And The Runner-up Is

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Academy Queens co-host Brandon Stanwyck to discuss the 1941 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Joan Fontaine won for her performance in "Suspicion," beating Bette Davis in "The Little Foxes," Olivia de Havilland in "Hold Back the Dawn," Greer Garson in "Blossoms in the Dust," and Barbara Stanwyck in "Ball of Fire." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Fontaine. 0:00 - 10:23 - Introduction 10:24 - 31:50 - Bette Davis 31:51 - 48:11 - Olivia de Havilland 48:12 - 1:12:10 - Greer Garson 1:12:11 - 1:36:10 - Barbara Stanwyck 1:36:11 - 1:49:24 - Joan Fontaine 1:49:25 - 2:14:48 - Why Joan Fontaine won / Twitter questions 2:14:49 - 2:21:34 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Brandon Stanwyck on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional M

This week on the season premiere of And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes TCM host Alicia Malone to discuss the 1940 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Ginger Rogers won for her performance in "Kitty Foyle," beating Bette Davis in "The Letter," Joan Fontaine in "Rebecca," Katharine Hepburn in "The Philadelphia Story," and Martha Scott in "Our Town." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Rogers. 0:00 - 10:56 - Introduction 10:57 - 29:33 - Bette Davis 29:34 - 53:21 - Joan Fontaine 53:22 - 1:13:07 - Katharine Hepburn 1:13:08 - 1:32:15 - Martha Scott 1:32:16 - 1:51:15 - Ginger Rogers 1:51:16 - 2:09:32 - Why Ginger Rogers won / Twitter questions 2:09:33 - 2:15:03 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Alicia Malone on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ide

Listen to a PREVIEW of the ninth 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 Marisa Tomei winning Best Supporting Actress for "My Cousin Vinny" at the 1992 Oscars. This episode includes a breakdown of each nominee, a discussion of why they were nominated, why four of them lost, why Tomei 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 on this episode: "Way Down South" by The Fabulous Thunderbirds C

Listen to a PREVIEW of the seventh 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 Christof about 1988's "Bagdad Cafe," which was only nominated in Best Original Song for "Calling You." This episode includes a review of the film, a discussion of its award season, and which categories Kevin and Christof 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 Christof on Twitter: @JudgeRoySnyder Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter:      @OscarRunnerUp Clip included on this episode:      "Bagdad Cafe" - Island Pictures

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 48th episode of On Second Thought, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! On Second Thought is a series in which Kevin is joined by TWO special guests in breaking down another Best Picture nominee not reviewed on the regular show that could have still been the runner-up. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Baby Clyde and Eoin Daly about Arthur Hiller's "Love Story," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "Patton" in 1970. This episode includes a review of the film itself, its awards run, and another fun quiz!   You can listen to the full episode of On Second Thought by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $3 per month tier. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter:     @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Baby Clyde on Twitter: @BabyClydeOscars Follow Eoin Daly on Twitter: @eoindaily Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter:      @OscarRunnerUp Music featured in this episode: "Love Story Theme" - Francis Lai

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 47th episode of On Second Thought, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! On Second Thought is a series in which Kevin is joined by TWO special guests in breaking down another Best Picture nominee not reviewed on the regular show that could have still been the runner-up. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Michael Schwartz and Dan Bayer about Norman Jewison's "Fiddler on the Roof," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "The French Connection" in 1971. This episode includes a review of the film itself, its awards run, and another fun quiz!   You can listen to the full episode of On Second Thought by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $3 per month tier. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter:     @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Michael Schwartz on Twitter: @mschwartz95 Follow Dan Bayer on Twitter: @dancindanonfilm Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter:      @OscarRunnerUp Clip featured in this episode: "Tradit

This week on the season finale of And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Keep It cohost Louis Virtel to discuss the 1939 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Vivien Leigh won for her performance in "Gone with the Wind," beating Bette Davis in "Dark Victory," Irene Dunne in "Love Affair," Greta Garbo in "Ninotchka," and Greer Garson in "Goodbye, Mr. Chips." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Leigh. 0:00 - 9:41 - Introduction 9:42 - 24:19 - Bette Davis 24:20 - 38:44 - Irene Dunne 38:45 - 53:28 - Greta Garbo 53:29 - 1:08:39 - Greer Garson 1:08:44 - 1:31:11 - Vivien Leigh 1:32:12 - 1:54:17 - Why Vivien Leigh won / Twitter questions 1:54:18 - 2:00:40 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Louis Virtel 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

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Dashiell M. Silva to discuss the 1938 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Bette Davis won for her performance in "Jezebel," beating Fay Bainter in "White Banners," Wendy Hiller in "Pygmalion," Norma Shearer in "Marie Antoinette," and Margaret Sullavan in "Three Comrades." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Davis. 0:00 - 9:26 - Introduction 9:27 - 25:41 - Fay Bainter 25:42 - 47:48 - Wendy Hiller 51:14 - 1:10:25 - Norma Shearer 1:10:26 - 1:25:15 - Margaret Sullavan 1:25:20 - 1:43:11 - Bette Davis 1:43:12 - 2:08:28 - Why Bette Davis won / Twitter questions 2:08:29 - 2:15:00 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Dashiell M. Silva 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:

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Sophia Ciminello from the Oscar Wild podcast to discuss the 1937 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Luise Rainer won for her performance in "The Good Earth," beating Irene Dunne in "The Awful Truth," Greta Garbo in "Camille," Janet Gaynor in "A Star Is Born," and Barbara Stanwyck in "Stella Dallas." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Rainer. 0:00 - 9:55 - Introduction 9:56 - 31:04 - Irene Dunne 31:05 - 51:13 - Greta Garbo 51:14 - 1:08:09 - Janet Gaynor 1:08:10 - 1:24:10 - Barbara Stanwyck 1:24:11 - 1:41:36 - Luise Rainer 1:41:37 - 2:07:45 - Why Luise Rainer won / Twitter questions 2:07:46 - 2:14:05 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Sophia Ciminello on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident"

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 46th episode of On Second Thought, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! On Second Thought is a series in which Kevin is joined by TWO special guests in breaking down another Best Picture nominee not reviewed on the regular show that could have still been the runner-up. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Juan Carlos Ojano and Fritz about Jan Troell's "The Emigrants," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "The Godfather" in 1972. This episode includes a review of the film itself, its awards run, and another fun quiz!   You can listen to the full episode of On Second Thought by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $3 per month tier. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter:     @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Juan Carlos Ojano on Twitter: @carlosojano Follow Fritz on Twitter: @FritzandOscars Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter:      @OscarRunnerUp

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Izzy from the Be Kind Rewind YouTube channel to discuss the 1936 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Luise Rainer won for her performance in "The Great Ziegfeld," beating Irene Dunne in "Theodora Goes Wild," Gladys George in "Valiant Is the Word for Carrie," Carole Lombard in "My Man Godfrey," and Norma Shearer in "Romeo and Juliet." We discuss all of these performances and discuss why the confirmed runner-up was the runner-up. 0:00 - 7:35 - Introduction 7:36 - 23:13 - Irene Dunne 23:14 - 36:59 - Gladys George 37:00 - 54:04 - Carole Lombard 54:05 - 1:06:53 - Norma Shearer 1:06:54 - 1:18:39 - Luise Rainer 1:18:40 - 1:36:17 - Why Luise Rainer won / Twitter questions 1:36:18 - 1:42:24 - Why was ____ the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Izzy on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Stormi

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Manish Mathur of It Pod to be You and Queer and Now to discuss the 1935 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Bette Davis won for her performance in "Dangerous," beating Elisabeth Bergner in "Escape Me Never," Claudette Colbert in "Private Worlds," Katharine Hepburn in "Alice Adams," Miriam Hopkins in "Becky Sharp," and Merle Oberon in "The Dark Angel." We discuss all of these performances and discuss why the confirmed runner-up was the runner-up. 0:00 - 14:43 - Introduction 14:44 - 30:04 - Elisabeth Bergner 30:05 - 43:18 - Claudette Colbert 43:18 - 1:00:43 - Katharine Hepburn 1:00:44 - 1:12:57 - Miriam Hopkins 1:12:58 - 1:26:10 - Merle Oberon 1:26:11 - 1:37:04 - Bette Davis 1:37:05 - 1:51:44 - Why Bette Davis won / Twitter questions 1:51:45 - 1:58:54 - Why was ____ the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Manish Mathur on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and In

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Kimberly Pierce of Ticklish Business to discuss the 1934 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Claudette Colbert won for her performance in "It Happened One Night," beating Grace Moore in "One Night of Love" and Norma Shearer in "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," plus write-in candidate Bette Davis in "Of Human Bondage." We discuss all of these performances and discuss why the confirmed runner-up was the runner-up. 0:00 - 8:37 - Introduction 8:38 - 23:05 - Grace Moore 23:06 - 43:09 - Norma Shearer 43:10 - 1:04:00 - Bette Davis 1:04:01 - 1:21:30 - Claudette Colbert 1:21:31 - 1:53:25 - Why Claudette Colbert won / Twitter questions 1:53:26 - 1:59:29 - Why was ____ the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Kimberly Pierce 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 B

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 45th episode of On Second Thought, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! On Second Thought is a series in which Kevin is joined by TWO special guests in breaking down another Best Picture nominee not reviewed on the regular show that could have still been the runner-up. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Charlie Bright and Lauren LaMagna about George Lucas's "American Graffiti," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "The Sting" in 1973. This episode includes a review of the film itself, its awards run, and another fun quiz!   You can listen to the full episode of On Second Thought by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $3 per month tier. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter:     @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Charlie Bright on Twitter: @charlesbright Follow Lauren LaMagna on Twitter: @laurenlamango Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter:      @OscarRunnerUp Music featured in this episode: "Rock Around the

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Cláudio Alves of The Film Experience to discuss the 1932-33 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Katharine Hepburn won for her performance in "Morning Glory," beating May Robson in "Lady for a Day" and Diana Wynyard in "Cavalcade." We discuss all of these nominated performances and discuss why the confirmed runner-up was the runner-up. 0:00 - 8:56 - Introduction 8:57 - 28:35 - May Robson 28:36 - 49:54 - Diana Wynyard 49:55 - 1:04:59 - Katharine Hepburn 1:05:00 - 1:35:06 - Why Katharine Hepburn won / Twitter questions 1:35:07 - 1:42:42 - Why was ____ the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Cláudio Alves 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 And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Samantha Ellis of Ticklish Business and Classic Movie Hub to discuss the 1931-32 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Helen Hayes won for her performance in "The Sin of Madelon Claudet," beating Marie Dressler in "Emma" and Lynn Fontanne in "The Guardsman." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Hayes. 0:00 - 11:55 - Introduction 11:56 - 30:00 - Marie Dressler 30:01 - 45:00 - Lynn Fontanne 45:01 - 1:00:45 - Helen Hayes 1:00:46 - 1:13:02 - Why Helen Hayes won / Twitter questions 1:13:03 - 1:22:47 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Samantha Ellis 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 And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Chelsea Eichholz of The Community Rewatch Podcast and Untitled Cinema Gals to discuss the 1930-31 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Marie Dressler won for her performance in "Min and Bill," beating Marlene Dietrich in "Morocco," Irene Dunne in "Cimarron," Ann Harding in "Holiday," and Norma Shearer in "A Free Soul." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Dressler. 0:00 - 9:05 - Introduction 9:06 - 30:23 - Marlene Dietrich 30:24 - 47:23 - Irene Dunne 47:24 - 1:01:27 - Ann Harding 1:01:28 - 1:18:30 - Norma Shearer 1:18:31 - 1:30:28 - Marie Dressler 1:30:29 - 1:52:13 - Why Marie Dressler won / Twitter questions 1:52:14 - 1:59:00 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Chelsea Eichholz on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music:

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 44th episode of On Second Thought, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! On Second Thought is a series in which Kevin is joined by TWO special guests in breaking down another Best Picture nominee not reviewed on the regular show that could have still been the runner-up. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Erik Anderson and Joey Gentile about Bob Fosse's "Lenny," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "The Godfather Part II" in 1974. This episode includes a review of the film itself, its awards run, and another fun quiz!   You can listen to the full episode of On Second Thought by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $3 per month tier. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter:     @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Erik Anderson on Twitter: @awards_watch Follow Joey Gentile on Twitter: @JoeyGentile1992 Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter:      @OscarRunnerUp Clips featured in this episode from "Lenny" - United Art

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 43rd episode of On Second Thought, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! On Second Thought is a series in which Kevin is joined by TWO special guests in breaking down another Best Picture nominee not reviewed on the regular show that could have still been the runner-up. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Tom O'Brien and Daniel Howat about Robert Altman's "Nashville," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1975. This episode includes a review of the film itself, its awards run, and another fun quiz!   You can listen to the full episode of On Second Thought 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 Daniel Howat on Twitter: @howatdk Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter:      @OscarRunnerUp Music featured in this episode: "I'm Easy" - Keit

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Cody Dericks of Next Best Picture and Halloweeners: A Horror Movie Podcast to discuss the 1929-30 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Norma Shearer won for her performance in "The Divorcee," beating Nancy Carroll in "The Devil's Holiday," Ruth Chatterton in "Sarah and Son," Greta Garbo in "Anna Christie" and "Romance," Gloria Swanson in "The Trespasser," and herself(!) in "Their Own Desire." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Shearer. 0:00 - 10:44 - Introduction 10:45 - 21:11 - Nancy Carroll 21:12 - 30:42 - Ruth Chatterton 30:43 - 53:06 - Greta Garbo 53:07 - 1:03:30 - Gloria Swanson 1:03:31 - 1:25:30 - Norma Shearer 1:25:31 - 1:43:45 - Why Norma Shearer won / Twitter questions 1:43:46 - 1:50:23 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Cody Dericks on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Inst