EPISODE · May 17, 2023 · 2H 57M
1971 Best Actress (feat. Ryan McQuade)
from And the Runner-Up Is
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes AwardsWatch executive editor Ryan McQuade to discuss the 1971 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Jane Fonda won for her performance in "Klute," beating Julie Christie in "McCabe & Mrs. Miller," Glenda Jackson in "Sunday Bloody Sunday," Vanessa Redgrave in "Mary, Queen of Scots," and Janet Suzman in "Nicholas and Alexandra." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Fonda. 0:00 - 14:11 - Introduction 14:12 - 43:01 - Julie Christie 43:02 - 1:06:56 - Glenda Jackson 1:06:57 - 1:29:20 - Vanessa Redgrave 1:29:21 - 1:47:23 - Janet Suzman 1:47:24 - 2:10:18 - Jane Fonda 2:10:19 - 2:50:31 - Why Jane Fonda won / Twitter questions 2:50:32 - 2:57:56 - 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 Ryan McQuade 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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