1936 Best Actress (feat. Izzy from Be Kind Rewind)


This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Izzy from the Be Kind Rewind YouTube channel to discuss the 1936 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Luise Rainer won for her performance in “The Great Ziegfeld,” beating Irene Dunne in “Theodora Goes Wild,” Gladys George in “Valiant Is the Word for Carrie,” Carole Lombard in “My Man Godfrey,” and Norma Shearer in “Romeo and Juliet.” We discuss all of these performances and discuss why the confirmed runner-up was the runner-up.

0:00 – 7:35 – Introduction

7:36 – 23:13 – Irene Dunne

23:14 – 36:59 – Gladys George

37:00 – 54:04 – Carole Lombard

54:05 – 1:06:53 – Norma Shearer

1:06:54 – 1:18:39 – Luise Rainer

1:18:40 – 1:36:17 – Why Luise Rainer won / Twitter questions

1:36:18 – 1:42:24 – Why 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


One Reply to “1936 Best Actress (feat. Izzy from Be Kind Rewind)”

  1. Vee

    I think that you judge Norma’s performances only by today’s standards and not through the prism of the standards of the time of the film. The Capulet Ball scene is one of the best scenes in all of cinema.

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