This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Raquel Stecher to discuss the 1945 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Joan Crawford won for her performance in "Mildred Pierce," beating Ingrid Bergman in "The Bells of St. Mary's," Greer Garson in "The Valley of Decision," Jennifer Jones in "Love Letters," and Gene Tierney in "Leave Her to Heaven." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Crawford. 0:00 - 8:59 - Introduction 9:00 - 25:48 - Ingrid Bergman 25:49 - 45:05 - Greer Garson 45:06 - 1:04:52 - Jennifer Jones 1:04:53 - 1:25:36 - Gene Tierney 1:25:37 - 1:46:16 - Joan Crawford 1:46:17 - 2:03:29 - Why Joan Crawford won / Twitter questions 2:03:30 - 2:09:34 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Raquel Stecher 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