This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back The Awards Connection's Andrew Carden to discuss the 2024 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Mikey Madison won for her performance in "Anora," beating Cynthia Erivo in "Wicked," Karla Sofía Gascón in "Emilia Pérez," Demi Moore in "The Substance," and Fernanda Torres in "I'm Still Here." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Madison. This is it, folks!

 0:00 - 14:12 - Introduction

14:13 - 32:51 - Cynthia Erivo

32:52 - 52:05 - Karla Sofía Gascón

52:06 - 1:20:13 - Demi Moore

1:20:14 - 1:40:17 - Fernanda Torres

1:40:18 - 2:03:19 - Mikey Madison

2:03:20 - 3:06:17 - Why Mikey Madison won / listener questions

3:06:18 - 3:14:04 - 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