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1984 Best Actress (feat. Amy Thomasson)

1984 Best Actress (feat. Amy Thomasson)

FromAnd the Runner-Up Is


1984 Best Actress (feat. Amy Thomasson)

FromAnd the Runner-Up Is

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Length:
149 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes InSession Film's Amy Thomasson to discuss the 1984 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Sally Field won for her performance in "Places in the Heart," beating Judy Davis in "A Passage to India," Jessica Lange in "Country," Vanessa Redgrave in "The Bostonians," and Sissy Spacek in "The River." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Field.  0:00 - 13:27 - Introduction 13:28 - 35:55 - Judy Davis 35:56 - 51:34 - Jessica Lange 51:35 - 1:09:05 - Vanessa Redgrave 1:09:06 - 1:22:12 - Sissy Spacek 1:22:13 - 1:36:33 - Sally Field 1:36:34 - 2:21:41 - Why Sally Field won / Twitter questions 2:21:42- 2:29:28 - Who was the runner-up? Buy And the Runner-Up Is merch at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/and-the-runner-up-is?ref_id=24261! Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Amy Thomasson 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
Released:
Nov 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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"And the Runner-Up Is" is the Oscar history podcast that highlights past races at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress. Host Kevin Jacobsen and special guests break down why winners won, why losers lost, and which films and contenders were the likely runners-up, falling just short of taking home the gold.