| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| ★ | Best Picture |
| ★ | Best Director: Miloš Forman |
| ★ | Best Actress: Louise Fletcher |
| ★ | Best Actor: Jack Nicholson |
| ★ | Best Adapted Screenplay: Lawrence Hauben & Bo Goldman |
| Best Cinematography: Bill Butler & Haskell Wexler |
| Best Film Editing: Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman, and Sheldon Kahn |
| Best Original Score: Jack Nitzsche |
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: |
| ★ | Best Picture (Drama) |
| ★ | Best Director: Miloš Forman |
| ★ | Best Actress (Drama): Louise Fletcher |
| ★ | Best Actor (Drama): Jack Nicholson |
| ★ | Best Screenplay: Lawrence Hauben & Bo Goldman |
| ★ | Best Acting Debut (Male): Brad Dourif |
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| Other Awards: |
| Directors Guild of America: Best Director |
| Writers Guild of America: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Nicholson) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Picture (tie) |
| National Society of Film Critics: Best Actor (Nicholson) |
| National Board of Review: Best Actor (Nicholson) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actress (Fletcher); Best Actor (Nicholson);
Best Supporting Actor (Dourif); Best Film Editing |