All About Eve (1950)
Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, GEORGE SANDERS and Celeste Holm.
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Poll: The "Four-Billing" Test
It's not exactly the Bechdel test, but even the most arbitrary parameter can sometimes provide interesting insights. Let's call it the "Four-Billing" test for the sake of giving it a name.
The following films have two things in common: they were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and out of the 4 first credited cast-members, at least 3 are female (or 3 out of 5 given that the fifth one was nominated for an Oscar).
33 Best Picture nominees seem to pass the "Four-Billing" test for women, 8 of them were released in the past 10 years. Which one is your favorite?
After voting, you might discuss the list here
Oscar nominee OSCAR WINNER
Make Your Choice
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The Color Purple (1985)
Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery -
The Help (2011)
Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard and OCTAVIA SPENCER (perfect 4) -
The Favourite (2018)
OLIVIA COLMAN, Rachel Weisz, Emma Delves, Faye Davernay and Emma Stone (perfect 5) -
The Hours (2002)
NICOLE KIDMAN, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep and Stephen Dillane -
Hidden Figures (2016)
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe and Kevin Costner -
Black Swan (2010)
NATALIE PORTMAN, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel and Barbara Hershey. -
Cries & Whispers (1972)
Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Liv Ullman and Ingrid Thulin -
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher, MICHAEL CAINE, Mia Farrow and DIANNE WEIST -
Working Girl (1988)
Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith, Alec Baldwin and Joan Cusack -
Since You Went Away (1944)
Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten and Shirley Temple -
The Nun's Story (1959)
Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans and Peggy Ashcroft. -
Lilies of the Field (1963)
SIDNEY POITIER, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann and Isa Crino -
Precious (2009)
Gabourey Sidibe, MO'NIQUE, Paula Patton and Mariah Carey (perfect 4) -
Philomena (2013)
Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark and Mare Winningham -
Brooklyn (2015)
Saoirse Ronan, Hugh Gormley, Brid Brennan and Maeve McGrath -
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington and Estelle Parsons -
Sunrise (1927)
George O'Brien, JANET GAYNOR, Margaret Livingston and Bodil Rosing -
Cimarron (1931)
Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor and Nance O'Neill -
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GREER GARSON, Walter Pidgeon, TERESA WRIGHT and May Whitty -
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern and Kirk Douglas -
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters and Anne Revere -
Marty (1955)
ERNEST BORGNINE, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti and Augusta Ciolli -
Picnic (1955)
William Holden, Kim Novak, Betty Field and Susan Strasberg -
Alfie (1966)
Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin and Julia Foster -
Funny Girl (1968)
BARBRA STREISAND, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford and Anne Francis -
Places in the Heart (1984)
SALLY FIELD, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan -
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer and Ellen Latzen -
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, GEENA DAVIS and Amy Wright -
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer and Swoosie Kurtz -
The Prince of Tides (1991)
Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte, Blythe Danner and Kate Nelligan -
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook and Marianne Jean-Baptiste -
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Mia Wasikowska
