2011 Best Actress (feat. Baby Clyde)

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back Oscars obsessive Baby Clyde to discuss the 2011 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Meryl Streep won for her performance in “The Iron Lady,” beating Glenn Close in “Albert Nobbs,” Viola Davis in “The Help,” Rooney Mara in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” and Michelle Williams in “My Week with Marilyn.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Streep.

0:00 – 10:28 – Introduction

10:29 – 33:22 – Glenn Close

33:23 – 56:00 – Viola Davis

56:01 – 1:19:24 – Rooney Mara

1:19:25 – 1:39:25 – Michelle Williams

1:39:26 – 2:02:24 – Meryl Streep

2:02:25 – 3:09:04 – Why Meryl Streep won / Twitter questions

3:09:05 – 3:14:16 – Who was the runner-up?

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Theme/End Music: “Diamonds” by Iouri Sazonov

Additional Music: “Storming Cinema Ident” by Edward Blakeley

Artwork: Brian O’Meara