The 42: Oscars’ Big Five Films

Exactly 42 films have reached the prestigious honor of receiving “The Big Five” nominations at the Oscars — where one film is nominated for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor, and Actress. From 1930’s Cimarron to this year’s American Hustle, here are The 42 Big Five.
Which films do you love? Which do you hate? Which have you never heard of? And do you know which three films took the Award in all five categories?

















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Lesley Coffin is a feature editor for FF2media and has also written the books Lew Ayres: Hollywood Conscientious Objector (2012) and Hitchcock's Stars (2014), and currently writing a third book. Follow on twitter @filmbiographer for thoughts on movies and cat pictures.
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