1976 ceremony · films of 1975
The 48th Oscars
102 nominations in 21 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
5 of 9
4 of 7
1 of 6
1 of 5
0 of 5
3 of 4
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
- Saul Zaentz and Michael Douglas, Producers
- Stanley Kubrick, Producer
- Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand, Producers
- Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, Producers
- Robert Altman, Producer
Best Director
Best Actor
Announced as Actor
- Jack Nicholson · Randle Patrick McMurphy
- Al Pacino · Sonny
- James Whitmore · Harry S. Truman
- Maximilian Schell · Arthur Goldman
- Walter Matthau · Willy Clark
Best Actress
Announced as Actress
- Louise Fletcher · Nurse Mildred Ratched
- Glenda Jackson · Hedda Gabler
- Carol Kane · Gitl
- Isabelle Adjani · Adele Hugo
- Ann-Margret · Nora Walker Hobbs
Best Supporting Actor
- George Burns · Al Lewis
- Brad Dourif · Billy Bibbit
- Jack Warden · Lester Carr
Best Supporting Actress
- Sylvia Miles · Mrs. Florian
- Lily Tomlin · Linnea Reese
- Ronee Blakley · Barbara Jean
- Brenda Vaccaro · Linda
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay Adapted From Other Material)
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics- Mexico
- Japan
Italy
Poland
Best Documentary Feature
- Glen Pearcy, Producer
- Irwin Rosten, Producer
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Art Direction: Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
Art Direction: Alexander Trauner, Tony Inglis; Set Decoration: Peter James
Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Announced as Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)
- Adaptation Score by Leonard Rosenman
- Adaptation Score by Peter Matz
Best Original Song
- Nashville · I'm EasyMusic and Lyrics by Keith Carradine
- Funny Lady · How Lucky Can You GetMusic and Lyrics by Fred Ebb and John Kander
- Mahogany · Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)Music by Michael Masser; Lyrics by Gerry Goffin
- The Other Side of the Mountain · Richard's WindowMusic by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
- Whiffs · Now That We're In LoveMusic by George Barrie; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Best Sound
Announced as Sound
- Leonard Peterson, John A. Bolger, Jr., John Mack, Don K. Sharpless
Best Documentary Short
- Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman, Producers
Best Animated Short
- Robert Swarthe, Producer
- Marcell Jankovics, Producer
Best Live Action Short
- Bert Salzman, Producer
- Louis Marcus, Producer
- Alan Beattie, Producer
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
- Mary Pickford
To Mary Pickford in recognition of her unique contributions to the film industry and the development of film as an artistic medium.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Mervyn LeRoy
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Dr. Jules C. Stein