And the Runner-Up Is

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 54th 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 a special guest 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 Christof about Richard Glenville's "Becket," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "My Fair Lady" in 1964. This episode includes a review of the film itself and a discussion of its awards run! 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 Christof on Twitter: @JudgeRoySnyder Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Music featured in this episode: "Main Title" - Laurence Rosenthal

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 53rd 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 a special guest 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 Chelsea Eichholz about John Schlesinger's "Darling," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "The Sound of Music" in 1965. This episode includes a review of the film itself and a discussion of its awards run! (apologies for the bad quality of my audio on this episode; had a mic issue!) 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 Chels on Twitter: @Chels725 Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Music featured in this episode: "Opening Titles" - John Dankworth

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Fritz, of Fritz and the Oscars, to discuss the 1949 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Olivia de Havilland won for her performance in "The Heiress," beating Jeanne Crain in "Pinky," Susan Hayward in "My Foolish Heart," Deborah Kerr in "Edward, My Son," and Loretta Young in "Come to the Stable." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to de Havilland. 0:00 - 11:09 - Introduction 11:10 - 36:42 - Jeanne Crain 36:43 - 55:12 - Susan Hayward 55:13 - 1:21:59 - Deborah Kerr 1:22:00 - 1:43:29 - Loretta Young 1:43:30 - 2:06:21 - Olivia de Havilland 2:06:22 - 2:28:24 - Why Olivia de Havilland won / Twitter questions 2:28:25 - 2:34:27 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Fritz on Twitter and YouTube 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 this PREVIEW of the 52nd 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 a special guest 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 Ryan McQuade about Robert Wise's "The Sand Pebbles," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "A Man for All Seasons" in 1966. This episode includes a review of the film itself and a discussion of its awards run! 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 Ryan McQuade on Twitter: @ryanmcquade77 Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Music featured in this episode: "The Sand Pebbles (Main Title)" - Jerry Goldsmith

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Matt Duffy to discuss the 1948 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Jane Wyman won for her performance in "Johnny Belinda," beating Ingrid Bergman in "Joan of Arc," Olivia de Havilland in "The Snake Pit," Irene Dunne in "I Remember Mama," and Barbara Stanwyck in "Sorry, Wrong Number." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Wyman. 0:00 - 9:44 - Introduction 9:45 - 30:46 - Ingrid Bergman 30:47 - 54:36 - Olivia de Havilland 54:37 - 1:14:59 - Irene Dunne 1:15:00 - 1:35:16 - Barbara Stanwyck 1:35:17 - 1:54:54 - Jane Wyman 1:54:55 - 2:18:43 - Why Jane Wyman won / Twitter questions 2:18:44 - 2:24:07 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Matt Duffy on Twitter and TikTok 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 Nathaniel Rogers to discuss the 1947 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Loretta Young won for her performance in "The Farmer's Daughter," beating Joan Crawford in "Possessed," Susan Hayward in "Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman," Dorothy McGuire in "Gentleman's Agreement," and Rosalind Russell in "Mourning Becomes Electra." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Young. 0:00 - 6:39 - Introduction 6:40 - 25:19 - Joan Crawford 25:20 - 44:25 - Susan Hayward 44:26 - 1:00:04 - Dorothy McGuire 1:00:05 - 1:17:47 - Rosalind Russell 1:17:48 - 1:31:45 - Loretta Young 1:31:46 - 1:49:55 - Why Loretta Young won / Twitter questions 1:49:56 - 1:53:38 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Nathaniel Rogers 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 Joyce Eng to discuss the 1946 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Olivia de Havilland won for her performance in "To Each His Own," beating Celia Johnson in "Brief Encounter," Jennifer Jones in "Duel in the Sun," Rosalind Russell in "Sister Kenny," and Jane Wyman in "The Yearling." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to de Havilland. 0:00 - 8:51 - Introduction 8:52 - 35:00 - Celia Johnson 35:01 - 1:05:15 - Jennifer Jones 1:05:16 - 1:21:20 - Rosalind Russell 1:21:21 - 1:36:50 - Jane Wyman 1:36:51 - 1:53:26 - Olivia de Havilland 1:53:27 - 2:20:02 - Why Olivia de Havilland won / Twitter questions 2:20:03 - 2:31:07 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Joyce Eng 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 this PREVIEW of the 51st 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 a special guest 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 Ronaldo Sosa about Stanley Kramer's "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "In the Heat of the Night" in 1967. This episode includes a review of the film itself and a discussion of its awards run! 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 Ronaldo Sosa on Twitter: @rsantana2024 Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Music featured in this episode: "The Glory of Love" - Frank DeVol

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 50th 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 a special guest 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 Murtada Elfadl about William Wyler's "Funny Girl," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "Oliver!" in 1968. This episode includes a review of the film itself and a discussion of its awards run! 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 Murtada Elfadl on Twitter: @ME_Says Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Music featured in this episode: "Don't Rain on My Parade" - Barbra Streisand

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Raquel Stecher to discuss the 1945 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Joan Crawford won for her performance in "Mildred Pierce," beating Ingrid Bergman in "The Bells of St. Mary's," Greer Garson in "The Valley of Decision," Jennifer Jones in "Love Letters," and Gene Tierney in "Leave Her to Heaven." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Crawford. 0:00 - 8:59 - Introduction 9:00 - 25:48 - Ingrid Bergman 25:49 - 45:05 - Greer Garson 45:06 - 1:04:52 - Jennifer Jones 1:04:53 - 1:25:36 - Gene Tierney 1:25:37 - 1:46:16 - Joan Crawford 1:46:17 - 2:03:29 - Why Joan Crawford won / Twitter questions 2:03:30 - 2:09:34 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Raquel Stecher 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