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This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes AwardsWatch founder Erik Anderson to discuss the 1950 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Judy Holliday won for her performance in "Born Yesterday," beating Anne Baxter in "All About Eve," Bette Davis in "All About Eve," Eleanor Parker in "Caged," and Gloria Swanson in "Sunset Boulevard." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Holliday.
0:00 - 9:48 - Introduction
9:49 - 51:31 - Anne Baxter and Bette Davis
51:32 - 1:15:06 - Eleanor Parker
1:15:07 - 1:43:17 - Gloria Swanson
1:43:18 - 2:05:21 - Judy Holliday
2:05:22 - 2:46:43 - Why Judy Holliday won / Twitter questions
2:46:44 - 2:53:55 - Who was the runner-up?
Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis!
Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter
Follow Erik Anderson 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
By Kevin Jacobsen4.6
165165 ratings
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes AwardsWatch founder Erik Anderson to discuss the 1950 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Judy Holliday won for her performance in "Born Yesterday," beating Anne Baxter in "All About Eve," Bette Davis in "All About Eve," Eleanor Parker in "Caged," and Gloria Swanson in "Sunset Boulevard." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Holliday.
0:00 - 9:48 - Introduction
9:49 - 51:31 - Anne Baxter and Bette Davis
51:32 - 1:15:06 - Eleanor Parker
1:15:07 - 1:43:17 - Gloria Swanson
1:43:18 - 2:05:21 - Judy Holliday
2:05:22 - 2:46:43 - Why Judy Holliday won / Twitter questions
2:46:44 - 2:53:55 - Who was the runner-up?
Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis!
Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter
Follow Erik Anderson 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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