"And the Runner-Up Is" is the Oscar history podcast that highlights past races at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress. Host Kevin Jacobs...
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back Gold Derby features editor Joyce Eng to discuss the 2023 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Emma Stone won for her performance in "Poor Things," beating Annette Bening in "Nyad," Lily Gladstone in "Killers of the Flower Moon," Sandra Hüller in "Anatomy of a Fall," and Carey Mulligan in "Maestro." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Stone. 0:00 - 9:50 - Introduction 9:51 - 33:48 - Annette Bening 33:49 - 58:18 - Lily Gladstone 58:19 - 1:20:17 - Sandra Hüller 1:20:18 - 1:42:07 - Carey Mulligan 1:42:08 - 2:06:44 - Emma Stone 2:06:45 - 3:16:32 - Why Emma Stone won / listener questions 3:16:33 - 3:21:44 - Who was the runner-up? Buy And the Runner-Up Is merch at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/and-the-runner-up-is?ref_id=24261! Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara
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2022 Best Actress (feat. Sebastian Gronback)
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back his partner Sebastian Gronback to discuss the 2022 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Michelle Yeoh won for her performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," beating Cate Blanchett in "Tár," Ana de Armas in "Blonde," Andrea Riseborough in "To Leslie," and Michelle Williams in "The Fabelmans." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Yeoh. 0:00 - 11:35 - Introduction 11:36 - 39:44 - Cate Blanchett 39:45 - 1:03:01 - Ana de Armas 1:03:02 - 1:23:19 - Andrea Riseborough 1:23:20 - 1:47:23 - Michelle Williams 1:47:24 - 2:16:44 - Michelle Yeoh 2:16:45 - 3:16:13 - Why Michelle Yeoh won / listener questions 3:16:14 - 3:19:55 - Who was the runner-up? Buy And the Runner-Up Is merch at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/and-the-runner-up-is?ref_id=24261! Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara
This week on the season premiere of And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back AwardsWatch executive editor Ryan McQuade to discuss the 2020 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Frances McDormand won for her performance in "Nomadland," beating Viola Davis in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Andra Day in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," Vanessa Kirby in "Pieces of a Woman," and Carey Mulligan in "Promising Young Woman." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to McDormand. 0:00 - 18:16 - Introduction 18:17 - 41:42 - Viola Davis 41:43 - 1:11:28 - Andra Day 1:11:29 - 1:35:05 - Vanessa Kirby 1:35:06 - 2:02:24 - Carey Mulligan 2:02:25 - 2:26:37 - Frances McDormand 2:26:38 - 3:31:07 - Why Frances McDormand won / listener questions 3:31:07 - 3:39:45 - Who was the runner-up? Buy And the Runner-Up Is merch at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/and-the-runner-up-is?ref_id=24261! Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara
"And the Runner-Up Is" is the Oscar history podcast that highlights past races at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress. Host Kevin Jacobsen and special guests break down why winners won, why losers lost, and which films and contenders were the likely runners-up, falling just short of taking home the gold.