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Five
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Created by	Marta Kauffman
Written by	Wendy West Deirdre O'Connor Jill Gordon Stephen Godchaux Howard Morris
Directed by	Jennifer Aniston Patty Jenkins Alicia Keys Demi Moore Penelope Spheeris
Starring	Patricia Clarkson Rosario Dawson Lyndsy Fonseca Ginnifer Goodwin Jeanne Tripplehorn
Composer	Lorne Balfe
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Jennifer Aniston Kristin Hahn Kevin Chinoy Francesca Silvestri Marta Kauffman Paula Wagner
Producer	Nellie Nugiel
Cinematography	Eric Alan Edwards Guy Livneh Jim Orr Tami Reiker Christopher Popp
Editors	Zene Baker Byron Smith Tom Wilson
Running time	87 minutes
Production companies	Echo Films Freestyle Picture Company More Horses Productions Chestnut Ridge Productions JWT New York Sony Pictures Television
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	October 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)
Related
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Five is a 2011 American comedy-drama anthology television film which premiered on Lifetime on October 10, 2011.^[1] The film drew 1.3 million viewers to its premiere.^[2] A sequel, Call Me Crazy: A Five Film, was released in 2013.

Plot

An anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives.

Cast and crew

Segment Mia

Patricia Clarkson as Mia Newells
Tony Shalhoub as Mitch Taylor
Kathy Najimy as Rocky
Romy Rosemont as Lynne
Andrea Bendewald as Kate

Directed by Jennifer Aniston, written by Wendy West

Segment Pearl

Jeanne Tripplehorn as Dr. Pearl Jarente
Bob Newhart as Dr. Roth
Alan Ruck as Sam Jarente
Jeffrey Tambor as Danny Dinlear
Scott Wilson as old Bill
Talyan Wright as Charlotte age 6 / Sophia Beliaev as Charlotte age 11

Directed by Patty Jenkins, written by Deirdre O'Connor

Segment Lili

Rosario Dawson as Lili
Jenifer Lewis as Maggie
Tracee Ellis Ross as Alyssa

Directed by Alicia Keys, written by Jill Gordon

Segment Charlotte

Ginnifer Goodwin as Charlotte
Ava Acres as young Pearl
Josh Holloway as Bill
Carla Gallo as Laura
Aisha Hinds as Bernice
Jennifer Morrison as Sheila
Austin Nichols as Edward
Annie Potts as Helen (Charlotte's Mom)

Directed by Demi Moore, written by Stephen Godchaux

Segment Cheyanne

Lyndsy Fonseca as Cheyanne
Taylor Kinney as Tommy

Directed by Penelope Spheeris, written by Howard Morris

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2012	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Supporting Actor (TV Movie or Mini-Series)	Bob Newhart	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special	Randi Hiller Tamara Notcutt	Nominated
	Casting Society of America	Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Movie or Mini Series	Randi Hiller Tamara Notcutt	Nominated
	Black Reel Awards	Best Actress: T.V. Movie/Cable	Rosario Dawson	Nominated
			Tracee Ellis Ross	Nominated
			Jenifer Lewis	Nominated
		Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Film	Nellie Nugiel	Nominated
	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries	Patricia Clarkson	Nominated
	Directors Guild of America Award	Outstanding Directing – Television Film	Jennifer Aniston Patty Jenkins Alicia Keys Demi Moore Penelope Spheeris	Nominated
	Gracie Award	Outstanding Drama		Won
	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special		Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Jenifer Lewis	Nominated
			Rosario Dawson	Nominated
			Tracee Ellis Ross	Nominated
	Imagen Awards	Best Primetime Program: Special or Movie-of-the-Week		Nominated
	Imagen Awards	Best Actress/Television	Rosario Dawson	Nominated
	NAMIC Vision Award	Best Performance – Drama	Jenifer Lewis	Nominated
	NAMIC Vision Award	Best Performance – Drama	Rosario Dawson	Nominated
	Online Film & Television Association	Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries		Nominated
		Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Patricia Clarkson	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Jenifer Lewis	Nominated
	Women's Image Network Awards	Outstanding Show Produced By A Woman	Jennifer Aniston Paula Wagner Marta Kauffman Kristin Hahn Nellie Nugiel Francesca Silvestri	Won
		Best Actress in a Made for Television Movie	Patricia Clarkson	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Made for Television Movie	Jeanne Tripplehorn	Nominated
	Writers Guild of America Award	Long Form – Original	Deirdre O'Connor	Nominated
			Stephen Godchaux	Nominated
			Howard Morris	Nominated
			Jill Gordon	Nominated
			Wendy West	Nominated

References

External links

Jennifer Aniston

Films

Directed	"Mia" in Five (2011)
Produced	Murder Mystery 2 (2023)

Works by Penelope Spheeris

Works by Penelope Spheeris
Films directed	The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) Suburbia (1984) The Boys Next Door (1985) Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) Dudes (1987) The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) Thunder and Mud (1990) Wayne's World (1992) The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) The Little Rascals (1994) Black Sheep (1996) The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998) Senseless (1998) Hollywierd (1999) We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001) The Kid & I (2005) Balls to the Wall (2011)
Television	Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991) The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003) "Cheyanne" in Five (2011) The Real St. Nick (2012)
See also	Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1969)