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Kevin brings in Gold Derby colleague and 'Lord of the Rings' superfan Sam Eckmann to discuss Peter Jackson's epic fantasy film 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,' the likely runner-up in the 2001 Oscar race that lost to 'A Beautiful Mind.' 0:00 - 1:03 - Introduction 1:04 - 31:46 - 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' review 31:47 - 46:07 - Why 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' lost Best Picture 46:08 - 1:03:47 - Shoulda been a contender 1:03:48 - 1:08:09 - Did 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' 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 Sam Eckmann on Twitter and on his website: @sameckmann and samonstage.blogspot.com Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin welcomes AwardsDaily founder Sasha Stone to discuss Roman Polanski's harrowing Holocaust drama 'The Pianist,' the likely runner-up in the 2002 Oscar race that lost to 'Chicago.' 0:00 - 1:05 - Introduction 1:06 - 26:21 - 'The Pianist' review 26:22 - 49:16 - Why 'The Pianist' lost Best Picture 49:17 - 1:10:28 - Shoulda been a contender 1:10:29 - 1:14:34 - Did 'The Pianist' 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 Sasha Stone on Twitter and on her website: @AwardsDaily and awardsdaily.com Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin speaks with Gold Derby colleague Tony Ruiz about Clint Eastwood's bleak crime drama 'Mystic River,' the likely runner-up in the 2003 Oscar race that lost to 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.' 0:00 - 1:27 - Introduction 1:28 - 32:14 - 'Mystic River' review 32:15 - 46:15 - Why 'Mystic River' lost Best Picture 46:16 - 1:04:40 - Shoulda been a contender 1:04:41 - 1:13:52 - Did 'Mystic River' 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 Tony Ruiz on Twitter: @goldderbytony Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin chats with Next Best Picture founder Matt Neglia about Martin Scorsese's epic Howard Hughes biopic 'The Aviator,' the likely runner-up in the 2004 Oscar race that lost to 'Million Dollar Baby.' 0:00 - 1:13 - Introduction 1:14 - 35:18 - 'The Aviator' review 35:19 - 54:40 - Why 'The Aviator' lost Best Picture 54:41 - 1:18:32 - Shoulda been a contender 1:18:33 - 1:24:36 - Did 'The Aviator' 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 Matt Neglia on Twitter: @NextBestPicture Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin brings in AwardsWatch founder Erik Anderson for a discussion of Ang Lee's gorgeous romantic drama 'Brokeback Mountain,' the likely runner-up in the 2005 Oscar race that lost to 'Crash.' 0:00 - 1:11 - Introduction 1:12 - 36:15 - 'Brokeback Mountain' review 36:16 - 1:07:32 - Why 'Brokeback Mountain' lost Best Picture 1:07:33 - 1:25:40 - Shoulda been a contender 1:25:41 - 1:29:10 - Did 'Brokeback Mountain' 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 Erik Anderson on Twitter: @awards_watch Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin speaks with AwardsCircuit writer and Citizen Dame co-host Karen Peterson about Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' quirky dramedy 'Little Miss Sunshine,' the likely runner-up in the 2006 Oscar race that lost to 'The Departed.' 0:00 - 1:07 - Introduction 1:08 - 30:32 - 'Little Miss Sunshine' review 30:33 - 47:07 - Why 'Little Miss Sunshine' lost Best Picture 47:08 - 1:00:21 - Shoulda been a contender 1:00:22 - 1:04:44 - Did 'Little Miss Sunshine' 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 Karen Peterson on Twitter: @KarenMPeterson Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin speaks with Gold Derby colleague Zach Laws about Paul Thomas Anderson's ambitious tale 'There Will Be Blood,' the likely runner-up in the 2007 Oscar race that lost to 'No Country for Old Men.' 0:00 - 1:11 - Introduction 1:12 - 30:18 - 'There Will Be Blood' review 30:19 - 47:26 - Why 'There Will Be Blood' lost Best Picture 47:27 - 1:11:00 - Shoulda been a contender 1:11:01 - 1:16:48 - Did 'There Will Be Blood' 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 Zach Laws on Twitter: @zachlaws Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin brings in Gold Derby colleague and The Awards Connection writer Andrew Carden to talk about David Fincher's poignant epic 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' the likely runner-up in the 2008 Oscar race that lost to 'Slumdog Millionaire.' 0:00 - 1:18 - Introduction 1:19 - 28:46 - 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' review 28:47 - 40:00 - Why 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' lost Best Picture 40:01 - 52:34 - Shoulda been a contender 52:35 - 1:01:38 - Did 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' 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 Andrew Carden on Twitter: @AwardsConnect Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin is joined by Gold Derby colleague Cordell Martin to talk about James Cameron's 3D event film 'Avatar,' the likely runner-up in the 2009 Oscar race that lost to 'The Hurt Locker.' 0:00 - 3:14 - Introduction 3:15 - 26:22 - 'Avatar' review 26:23 - 41:18 - Why 'Avatar' lost Best Picture 41:19 - 48:34 - Shoulda been a contender 48:35 - 58:58 - Did 'Avatar' 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 Cordell Martin on Twitter: @cordiub Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

Kevin brings in Gold Derby Senior Editor Rob Licuria to talk about David Fincher's thrilling Facebook origin story 'The Social Network,' the likely runner-up in the 2010 Oscar race that lost to 'The King's Speech.' 0:00 - 1:11 - Introduction 1:12 - 32:02 - 'The Social Network' review 32:03 - 48:04 - Why 'The Social Network' lost Best Picture 48:05 - 56:43 - Shoulda been a contender 56:44 - 1:04:53 - Did 'The Social Network' 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 Rob Licuria on Twitter: @robertlicuria Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich