And the Runner-Up Is
Hosted by Kevin · Kevin Jacobsen
4.7from 283 ratings
- 334
- Episodes
- 63
- Transcribed
- 283
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 25K
- YouTube views
About And the Runner-Up Is
"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.
- Publisher
- Kevin Jacobsen
- Category
- tv & film · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Mar 2018
- Latest episode
- 24 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
63 of 334 episodes have a transcript.
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Sinners (feat. Brandon Lewis)
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A Woman Robbed: Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine
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A Woman Robbed: Evan Rachel Wood and Kate Winslet
Published 24 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I think not to paint too broad of a brush, but SAG is comprised of working actors across the spectrum from, you know, these A-listers of course, to people who just do commercials and, you know, Then you broaden it out to the after part of it too. And it's like radio people and broadcasters and such. And I think the taste is broader than the more selective group that's in the academy. So that is why you'll get more obvious acting showcases, like people doing accents or transforming and having big monologues and yelling and crying and screaming. And there's a very easy thing you can look at and be like, look at all the effort they're putting in. […]
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- Kenzie Vanunu
- Brandon Lewis
- John T
- Josh Parham
- Izzy
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 24,710
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 169 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 114 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 67
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Kevin host the show. Published by Kevin Jacobsen.
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