And the Runner-Up Is

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

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Zach Laws to discuss the 1944 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Ingrid Bergman won for her performance in "Gaslight," beating Claudette Colbert in "Since You Went Away," Bette Davis in "Mr. Skeffington," Greer Garson in "Mrs. Parkington," and Barbara Stanwyck in "Double Indemnity." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Bergman. 0:00 - 8:53 - Introduction 8:54 - 28:40 - Claudette Colbert 28:41 - 50:57 - Bette Davis 50:57 - 1:10:59 - Greer Garson 1:11:00 - 1:35:25 - Barbara Stanwyck 1:35:26 - 1:51:49 - Ingrid Bergman 1:51:50 - 2:15:38 - Why Ingrid Bergman won / Twitter questions 2:15:39 - 2:25:41 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Zach Laws 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 Le Noir Auteur founder Terence Johnson to discuss the 1943 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Jennifer Jones won for her performance in "The Song of Bernadette," beating Jean Arthur in "The More the Merrier," Ingrid Bergman in "For Whom the Bell Tolls," Joan Fontaine in "The Constant Nymph," and Greer Garson in "Madame Curie." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Jones. 0:00 - 9:05 - Introduction 9:06 - 31:22 - Jean Arthur 31:23 - 50:34 - Ingrid Bergman 50:35 - 1:11:45 - Joan Fontaine 1:11:46 - 1:32:50 - Greer Garson 1:32:55 - 1:50:49 - Jennifer Jones 1:50:50 - 2:08:13 - Why Jennifer Jones won / Twitter questions 2:08:14 - 2:15:17 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Terence Johnson 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 49th 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 Josh Parham about Costa-Gavras's "Z," the possible runner-up that lost Best Picture to "Midnight Cowboy" in 1969. 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 Josh Parham on Twitter: @JRParham Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Clip featured in this episode: "Z" - Cinema V

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Next Best Picture writer/podcaster Casey Lee Clark to discuss the 1942 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Greer Garson won for her performance in "Mrs. Miniver," beating Bette Davis in "Now, Voyager," Katharine Hepburn in "Woman of the Year," Rosalind Russell in "My Sister Eileen," and Teresa Wright in "The Pride of the Yankees." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Garson. 0:00 - 9:15 - Introduction 9:16 - 30:04 - Bette Davis 30:05 - 48:54 - Katharine Hepburn 48:55 - 1:06:29 - Rosalind Russell 1:06:30 - 1:20:42 - Teresa Wright 1:20:43 - 1:33:13 - Greer Garson 1:33:14 - 1:54:52 - Why Greer Garson won / Twitter questions 1:54:53 - 2:01:54 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Casey Lee Clark 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 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 Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara

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 Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara

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 Clips included on this episode from: "Enchanted April" (Miramax) "Howards End" (Columbia)