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The 1975 classic *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Review)* achieved a rare and monumental sweep at the 48th Academy Awards. Jack Nicholson took home the Best Actor award for his iconic and rebellious performance as Randle P. McMurphy. His on-screen nemesis, the cold and tyrannical Nurse Ratched, earned Louise Fletcher the award for Best Actress, a role that created one of cinema's most memorable villains. The visionary behind the camera, Czech-American filmmaker Miloลก Forman, was honored with the Oscar for Best Director for his masterful adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel.
The film's achievement was even more significant than it first appears. In addition to winning Best Picture, it also won for Best Adapted Screenplay, completing a sweep of the "Big Five" major Oscar categories. This remarkable feat has only been accomplished by three films in Academy Award history. The first was the 1934 romantic comedy *It Happened One Night*, and the most recent was the 1991 thriller *The Silence of the Lambs*. Filmed on location at the Oregon State Hospital, the movie's authentic setting and powerful performances cemented its place as one of the greatest films ever made.
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