1997 Best Actress (feat. Lauren LaMagna)
04/03/24 • 195 min
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back writer, editor, and podcaster Lauren LaMagna to discuss the 1997 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Helen Hunt won for her performance in "As Good as It Gets," beating Helena Bonham Carter in "The Wings of the Dove," Julie Christie in "Afterglow," Judi Dench in "Mrs. Brown," and Kate Winslet in "Titanic." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Hunt.
0:00 - 12:11 - Introduction
12:12 - 37:24 - Helena Bonham Carter
37:25 - 59:09 - Julie Christie
59:10 - 1:24:11 - Judi Dench
1:24:12 - 2:02:30 - Kate Winslet
2:02:31 - 2:27:07 - Helen Hunt
2:27:08 - 3:10:33 - Why Helen Hunt won / Twitter questions
3:10:34 - 3:15:26 - Who was the runner-up?
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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 back writer, editor, and podcaster Lauren LaMagna to discuss the 1997 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Helen Hunt won for her performance in "As Good as It Gets," beating Helena Bonham Carter in "The Wings of the Dove," Julie Christie in "Afterglow," Judi Dench in "Mrs. Brown," and Kate Winslet in "Titanic." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Hunt.
0:00 - 12:11 - Introduction
12:12 - 37:24 - Helena Bonham Carter
37:25 - 59:09 - Julie Christie
59:10 - 1:24:11 - Judi Dench
1:24:12 - 2:02:30 - Kate Winslet
2:02:31 - 2:27:07 - Helen Hunt
2:27:08 - 3:10:33 - Why Helen Hunt won / Twitter questions
3:10:34 - 3:15:26 - Who was the runner-up?
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Follow Lauren LaMagna 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
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A Woman Robbed: Emma Thompson and Viola Davis
Listen to this PREVIEW of the 11th episode of A Woman Robbed, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed!
A Woman Robbed is a series in which Kevin is joined by a special guest in discussing women who had significant Oscar buzz heading into the nominations but were ultimately robbed/snubbed/omitted from the Best Actress lineup. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Luca Giliberti about two performances that earned nominations at the four major precursors but weren't nominated at the Oscars: Emma Thompson ("Saving Mr. Banks") and Viola Davis ("The Woman King").
We discuss their performances, talk about why they came up short, and reveal whether we would have nominated them.
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Clips included in this episode:
"Saving Mr. Banks" - Walt Disney Studios
Next Episode
1998 Best Actress (feat. Joyce Eng)
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back Gold Derby senior editor Joyce Eng to discuss the 1998 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Gwyneth Paltrow won for her performance in "Shakespeare in Love," beating Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth," Fernanda Montenegro in "Central Station," Meryl Streep in "One True Thing," and Emily Watson in "Hilary and Jackie." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Paltrow.
0:00 - 8:37 - Introduction
8:38 - 29:45 - Cate Blanchett
29:46 - 47:59 - Fernanda Montenegro
48:00 - 1:09:25 - Meryl Streep
1:09:26 - 1:27:24 - Emily Watson
1:27:25 - 1:49:15 - Gwyneth Paltrow
1:49:16 - 2:54:20 - Why Gwyneth Paltrow won / Twitter questions
2:54:21 - 3:00:39 - Who was the runner-up?
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Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov
Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley
Artwork: Brian O'Meara
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