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Kevin welcomes Nathaniel Rogers, creator and owner of The Film Experience, to talk about Hal Ashby's Vietnam-era romantic drama 'Coming Home,' the likely runner-up in the 1978 Oscar race that lost to 'The Deer Hunter.' 0:00 - 1:26 - Introduction 1:27 - 26:29 - 'Coming Home' review  26:30 - 54:55 - Why 'Coming Home' lost Best Picture 54:56 - 1:18:01 - Shoulda been a contender 1:18:02 - 1:22:29 - Did 'Coming Home' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Nathaniel Rogers on Twitter: @nathanielr Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin is joined by OscarWatch Podcast co-host Stephen Buja to talk about Francis Ford Coppola's epic psychological drama 'Apocalypse Now,' the likely runner-up in the 1979 Oscar race that lost to 'Kramer vs. Kramer.' 0:00 - 1:33 - Introduction 1:34 - 41:32 - 'Apocalypse Now' review  41:33 - 1:23:30 - Why 'Apocalypse Now' lost Best Picture 1:23:31 - 1:44:00 - Shoulda been a contender 1:44:01 - 1:51:30 - Did 'Apocalypse Now' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Stephen Buja's podcast on Twitter: @OscarWatchPod Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin welcomes back Gold Derby senior editor Joyce Eng to talk about Martin Scorsese's seminal boxing drama 'Raging Bull,' the likely runner-up in the 1980 Oscar race that lost to 'Ordinary People.' 0:00 - 1:24 - Introduction 1:25 - 29:17 - 'Raging Bull' review  29:18 - 1:15:47 - Why 'Raging Bull' lost Best Picture 1:15:48 - 1:36:11 - Shoulda been a contender 1:36:12 - 1:48:18 - Did 'Raging Bull' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Joyce Eng on Twitter: @joyceeng61 Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin brings back Gold Derby colleague Zach Laws about Warren Beatty's epic docudrama 'Reds,' the likely runner-up in the 1981 Oscar race that lost to 'Chariots of Fire.' 0:00 - 1:17 - Introduction 1:18 - 35:50 - 'Reds' review  32:24 - 1:19:32 - Why 'Reds' lost Best Picture 1:19:33 - 1:58:45 - Shoulda been a contender 1:58:46 - 2:06:40 - Did 'Reds' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Zach Laws on Twitter: @zachlaws Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin speaks with OscarWatch Podcast co-host Amy Thomasson  about Steven Spielberg's iconic sci-fi drama 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,' the likely runner-up in the 1982 Oscar race that lost to 'Gandhi.' 0:00 - 1:21 - Introduction 1:22 - 32:23 - 'E.T.' review  32:24 - 1:15:10 - Why 'E.T.' lost Best Picture 1:15:11 - 1:37:52 - Shoulda been a contender 1:37:53 - 1:44:28 - Did 'E.T.' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Amy Thomasson on Twitter: @athomasson11 Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin welcomes back Not Her Again host Michael Domanico to talk about Bruce Beresford's quiet character drama 'Tender Mercies,' the likely runner-up in the 1983 Oscar race that lost to 'Terms of Endearment.' 0:00 - 1:18 - Introduction 1:19 - 36:31 - 'Tender Mercies' review  36:32 - 1:18:00 - Why 'Tender Mercies' lost Best Picture 1:18:01 - 1:44:14 - Shoulda been a contender 1:44:15 - 1:54:19 - Did 'Tender Mercies' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Michael Domanico on Twitter: @cateblanchetttt Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin brings back Gold Derby colleague Tony Ruiz to talk about David Lean's sweeping epic 'A Passage to India,' the likely runner-up in the 1984 Oscar race that lost to 'Amadeus.' 