This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes writer/Instagram star Mark O'Donovan to discuss the 1972 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Liza Minnelli won for her performance in "Cabaret," beating Diana Ross in "Lady Sings the Blues," Maggie Smith in "Travels with My Aunt," Cicely Tyson in "Sounder," and Liv Ullmann in "The Emigrants." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Minnelli.  0:00 - 14:09 - Introduction 14:10 - 37:41 - Diana Ross 37:42 - 57:45 - Maggie Smith 57:46 - 1:18:42 - Cicely Tyson 1:18:43 - 1:35:09 - Liv Ullmann 1:35:10 - 1:54:26 - Liza Minnelli 1:54:27 - 2:32:23 - Why Liza Minnelli won / Twitter questions 2:32:23 - 2:35:25 - 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 Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Mark O'Donovan on Twitter and Instagram Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes AwardsWatch executive editor Ryan McQuade to discuss the 1971 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Jane Fonda won for her performance in "Klute," beating Julie Christie in "McCabe & Mrs. Miller," Glenda Jackson in "Sunday Bloody Sunday," Vanessa Redgrave in "Mary, Queen of Scots," and Janet Suzman in "Nicholas and Alexandra." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Fonda.  0:00 - 14:11 - Introduction 14:12 - 43:01 - Julie Christie 43:02 - 1:06:56 - Glenda Jackson 1:06:57 - 1:29:20 - Vanessa Redgrave 1:29:21 - 1:47:23 - Janet Suzman 1:47:24 - 2:10:18 - Jane Fonda 2:10:19 - 2:50:31 - Why Jane Fonda won / Twitter questions 2:50:32 - 2:57:56 - 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 Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Ryan McQuade on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram 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 writer and podcaster Zita Short to discuss the 1970 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Glenda Jackson won for her performance in "Women in Love," beating Jane Alexander in "The Great White Hope," Ali MacGraw in "Love Story," Sarah Miles in "Ryan's Daughter," and Carrie Snodgress in "Diary of a Mad Housewife." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Jackson.  0:00 - 11:03 - Introduction 11:04 - 32:44 - Jane Alexander 32:45 - 58:03 - Ali MacGraw 58:04 - 1:25:03 - Sarah Miles 1:25:04 - 1:44:31 - Carrie Snodgress 1:44:32 - 2:05:06 - Glenda Jackson 2:05:07 - 2:43:25 - Why Glenda Jackson won / Twitter questions 2:43:26 - 2:48:36 - 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 Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Zita Short on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara

Listen to a PREVIEW of the 12th episode of How Did They Win, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! How Did They Win is a series in which Kevin is joined by special guests in breaking down a notable Oscar category outside of Best Picture. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Tom O'Brien and Amy Thomasson about "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" winning Best Original Screenplay at the 2004 Oscars. This episode includes a breakdown of each nominee, a discussion of why they were nominated, why four of them lost, why "Eternal Sunshine" won, and all the notable snubs. You can listen to the full episode of How Did They Win by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $3 per month tier. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter:  @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Tom O'Brien on Twitter:  @thomaseobrien Follow Amy Thomasson on Twitter:  @athomasson11 Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Music included in this episode: "Theme" by Jon Brion Clips included in this episode from: "Vera Drake" (Momentum Pictures)

Listen to a PREVIEW of the 10th episode of For My Consideration, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! For My Consideration is a series in which Kevin is joined by a special guest in reviewing any film nominated for an Oscar in Academy history, as requested by patrons. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Daniel Howat and John T about 1995's "Toy Story," which was nominated for three Oscars. This episode includes a review of the film, a discussion of its award season, and which categories Kevin, Daniel, and John would nominate the film for at that year's Oscars.    You can listen to the full episode of For My Consideration by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $3 per month tier. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Daniel Howat on Twitter: @howatdk Follow John T on Twitter: @TMROJ Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter:      @OscarRunnerUp Clip included on this episode:      "Toy Story" - Walt Disney Pictures