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It Happened One Night 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. On December 15, 1996, Gable's Oscar was auctioned off to Steven Spielberg for $607,500; Spielberg promptly donated the statuette to the Motion Picture Academy. On June 9 of the following year, Colbert's Oscar was offered for auction by Christie's, but no bids were made for it. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: "It Happened One