"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.
Conclave (feat. Daniel Montgomery)
Conclave (2024) · Sep 17, 2025
2020 Best Actress (feat. Ryan McQuade)
Best Actress (2020) · Feb 5, 2025
How Did They Win: Adrien Brody ('The Pianist')
The Pianist (2002) · Sep 25, 2024
Poor Things (feat. Cody Dericks)
Poor Things (2023) · Sep 11, 2024
2000 Best Actress (feat. Charlie Bright)
Best Actress (2000) · Jun 5, 2024
How Did They Win: Geena Davis ('The Accidental Tourist')
The Accidental Tourist (1988) · May 22, 2024
How Did They Win: Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Jan 24, 2024
For My Consideration: Seconds (1966)
Seconds (1966) · Dec 27, 2023
How Did They Win: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) · Sep 13, 2023
All Quiet on the Western Front (feat. Kenzie Vanunu)
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) · Aug 30, 2023
How Did They Win: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) · Apr 26, 2023
For My Consideration: Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story (1995) · Apr 12, 2023
How Did They Win: Marcia Gay Harden ('Pollock')
Pollock (2000) · Dec 28, 2022
For My Consideration: It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Dec 14, 2022
On Second Thought: Belfast (2021)
Belfast (2021) · Nov 30, 2022
On Second Thought: Promising Young Woman (2020)
Promising Young Woman (2020) · Nov 16, 2022
On Second Thought: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · Oct 26, 2022
On Second Thought: BlacKkKlansman (2018)
BlacKkKlansman (2018) · Sep 28, 2022
How Did They Win: Michael Caine ('The Cider House Rules')
The Cider House Rules (1999) · Aug 31, 2022
For My Consideration: Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl (2014) · Aug 24, 2022
On Second Thought: Sons and Lovers (1960)
Sons and Lovers (1960) · Jul 27, 2022
On Second Thought: The Hustler (1961)
The Hustler (1961) · Jul 20, 2022
The Power of the Dog (feat. Sophia Ciminello)
The Power of the Dog (2021) · Jul 6, 2022
On Second Thought: The Music Man (1962)
The Music Man (1962) · Jun 22, 2022
On Second Thought: Lilies of the Field (1963)
Lilies of the Field (1963) · Jun 8, 2022
On Second Thought: Becket (1964)
Becket (1964) · May 25, 2022
On Second Thought: Darling (1965)
Darling (1965) · May 18, 2022
On Second Thought: The Sand Pebbles (1966)
The Sand Pebbles (1966) · Apr 27, 2022
On Second Thought: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) · Mar 30, 2022
On Second Thought: Funny Girl (1968)
Funny Girl (1968) · Mar 23, 2022
How Did They Win: Marisa Tomei ('My Cousin Vinny')
My Cousin Vinny (1992) · Jan 26, 2022
On Second Thought: Love Story (1970)
Love Story (1970) · Dec 29, 2021
On Second Thought: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971) · Dec 22, 2021
On Second Thought: American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti (1973) · Oct 27, 2021
On Second Thought: Lenny (1974)
Lenny (1974) · Sep 29, 2021
On Second Thought: Nashville (1975)
Nashville (1975) · Sep 22, 2021
The Father (feat. Josh Parham)
The Father (2020) · Jul 14, 2021
On Second Thought: All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men (1976) · Jun 23, 2021
On Second Thought: Julia (1977)
Julia (1977) · Jun 16, 2021
How Did They Win: Haing S. Ngor ('The Killing Fields')
The Killing Fields (1984) · Jun 9, 2021
For My Consideration: Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001) · May 26, 2021
On Second Thought: Midnight Express (1978)
Midnight Express (1978) · May 19, 2021
On Second Thought: All That Jazz (1979)
All That Jazz (1979) · May 12, 2021
On Second Thought: Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) · Apr 21, 2021
