jack Nicholson; Best Supporting Actor: Brad Dourif; Best Film Editing: Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman,
- and Sheldon Kahn