And the Runner-Up Is

Kevin Jacobsen
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Apr 4, 2018 • 1h 12min

Boyhood (feat. Michael Domanico)

Host Kevin Jacobsen welcomes Michael Domanico from the Not Her Again podcast to talk about Richard Linklater's experimental coming of age film 'Boyhood,' the runner-up in the 2014 Oscar race that lost to 'Birdman.' 0:00 - 1:15 - Introduction 1:16 - 32:50 - 'Boyhood' review 32:51 - 51:33 - Why 'Boyhood' lost Best Picture 51:34 - 1:01:06 - Shoulda been a contender 1:01:07 - 1:12:18 - Did 'Boyhood' 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
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Mar 28, 2018 • 1h 6min

The Revenant (feat. Amanda Spears)

Host Kevin Jacobsen is joined by his Gold Derby colleague Amanda Spears to talk about Alejandro G. Iñárritu's epic revenge western 'The Revenant,' which got star Leonardo DiCaprio his overdue Oscar but lost Best Picture to a decidedly more understated film 'Spotlight.' Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. 0:00 - 1:08 - Introduction 1:09 - 25:09 - 'The Revenant' review 25:10 - 47:08 - Why 'The Revenant' lost Best Picture 47:09 - 58:30 - Shoulda been a contender 58:31 - 1:05:33 - Did 'The Revenant' deserve to win? 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
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Mar 21, 2018 • 1h 26min

La La Land (feat. Charlie Bright)

Surprise! 'The Oscar Almost Went To' has now become 'And the Runner-Up Is.' Host Kevin Jacobsen explains why in the introduction. This week, Kevin is joined by his Gold Derby colleague Charlie Bright to talk about Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land,' which lost Best Picture in the most insane upset in Oscar history to 'Moonlight.' Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. 0:00 - 1:27 - Introduction 1:28 - 30:28 - 'La La Land' review 30:29 - 55:39 - Why 'La La Land' lost Best Picture 55:40 - 1:07:00 - Shoulda been a contender 1:07:01 - 1:26:00 - Did 'La La Land' deserve to win? Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Charlie Bright on Twitter: @charlesbright Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich
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Mar 11, 2018 • 1h 7min

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (feat. Sebastian Gronback)

In the inaugural episode of The Oscar Almost Went To, host Kevin Jacobsen welcomes his podcasting co-host from You've Got Treemail, Sebastian Gronback, to discuss Martin McDonagh's 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,' which lost the 2017 Best Picture race to 'The Shape of Water.' Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. 0:00 - 1:53 - Introduction 1:54 - 39:07 - 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' review 39:08 - 50:00 - Why 'Three Billboards' lost Best Picture 50:01 - 57:13 - Shoulda been a contender 57:13 - 1:06:34 - Did 'Three Billboards' deserve to win? Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Sebastian Gronback on Twitter: @sebasgronback Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

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