It’s safe to say that the Academy Awards are the most prestigious event in cinema, but no categories are the subject of such fearsome competition as the so-called “Big Five." Scoring a nomination in one of these categories – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and either Best Original Screenplay or Best Adapted Screenplay depending on eligibility – is a highly coveted accolade, and for a film to go four steps beyond and earn nominations across the board is an accomplishment few have obtained. In this almost century-spanning conflict, 43 films have been nominated in all five categories, but only three – It Happened One Night, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and The Silence of the Lambs – have struck the jackpot and walked away with a full house. Considering the Academy’s middling track record when it comes to honoring the most praiseworthy films of their respective years, it’s refreshing to see that the films deemed significant enough for this commendation continue to attract widespread acclaim. All are fantastic, but it was the first to achieve this clean sweep that has proven the most noteworthy.
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