This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back writer, editor, and podcaster Lauren LaMagna to discuss the 1997 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Helen Hunt won for her performance in "As Good as It Gets," beating Helena Bonham Carter in "The Wings of the Dove," Julie Christie in "Afterglow," Judi Dench in "Mrs. Brown," and Kate Winslet in "Titanic." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Hunt. 0:00 - 12:11 - Introduction 12:12 - 37:24 - Helena Bonham Carter 37:25 - 59:09 - Julie Christie 59:10 - 1:24:11 - Judi Dench 1:24:12 - 2:02:30 - Kate Winslet 2:02:31 - 2:27:07 - Helen Hunt 2:27:08 - 3:10:33 - Why Helen Hunt won / Twitter questions 3:10:34 - 3:15:26 - 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 Lauren LaMagna 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