2021 Best Actress (feat. Bryan Sudfield)
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Life Moves Pretty Fast podcast host Bryan Sudfield to discuss the 2021 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Jessica Chastain won for her performance in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," beating Olivia Colman in "The Lost Daughter," Penélope Cruz in "Parallel Mothers," Nicole Kidman in "Being the Ricardos," and Kristen Stewart in "Spencer." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Chastain. 0:00 - 11:29 - Introduction 11:30 - 32:13 - Olivia Colman 32:14 - 1:00:12 - Penélope Cruz 1:00:13 - 1:26:33 - Nicole Kidman 1:26:34 - 2:01:20 - Kristen Stewart 2:01:21 - 2:24:58 - Jessica Chastain 2:24:59 - 3:13:41 - Why Jessica Chastain won / listener questions 3:13:42 - 3:18:33 - 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 And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara