7th Heaven (feat. Erik Anderson)

In this final episode of the Best Picture era of And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back AwardsWatch founder Erik Anderson to talk about Frank Borzage's '7th Heaven,' the presumed runner-up in the 1927-28 Oscar race that lost to 'Wings.' 0:00 - 1:15 - Introduction 1:16 - 39:58 - '7th Heaven' review 39:59 - 1:33:58 - Why '7th Heaven' lost Best Picture 1:33:59 - 1:57:57 - Shoulda been a contender 1:57:58 - 2:10:03 - Did '7th Heaven' deserve to win? Vote for your favorite episodes of 2020 (and early 2021) here: https://taloson.survey.fm/and-runner-up-is-awards-2020 Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen  Follow Erik Anderson on Twitter: @awards_watch Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich

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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.