For the first time, none of the Best Actress nominees had starred in a Hollywood production. Louise Fletcher was in the independently produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Isabelle Adjani was in the French film The Story of Adele H (1975), Ann-Margret was in Tommy (1975) produced in England, Glenda Jackson was in Hedda (1975) produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Carole Kane was in the independently produced Hester Street (1975).