Listen to this PREVIEW of the 21st episode of A Woman Robbed, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! A Woman Robbed is a series in which Kevin is joined by a special guest in discussing women who had significant Oscar buzz heading into the nominations but were ultimately robbed/snubbed/omitted from the Best Actress lineup. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Chris Feil about two performances of the 2010s that weren't nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars: Kirsten Dunst ("Melancholia") and Lupita Nyong'o ("Us"). We discuss their performances, talk about why they came up short, and reveal whether we would have nominated them. You can listen to the full episode of A Woman Robbed by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $3 per month tier. Clips included in this episode: "Melancholia" - Magnolia Pictures
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A Woman Robbed: Isabelle Huppert and Uma Thurman
Listen to this PREVIEW of the 20th episode of A Woman Robbed, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! A Woman Robbed is a series in which Kevin is joined by a special guest in discussing women who had significant Oscar buzz heading into the nominations but were ultimately robbed/snubbed/omitted from the Best Actress lineup. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Cláudio Alves about two performances of the 2000s that weren't nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars: Isabelle Huppert ("The Piano Teacher") and Uma Thurman ("Kill Bill"). We discuss their performances, talk about why they came up short, and reveal whether we would have nominated them. You can listen to the full episode of A Woman Robbed by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $3 per month tier. Clips included in this episode: "The Piano Teacher" - Kino International
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Best Actress: The Finale
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back AwardsWatch editor-in-chief Erik Anderson for a very special conversation looking back on the Best Actress series, talking about some of my favorite years to cover, my podcasting process, and answering your questions! Thank you all so much for listening, especially those who have been there from the beginning. 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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2024 Best Actress (feat. Andrew Carden)
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back The Awards Connection's Andrew Carden to discuss the 2024 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Mikey Madison won for her performance in "Anora," beating Cynthia Erivo in "Wicked," Karla Sofía Gascón in "Emilia Pérez," Demi Moore in "The Substance," and Fernanda Torres in "I'm Still Here." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Madison. This is it, folks! 0:00 - 14:12 - Introduction 14:13 - 32:51 - Cynthia Erivo 32:52 - 52:05 - Karla Sofía Gascón 52:06 - 1:20:13 - Demi Moore 1:20:14 - 1:40:17 - Fernanda Torres 1:40:18 - 2:03:19 - Mikey Madison 2:03:20 - 3:06:17 - Why Mikey Madison won / listener questions 3:06:18 - 3:14:04 - 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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2023 Best Actress (feat. Joyce Eng)
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
"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.
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