This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back Fritz of Fritz and the Oscars to discuss the 2018 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Olivia Colman won for her performance in "The Favourite," beating Yalitza Aparicio in "Roma," Glenn Close in "The Wife," Lady Gaga in "A Star Is Born," and Melissa McCarthy in "Can You Ever Forgive Me?". We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Colman.

0:00 - 12:56 - Introduction

12:57 - 35:49 - Yalitza Aparicio

35:50 - 1:07:03 - Glenn Close

1:07:04 - 1:39:51 - Lady Gaga

1:39:52 - 2:02:43 - Melissa McCarthy

2:02:44 - 2:28:13 - Olivia Colman

2:28:14 - 3:29:25 - Why Olivia Colman won / Twitter questions

3:29:26 - 3:34:59 - 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