And the Runner-Up Is

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: "Tradition" - Fiddler on the Roof

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 Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara

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: Brian O'Meara

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" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara

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

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 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 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 Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara