Which film earned Jack Nicholson his first Academy Award for Best Actor?
Easy Rider
The Shining
Terms of Endearment
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Correct Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Fact: Jack Nicholson won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his iconic in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Portraying Randle McMurphy, a rebellious and charismatic inmate who feigns insanity to avoid prison labor, Nicholson delivered a powerful and emotionally charged performance that became one of the most celebrated in film history. The movie, based on Ken Kesey’s novel of the same name, was a critical and commercial success, becoming only the second film to win all five major Academy Awards—Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.