0:00 - 1:18 - Introduction 1:19 - 42:57 - 'A Passage to India' review  42:58 - 1:22:57 - Why 'A Passage to India' lost Best Picture 1:22:58 - 1:34:41 - Shoulda been a contender 1:34:42 - 1:40:14 - Did 'A Passage to India' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Tony Ruiz on Twitter: @goldderbytony Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin brings back the very first guest on this show, Sebastian Gronback, to talk about Peter Weir's crime thriller 'Witness,' the likely runner-up in the 1985 Oscar race that lost to 'Out of Africa.' 0:00 - 1:15 - Introduction 1:16 - 29:54 - 'Witness' review  29:55 - 1:15:36 - Why 'Witness' lost Best Picture 1:15:37 - 1:46:12 - Shoulda been a contender 1:46:13 - 1:51:29 - Did 'Witness' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Sebastian Gronback on Twitter: @sebasgronback Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin welcomes former USA Today writer, film critic and Gold Derby senior editor Susan Wloszczyna to talk about Woody Allen's comedy-drama 'Hannah and Her Sisters,' the likely runner-up in the 1986 Oscar race that lost to 'Platoon.' 0:00 - 1:16 - Introduction 1:17 - 27:42 - 'Hannah and Her Sisters' review  27:43 - 45:00 - Why 'Hannah and Her Sisters' lost Best Picture 45:01 - 1:02:09 - Shoulda been a contender 1:02:10 - 1:06:36 - Did 'Hannah and Her Sisters' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Susan Wloszczyna on Twitter: @wozerina Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin brings back Gold Derby colleague and The Awards Connection writer Andrew Carden to talk about Norman Jewison's beloved romantic comedy 'Moonstruck,' the likely runner-up in the 1987 Oscar race that lost to 'The Last Emperor.' 0:00 - 1:13 - Introduction 1:14 - 32:00 - 'Moonstruck' review  32:01 - 1:13:55 - Why 'Moonstruck' lost Best Picture 1:13:56 - 1:33:04 - Shoulda been a contender 1:33:05 - 1:41:15 - Did 'Moonstruck' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Andrew Carden on Twitter: @AwardsConnect Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin chats with AwardsDaily writer Jazz Tangcay to talk about Stephen Frears' costume drama 'Dangerous Liaisons,' the likely runner-up in the 1988 Oscar race that lost to 'Rain Man.' 0:00 - 1:23 - Introduction 1:24 - 30:50 - 'Dangerous Liaisons' review  30:51 - 57:05 - Why 'Dangerous Liaisons' lost Best Picture 57:06 - 1:10:48 - Shoulda been a contender 1:10:49 - 1:14:09 - Did 'Dangerous Liaisons' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Jazz Tangcay on Twitter: @jazzt Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin is joined by Next Best Picture writer and podcaster Josh Parham to talk about Oliver Stone's Ron Kovic biopic 'Born on the Fourth of July,' the likely runner-up in the 1989 Oscar race that lost to 'Driving Miss Daisy.' 0:00 - 1:26 - Introduction 1:27 - 34:44 - 'Born on the Fourth of July' review  34:45 - 1:03:25 - Why 'Born on the Fourth of July' lost Best Picture 1:03:26 - 1:28:52 - Shoulda been a contender 1:28:53 - 1:34:40 - Did 'Born on the Fourth of July' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Josh Parham on Twitter: @JRParham Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin welcomes back Gold Derby colleague Amanda Spears to talk about Martin Scorsese's gangster epic 'GoodFellas,' the likely runner-up in the 1990 Oscar race that lost to 'Dances with Wolves.' 0:00 - 1:23 - Introduction 1:24 - 35:27 - 'GoodFellas' review  35:28 - 1:09:47 - Why 'GoodFellas' lost Best Picture 1:09:48 - 1:25:40 - Shoulda been a contender 1:25:41 - 1:31:50 - Did 'GoodFellas' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Amanda Spears on Twitter: @msamandaspears Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin brings in Gold Derby managing editor Chris Beachum to talk about Barry Levinson's gangster biopic 'Bugsy,' the likely runner-up in the 1991 Oscar race that lost to 'The Silence of the Lambs.' 