On Second Thought: On Golden Pond (1981)
On Golden Pond (1981) · Apr 7, 2021
On Second Thought: Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie (1982) · Mar 24, 2021
7th Heaven (feat. Erik Anderson)
7th Heaven (1927) · Feb 17, 2021
In Old Arizona (feat. Tom O'Brien)
In Old Arizona (1928) · Jan 20, 2021
On Second Thought: The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983) · Jan 13, 2021
The Big House (feat. Karen Peterson)
The Big House (1930) · Jan 6, 2021
On Second Thought: The Killing Fields (1984)
The Killing Fields (1984) · Dec 30, 2020
Skippy (feat. Andrew Carden)
Skippy (1931) · Dec 23, 2020
On Second Thought: The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple (1985) · Dec 16, 2020
Bad Girl (feat. Zach Laws)
Bad Girl (1931) · Dec 9, 2020
On Second Thought: A Room with a View (1986)
A Room with a View (1986) · Dec 2, 2020
A Farewell to Arms (feat. Kyle Bailey)
A Farewell to Arms (1932) · Nov 25, 2020
On Second Thought: Broadcast News (1987)
Broadcast News (1987) · Nov 18, 2020
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (feat. Michael Domanico)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) · Nov 11, 2020
How Did They Win: Christoph Waltz ('Django Unchained')
Django Unchained (2012) · Nov 4, 2020
The Informer (feat. Baby Clyde)
The Informer (1935) · Oct 28, 2020
For My Consideration: Jerry Maguire (1996)
Jerry Maguire (1996) · Oct 21, 2020
The Story of Louis Pasteur (feat. Joey Gentile)
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) · Oct 14, 2020
On Second Thought: Mississippi Burning (1988)
Mississippi Burning (1988) · Oct 7, 2020
The Awful Truth (feat. Casey Lee Clark)
The Awful Truth (1937) · Sep 30, 2020
On Second Thought: Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Sep 23, 2020
Boys Town (feat. Nathaniel Rogers)
Boys Town (1938) · Sep 16, 2020
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (feat. Terence Johnson)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) · Sep 2, 2020
On Second Thought: JFK (1991)
JFK (1991) · Aug 26, 2020
The Grapes of Wrath (feat. Ryan McQuade)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) · Aug 19, 2020
On Second Thought: The Crying Game (1992)
The Crying Game (1992) · Aug 12, 2020
Citizen Kane (feat. Kyle Stevens)
Citizen Kane (1941) · Aug 5, 2020
How Did They Win: Bong Joon-ho ('Parasite')
Parasite (2019) · Jul 29, 2020
Yankee Doodle Dandy (feat. Dave Karger)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) · Jul 22, 2020
For My Consideration: Short Cuts (1993)
Short Cuts (1993) · Jul 15, 2020
Roma (feat. Tomris Laffly)
Roma (2018) · Jul 8, 2020
On Second Thought: The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Remains of the Day (1993) · Jun 24, 2020
On Second Thought: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) · Jun 10, 2020
On Second Thought: Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995) · May 27, 2020
The Song of Bernadette (feat. Samantha Ellis)
The Song of Bernadette (1943) · May 20, 2020
On Second Thought: Shine (1996)
Shine (1996) · May 13, 2020
Wilson (feat. Jackson DeStefano)
The Body (2001) · May 6, 2020
On Second Thought: Good Will Hunting (1997)
Good Will Hunting (1997) · Apr 29, 2020
The Bells of St. Mary's (feat. Andrew Carden)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) · Apr 22, 2020
How Did They Win: Art Carney ('Harry and Tonto')
Harry and Tonto (1974) · Apr 15, 2020
The Yearling (feat. Casey Lee Clark)
The Yearling (1946) · Apr 8, 2020
For My Consideration: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Apr 1, 2020
Miracle on 34th Street (feat. Cody Dericks)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) · Mar 25, 2020
