And the Runner-Up Is

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: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara

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 Artists

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" - Keith Carradine

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 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 Nicole Ackman of Next Best Picture and Petticoats and Poppies to discuss the 1928-29 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Mary Pickford won for her performance in "Coquette," beating Ruth Chatterton in "Madame X," Betty Compson in "The Barker," Jeanne Eagels in "The Letter," Corinne Griffith in "The Divine Lady," and Bessie Love in "The Broadway Melody." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Pickford. 0:00 - 11:21 - Introduction 11:22 - 27:27 - Ruth Chatterton 27:28 - 31:00 - Betty Compson 31:01 - 44:46 - Jeanne Eagels 44:47 - 57:21 - Corinne Griffith 57:22 - 1:06:45 - Bessie Love 1:06:51 - 1:16:30 - Mary Pickford 1:16:57 - 1:31:58 - Why Mary Pickford won / Twitter questions 1:31:59 - 1:38:51 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Nicole Ackman 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

In the season premiere of And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes The Awards Connection and AwardsWatch writer Andrew Carden to discuss the 1927-28 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Janet Gaynor won for her three performances in "7th Heaven," "Street Angel," and "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans," beating Louise Dresser for "A Ship Comes In" and Gloria Swanson for "Sadie Thompson." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Gaynor. 0:00 - 12:10 - Introduction 12:11 - 28:14 - Louise Dresser 28:15 - 47:35 - Gloria Swanson 47:41 - 1:07:57 - Janet Gaynor 1:07:57 - 1:26:48 - Why Janet Gaynor won / Twitter questions 1:26:49 - 1:34:49 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Andrew Carden 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

It's time for a new era of And the Runner-Up Is! On this episode, Kevin is joined by Sebastian Gronback in breaking down what you can expect for the upcoming Best Actress series, revealing the premiere date, the episode rollout, how the structure of the show will change, and more! Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! 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 back Next Best Picture writer and podcaster Josh Parham to talk about Florian Zeller's 'The Father,' the presumed runner-up in the 2020-21 Oscar race that lost to 'Nomadland.' 0:00 - 1:35 - Introduction 1:36 - 43:10 - 'The Father' review 43:11 - 2:29:16 - Why 'The Father' lost Best Picture 2:28:44 - 2:42:16 - Shoulda been a contender 2:42:16 - 2:46:45 - Did 'The Father' deserve to win? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! 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

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 42nd 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 Ryan McQuade and Michael Domanico about Alan J. Pakula's "All the President's Men," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "Rocky" in 1976. 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 Ryan McQuade on Twitter: @ryanmcquade77 Follow Nicole Ackman on Twitter: @mjdomanico Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Music featured in this episode: "Deep Throat II" - David Shire

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 41st 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 Murtada Elfadl and Nicole Ackman about Fred Zinnemann's "Julia," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "Annie Hall" in 1977. 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 Murtada Elfadl on Twitter: @ME_Says Follow Nicole Ackman on Twitter: @nicoleackman16 Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp