EPISODE · Sep 7, 2022 · 2H 34M
1953 Best Actress (feat. Eoin Daly)
from And the Runner-Up Is
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Eoin Daly to discuss the 1953 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Audrey Hepburn won for her performance in "Roman Holiday," beating Leslie Caron in "Lili," Ava Gardner in "Mogambo," Deborah Kerr in "From Here to Eternity," and Maggie McNamara in "The Moon Is Blue." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Hepburn. 0:00 - 12:29 - Introduction 12:30 - 34:14 - Leslie Caron 34:15 - 57:50 - Ava Gardner 57:51 - 1:18:58 - Deborah Kerr 1:18:59 - 1:39:39 - Maggie McNamara 1:39:40 - 1:58:38 - Audrey Hepburn 1:58:39 - 2:29:27 - Why Audrey Hepburn won / Twitter questions 2:29:28 - 2:34:30 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Eoin Daly 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
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