0:00 - 1:20 - Introduction 1:21 - 27:35 - 'Bugsy' review  27:36 - 54:27 - Why 'Bugsy' lost Best Picture 54:28 - 1:06:46 - Shoulda been a contender 1:06:47 - 1:10:20 - Did 'Bugsy' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Chris Beachum at: GoldDerby.com Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin Jacobsen welcomes back Gold Derby colleague and now Next Best Picture writer Tom O'Brien to talk about James Ivory's sumptuous costume drama 'Howards End,' the likely runner-up in the 1992 Oscar race that lost to 'Unforgiven.' 0:00 - 1:18 - Introduction 1:19 - 36:58 - 'Howards End' review  36:59 - 1:14:32 - Why 'Howards End' lost Best Picture 1:14:33 - 1:32:02 - Shoulda been a contender 1:32:03 - 1:36:31 - Did 'Howards End' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Tom O'Brien on Twitter and at his website: @thomaseobrien and ExactChangeToday.com Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin brings back writer and podcaster for AwardsCircuit, podcaster for Citizen Dame and The Watch and Talk and now Rotten Tomatoes-approve critic Karen Peterson about Jane Campion's drama 'The Piano,' the likely runner-up in the 1993 Oscar race that lost to 'Schindler's List.' 0:00 - 1:33 - Introduction 1:34 - 42:15 - 'The Piano' review  42:16 - 1:10:27 - Why 'The Piano' lost Best Picture 1:10:28 - 1:36:30 - Shoulda been a contender 1:36:31 - 1:41:05 - Did 'The Piano' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Karen Peterson on Twitter: @KarenMPeterson Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin talks with InSession Film's Ryan McQuade about Quentin Tarantino's iconic crime dramedy 'Pulp Fiction,' the likely runner-up in the 1994 Oscar race that lost to 'Forrest Gump.' 0:00 - 1:36 - Introduction 1:37 - 40:32 - 'Pulp Fiction' review  40:33 - 1:24:05 - Why 'Pulp Fiction' lost Best Picture 1:24:06 - 1:47:08 - Shoulda been a contender 1:47:07 - 1:55:31 - Did 'Pulp Fiction' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Ryan McQuade on Twitter: @ryanmcquade77 Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin speaks with Screeners Podcast host and Next Best Picture writer Daniel Howat to discuss Ron Howard's space action thriller 'Apollo 13,' the likely runner-up in the 1995 Oscar race that lost to 'Braveheart.' 0:00 - 1:15 - Introduction 1:16 - 27:04 - 'Apollo 13' review  27:05 - 55:37 - Why 'Apollo 13' lost Best Picture 55:38 - 1:21:20 - Shoulda been a contender 1:21:21 - 1:25:11 - Did 'Apollo 13' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Daniel Howat on Twitter: @howatdk Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin brings back the founder of AwardsWatch, Erik Anderson, to discuss Joel Coen's comedic crime thriller 'Fargo,' the likely runner-up in the 1996 Oscar race that lost to 'The English Patient.' 0:00 - 1:15 - Introduction 1:16 - 32:33 - 'Fargo' review  32:34 - 1:00:39 - Why 'Fargo' lost Best Picture 1:00:40 - 1:19:31 - Shoulda been a contender 1:19:32 - 1:23:15 - Did 'Fargo' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Erik Anderson on Twitter: @awards_watch Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin welcomes one of his friends Ashley Kus (from the Record-Journal) to discuss Curtis Hanson's film noir crime thriller 'L.A. Confidential,' the likely runner-up in the 1997 Oscar race that lost to 'Titanic.' 0:00 - 1:40 - Introduction 1:41 - 30:15 - 'L.A. Confidential' review  30:16 - 1:09:23 - Why 'L.A. Confidential' lost Best Picture 1:09:24 - 1:25:52 - Shoulda been a contender 1:25:53 - 1:34:31 - Did 'L.A. Confidential' deserve to win? 1:34:32 - 2:01:28 - New Academy changes Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Ashley Kus on Twitter: @KusReporter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich