Best Supporting Podcast

After much discussion and maligning, we are no longer just blindly hating on "Being the Ricardos" but trying to find what's to love in the 2+ hour glimpse into what is apparently the scariest week in the lives of Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, and the cast and crew of "I Love Lucy." It amounts to a lot of Nicole as Carol Radziwill as Lucy futzing with the flowers and moving the piano bench. The real highlights of the movie are the Mertzes--Nina Arianda and Oscar nominee JK Simmons shine as second bananas ripe for more screen time. And while much has been laid at Kidman's feet for a loosey goosey Lucy, Aaron Sorkin's writing and direction were not doing her any favors. We may not be singing many praises this week, but at least we can now say we saw it!

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Colin Drucker

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Princess Diana is having the weirdest Christmas ever in "Spencer," with pearls in her soup, Anne Boleyn haunting her in the halls and only the encouragement of a potentially imaginary best friend Maggie, played by BSA Sally Hawkins, to keep her going till Boxing Day. It's definitely very different from the 9 or 10 biopics that already exist about the Princess of Wales, and honestly, thank god. Kristen Stewart certainly earns her Oscar nomination, as well as Johnny Greenwood's haunting score, and Timothy Spall and Sean Harris stand out in a movie full of uptight men in winer coats. Speaking of coats, that coat on the dress form really takes us down an unnecessary "Starting Over" tangent this week. Also: we spend a meaningful amount of time on the subject of Reuben sandwiches.

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Colin Drucker

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No this isn't another RHONY episode (insert Ramona laugh), we're finally covering "The Lost Daughter"! This year's multiple Oscar nominee includes a BSA nod to Jessie Buckley (not to be confused with Jessie Mueller) as the younger self of Queen Olivia Colman, who is serving up some perfect ice cream cone acting while on the holiday from hell (or at least some kind of purgatory) in Greece. We also get Assistant to the BSA Dagmara Dominczyk as Callie from Queens with that birthday cake, Peter Saarsgard's awful beard, far too much of children whining, and frankly still some questions about this movie. But as two childless gay men, we have lots to dig into about the "insufferable burden" of motherhood, the need to pull a Laura Brown and make a run for it and the existential dilemma of the modern empty nester. But we also celebrate Ed Harris in a sun-kissed supporting role and even queen out about Kathleen Quinlan a little bit!

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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The Oscar nominations were announced this week and as usual there were surprises, disappointments and of course glaring omissions in our humblest of opinions. We dive into all four acting categories, and then give some love to the recent BAFTA nominations, especially when it comes to names like Ann Dowd, Mike Faist and Ruth Negga on the list.

We're bringing the Patreon aftershow to the main feed this week to check in on last week's Best Supporting Assignments (Big Ang and Fun Mom Dinner!), do a brief RHONY Round-Up, and queen out on some Best Supporting Leftovers and the best thing to come out of And Just Like That.

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Colin Drucker

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Birthday girl's choice continues this week, this time with Nick's pick of "The Light in the Piazza," featured on PBS Live at Lincoln Center and currently either lurking the internet or residing in the Google Drives of devoted musical theatre folks. We queen out on the refreshingly classic score, Victoria Clark's North Carolina accent, the rocky past in casting Clara, and the overall Glass Menagerie vibes (with a decidedly less tragic outcome). We also discuss Nick's own experience as a cast member and the fruitful connection in Florida he made with Best Supporting Amanda thanks to this show!

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Colin Drucker

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*Apologies for the slightly wonky audio this week!*

As is tradition on the Best Supporting Podcast, it's birthday girl's choice this week and Colin has quite arbitrarily picked the retirement community comedy "Queen Bees." But honestly, what a pleasant birthday surprise! Ellen Burstyn is bringing the same mopey, warbley, lived in energy of her "Pieces of a Woman" BSA performance to this, and her chemistry with Loretta Devine while their characters bond over a joint is reason alone to watch. Jane Curtin brings up warm memories of "Kate & Allie," we just swoon for Ann-Margret, and then there's that gay grandson! We cover a lot of ground this week--"Coneheads," Treat Williams, hot Hollywood sons, gaydar for Canada, growing up with grandmas and whether it's "Urban Legend" or "Urban Legends."

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Colin Drucker

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2021 was a year chockfull of Best Supporting Moms, and this week we're queening out on Queen Oracene, Venus and Serena Williams' mother as portrayed by Aunjanue Ellis in "King Richard." Will Smith has our vote for Best Actor as the tirelessly stubborn and determined Richard Williams, and we're excited to see Ellis enter the incredibly competitive BSA race. We discuss the big kitchen scene, the complicated dynamics of their relationship, Best Supporting Nurses and windbreaker hugs. There's also a brief "The Lost Daughter" tangent and moments of appreciation for the Best Supporting Actor work from Jon Bernthal, Tony Goldwyn, and one scene queen Kevin Dunn. (To say nothing of Dylan McDermott in those sunglasses.)

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Colin Drucker

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2021 was a big year for the Best Supporting Podcast! From the Housewives to the White House to the White Lotus and even a rock in the middle of the ocean, this week we’re looking back on our favorite episodes, performances, shows and movies from the last 52 weeks!

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Colin Drucker

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Rebecca Hall's "Passing" feels like an overlooked gem on the shelves of Netflix, though Ruth Negga's mesmerizing performance as Claire, a black woman passing for white in 1920's New York, is making some shortlists for BSA this year. But why isn't Tessa Thompson knocking Nicole Kidman's goosey Lucy out of the Best Actress race? Andre Holland, Bill Camp and a potentially typecast Alexander Skarsgard co-star, with a standout featured performance by Antoinette Crowe-Legacy as Felice that's already made her a 2022 Westons hopeful. We queen out on the queer lens, the literary tones, the FACE JOURNEYS (oh god the face journeys) and what exactly happened after Chekhov's Window was opened...

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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Much to our surprise and delight, "The Power of the Dog" has more in common with "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Bad Seed" than that Netflix thumbnail would ever let on! Kirsten Dunst deserves all of the Oscar buzz surrounding her performance as the wilting Rose, with Kodi Smit-McPhee playing the original Demon Twink and Benedict Cumberbatch as the epitome of literal toxic masculinity. To say nothing of the deceased but ever-present Bronco Henry and his magazine collection!

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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