The film won all five of the Academy Awards for which it was nominated at the 7th Academy Awards for 1934 : '' It Happened One Night '' was the first film to win the " Big Five " Academy Awards ( Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor , Best Actress , and Best Writing ) . , only two other films have achieved this feat : '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest '' in 1975 and '' The Silence of the Lambs '' in 1991 . '' It Happened One Night '' was also the last film to win both lead acting Academy Awards until '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest '' in 1975
7th Academy Awards
7th Academy Awards
It Happened One Night