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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.
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 290 - Best Actress Tier Ranking: Part Two with Special Guest Kevin Jacobsen
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On episode 290 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, AwardsWatch contributor Mark Johnson, and special guest Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly Content Update Editor and host of the And the Runner Up Is podcast, for part two of their Best Actress Ti…
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 105 - 'Robocop' (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
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A Woman Robbed: Sally Field and Kristen Wiig
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 292 - Reviewing Danny Boyle's '28 Years Later'
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On episode 292 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Josh Parham to review the latest film from Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle, 28 Years Later. You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon …
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 104 - 'The Hobbit Trilogy' (Peter Jackson, 2012/2013/2014)
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 291 - Reviewing Celine Song's 'Materialists'
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On episode 291 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Karen Peterson to review the second feature film from Oscar-nominated writer-director Celine Song, Materialists. You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify…
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 103 - 'The Lovely Bones' (Peter Jackson, 2009)
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Interview: ‘Queens of the Dead’ Team Praises Rewarding Experience Shooting Queer Comedy-Horror Zombie Flick [Tribeca]
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Good horror films should terrify audiences with memorable monsters and eerie effects, but great horror will also fearlessly tackle timely issues with complex characters and impactful resolve. This is exactly what Tina Romero does in her feature debut, “Queens of the Dead,” with her talented team of collaborators. Though she never expected to make a…
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 102 - 'King Kong' (Peter Jackson, 2005) with Special Guest Sean Fennessey
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 289 - Best Actress Tier Ranking: Part One with Special Guest Kevin Jacobsen
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On episode 289 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, AwardsWatch contributor Mark Johnson, and special guest Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly Content Update Editor and host of the And the Runner Up Is podcast. Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to …
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 101 - 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' (Peter Jackson, 2003)
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 288 - 2025 Cannes: The Winners, the Losers, the Coughing
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The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has ended but not without a few bumps along the way, including a full city power outage just hours before the Closing Ceremony. AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello (along with a handful of contributors) were on the ground, watchin…
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 100 - 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' (Peter Jackson, 2002)
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 99 - 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' (Peter Jackson, 2001)
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A Woman Robbed: Natalie Portman and Marianne Jean-Baptiste
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Listen to this PREVIEW of the 22nd episode of A Woman Robbed, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! A Woman Robbed is a series in which Kevin is joined by a special guest in discussing women who had significant Oscar buzz heading into the nominations but were ultimately robbed/snubbed/omitted from t…
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 287 - 78th Cannes Film Festival Preview
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On episode 287 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, and special guest Christina Birro of Pop Culture Confidential to preview the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, which they will all be attending for the next two weeks. They talk about what it is like going…
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Directors Watch Podcast Ep. 98 - 'The Frighteners' (Peter Jackson, 1996) with Special Guest Brian Tallerico
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to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema’s greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision making process so fascinating. Add in…
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 286 - 'Thunderbolts*' Review
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On episode 286 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Karen Peterson to review the latest film from the MCU, Thunderbolts*, in a discussion full of SPOILERS. They also take a look into what the future plan for the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks like via the post credit scene of this newest pr…
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 97 - 'Heavenly Creatures' (Peter Jackson, 1994) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 285 - 2025 Summer Movie Preview
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On episode 285 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributors Karen Peterson and Mark Johnson to preview the films coming during the 2025 Summer. Summer movie season is upon us. As Sinners and A Minecraft Movie dominate the Spring box office, we’re heading into the t…
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 96 - 'Braindead' (Peter Jackson, 1992)
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A Woman Robbed: Kirsten Dunst and Lupita Nyong'o
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 284 - Reviewing 'Sinners' and Discussing Horror Films of the Last 25 Years
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On episode 284 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Dan Bayer to review the latest film from director Ryan Coogler, Sinners, and talk about their favorite horror films of the century so far. The film world has been buzzing the last two weeks in the anticipation for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, a Southern got…
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 95 - 'Ishtar' (Elaine May, 1987)
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 283 - Reviewing 'Warfare' and Breaking Down the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Lineup
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On episode 283 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Josh Parham to breakdown the 2025 Cannes Film Festival lineup and then review the latest film from A24, Warfare. You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify…
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 94 - 'Mikey and Nicky' (Elaine May, 1974)
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A Woman Robbed: Isabelle Huppert and Uma Thurman
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Listen to this PREVIEW of the 20th episode of A Woman Robbed, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! A Woman Robbed is a series in which Kevin is joined by a special guest in discussing women who had significant Oscar buzz heading into the nominations but were ultimately robbed/snubbed/omitted from t…
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