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (feat. Zach Laws)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) · Mar 11, 2020
On Second Thought: The Insider (1999)
The Insider (1999) · Mar 4, 2020
A Letter to Three Wives (feat. Murtada Elfadl)
A Letter to Three Wives (1949) · Feb 26, 2020
On Second Thought: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) · Feb 19, 2020
Sunset Boulevard (feat. Izzy from Be Kind Rewind)
Sunset Boulevard (1950) · Feb 5, 2020
On Second Thought: Gosford Park (2001)
Gosford Park (2001) · Jan 29, 2020
A Place in the Sun (feat. Nathaniel Rogers)
A Place in the Sun (1951) · Jan 22, 2020
On Second Thought: The Hours (2002)
The Hours (2002) · Jan 8, 2020
High Noon (feat. Tom O'Brien)
High Noon (1952) · Jan 1, 2020
How Did They Win: Kathryn Bigelow ('The Hurt Locker')
The Hurt Locker (2008) · Dec 25, 2019
Roman Holiday (feat. Ashley Kus)
Roman Holiday (1953) · Dec 18, 2019
On Second Thought: Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003) · Dec 11, 2019
The Country Girl (feat. Daniel Brilliant)
The Country Girl (1954) · Dec 4, 2019
On Second Thought: Sideways (2004)
Sideways (2004) · Nov 27, 2019
Picnic (feat. Nell Minow)
Picnic (1955) · Nov 20, 2019
On Second Thought: Capote (2005)
Capote (2005) · Nov 13, 2019
Giant (feat. Alicia Malone)
Giant (1956) · Nov 6, 2019
On Second Thought: Babel (2006)
Babel (2006) · Oct 23, 2019
Sayonara (feat. Ryan McQuade)
Sayonara (1957) · Oct 16, 2019
On Second Thought: Juno (2007)
Juno (2007) · Oct 2, 2019
How Did They Win: Tilda Swinton ('Michael Clayton')
Michael Clayton (2007) · Sep 18, 2019
The Defiant Ones (feat. Josh Parham)
The Defiant Ones (1958) · Sep 11, 2019
For My Consideration: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (1991) · Sep 4, 2019
Room at the Top (feat. Kimberly Pierce)
Room at the Top (1958) · Aug 28, 2019
On Second Thought: Milk (2008)
Milk (2008) · Aug 21, 2019
Elmer Gantry (feat. Jefferson Grubbs)
Elmer Gantry (1960) · Aug 14, 2019
On Second Thought: Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds (2009) · Aug 7, 2019
Judgment at Nuremberg (feat. Andrew Carden)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) · Jul 31, 2019
On Second Thought: The Fighter (2010)
The Fighter (2010) · Jul 24, 2019
To Kill a Mockingbird (feat. Tony Ruiz)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) · Jul 17, 2019
On Second Thought: The Descendants (2011)
The Descendants (2011) · Jul 10, 2019
How the West Was Won (feat. Casey Lee Clark)
How the West Was Won (1962) · Jul 3, 2019
On Second Thought: Lincoln (2012)
Lincoln (2012) · Jun 26, 2019
Doctor Zhivago (feat. Brandon Stanwyck)
Doctor Zhivago (1965) · Jun 5, 2019
On Second Thought: American Hustle (2013)
American Hustle (2013) · May 29, 2019
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (feat. Chris Feil)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) · May 22, 2019
On Second Thought: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) · May 15, 2019
The Graduate (feat. Mark Harris)
The Graduate (1967) · May 8, 2019
On Second Thought: The Big Short (2015)
The Big Short (2015) · May 1, 2019
The Lion in Winter (feat. Amy Thomasson)
The Lion in Winter (1968) · Apr 24, 2019
On Second Thought: Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea (2016) · Apr 17, 2019
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (feat. Erik Anderson)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) · Apr 10, 2019
On Second Thought: Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017) · Apr 4, 2019
M*A*S*H (feat. Tom O'Brien)
M*A*S*H (1970) · Mar 27, 2019
The Last Picture Show (feat. Zach Laws)
The Last Picture Show (1971) · Mar 20, 2019
Cabaret (feat. Kristen Lopez)
Cabaret (1972) · Mar 13, 2019
The Exorcist (feat. Cody Dericks)
The Exorcist (1973) · Mar 6, 2019
Chinatown (feat. Kieran Scarlett)
Chinatown (1974) · Feb 20, 2019
Dog Day Afternoon (feat. Thelma Adams)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) · Feb 13, 2019
Network (feat. Charlie Bright)
Network (1976) · Feb 6, 2019
Star Wars (feat. Karen Peterson)
Star Wars (1977) · Jan 30, 2019
Coming Home (feat. Nathaniel Rogers)
Coming Home (1978) · Dec 26, 2018
Apocalypse Now (feat. Stephen Buja)
Apocalypse Now (1979) · Dec 19, 2018
Raging Bull (feat. Joyce Eng)
Raging Bull (1980) · Dec 12, 2018
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (feat. Amy Thomasson)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · Nov 28, 2018
Tender Mercies (feat. Michael Domanico)
Tender Mercies (1983) · Nov 21, 2018
A Passage to India (feat. Tony Ruiz)
A Passage to India (1984) · Nov 14, 2018
Witness (feat. Sebastian Gronback)
Witness (1985) · Nov 7, 2018
Hannah and Her Sisters (feat. Susan Wloszczyna)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) · Oct 31, 2018
Moonstruck (feat. Andrew Carden)
Moonstruck (1987) · Oct 24, 2018
Dangerous Liaisons (feat. Jazz Tangcay)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) · Oct 17, 2018
Born on the Fourth of July (feat. Josh Parham)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) · Oct 10, 2018
GoodFellas (feat. Amanda Spears)
GoodFellas (1990) · Oct 3, 2018
Bugsy (feat. Chris Beachum)
Bugsy (1991) · Sep 26, 2018
Howards End (feat. Tom O'Brien)
Howards End (1992) · Sep 19, 2018
The Piano (feat. Karen Peterson)
The Piano (1993) · Sep 12, 2018
Pulp Fiction (feat. Ryan McQuade)
Pulp Fiction (1994) · Sep 5, 2018
Apollo 13 (feat. Daniel Howat)
Apollo 13 (1995) · Aug 29, 2018
Fargo (feat. Erik Anderson)
Fargo (1996) · Aug 22, 2018
L.A. Confidential (feat. Ashley Kus)
L.A. Confidential (1997) · Aug 15, 2018
Saving Private Ryan (feat. Joyce Eng)
Saving Private Ryan (1998) · Jul 24, 2018
The Cider House Rules (feat. Michael Schwartz)
The Cider House Rules (1999) · Jul 18, 2018
Traffic (feat. Tomris Laffly)
The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013) · Jul 11, 2018
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (feat. Sam Eckmann)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · Jul 4, 2018
The Pianist (feat. Sasha Stone)
The Pianist (2002) · Jun 27, 2018
Mystic River (feat. Tony Ruiz)
Mystic River (2003) · Jun 20, 2018
The Aviator (feat. Matt Neglia)
The Aviator (2004) · Jun 13, 2018
Brokeback Mountain (feat. Erik Anderson)
Brokeback Mountain (2005) · Jun 6, 2018
Little Miss Sunshine (feat. Karen Peterson)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) · May 30, 2018
There Will Be Blood (feat. Zach Laws)
There Will Be Blood (2007) · May 23, 2018
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (feat. Andrew Carden)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) · May 16, 2018
Avatar (feat. Cordell Martin)
Avatar (2009) · May 9, 2018
The Social Network (feat. Rob Licuria)
The Social Network (2010) · May 2, 2018
Hugo (feat. Walt Hickey)
Hugo (2011) · Apr 25, 2018
Life of Pi (feat. Tom O'Brien)
Life of Pi (2012) · Apr 18, 2018
Gravity (feat. Mallory Daley)
Gravity (2013) · Apr 11, 2018
The Revenant (feat. Amanda Spears)
The Revenant (2015) · Mar 28, 2018
La La Land (feat. Charlie Bright)
La La Land (2016) · Mar 21, 2018
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (feat. Sebastian Gronback)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) · Mar 11, 2018