And the Runner-Up Is

Host Kevin Jacobsen welcomes his close friend Mallory Daley to talk about Alfonso Cuarón's bold space thriller 'Gravity,' the runner-up in the 2013 Oscar race that lost to '12 Years a Slave.'

0:00 - 1:19 - Introduction

1:20 - 34:07 - 'Gravity' review

34:08 - 53:00 - Why 'Gravity' lost Best Picture

53:01 - 1:07:07 - Shoulda been a contender

1:07:08 - 1:19:58 - Did 'Gravity' deserve to win?

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Host Kevin Jacobsen welcomes Michael Domanico from the Not Her Again podcast to talk about Richard Linklater's experimental coming of age film 'Boyhood,' the runner-up in the 2014 Oscar race that lost to 'Birdman.'

0:00 - 1:15 - Introduction

1:16 - 32:50 - 'Boyhood' review

32:51 - 51:33 - Why 'Boyhood' lost Best Picture

51:34 - 1:01:06 - Shoulda been a contender

1:01:07 - 1:12:18 - Did 'Boyhood' deserve to win?

Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at [email protected] to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture.

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Host Kevin Jacobsen is joined by his Gold Derby colleague Amanda Spears to talk about Alejandro G. Iñárritu's epic revenge western 'The Revenant,' which got star Leonardo DiCaprio his overdue Oscar but lost Best Picture to a decidedly more understated film 'Spotlight.'

Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at [email protected] to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture.

0:00 - 1:08 - Introduction

1:09 - 25:09 - 'The Revenant' review

25:10 - 47:08 - Why 'The Revenant' lost Best Picture

47:09 - 58:30 - Shoulda been a contender

58:31 - 1:05:33 - Did 'The Revenant' deserve to win?

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Surprise! 'The Oscar Almost Went To' has now become 'And the Runner-Up Is.' Host Kevin Jacobsen explains why in the introduction. This week, Kevin is joined by his Gold Derby colleague Charlie Bright to talk about Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land,' which lost Best Picture in the most insane upset in Oscar history to 'Moonlight.'

Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at [email protected] to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture.

0:00 - 1:27 - Introduction

1:28 - 30:28 - 'La La Land' review

30:29 - 55:39 - Why 'La La Land' lost Best Picture

55:40 - 1:07:00 - Shoulda been a contender

1:07:01 - 1:26:00 - Did 'La La Land' deserve to win?

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In the inaugural episode of The Oscar Almost Went To, host Kevin Jacobsen welcomes his podcasting co-host from You've Got Treemail, Sebastian Gronback, to discuss Martin McDonagh's 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,' which lost the 2017 Best Picture race to 'The Shape of Water.'

Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at [email protected] to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture.

0:00 - 1:53 - Introduction

1:54 - 39:07 - 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' review

39:08 - 50:00 - Why 'Three Billboards' lost Best Picture

50:01 - 57:13 - Shoulda been a contender

57:13 - 1:06:34 - Did 'Three Billboards' deserve to win?

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Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich