1947 Best Actress (feat. Nathaniel Rogers)

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Nathaniel Rogers to discuss the 1947 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Loretta Young won for her performance in “The Farmer’s Daughter,” beating Joan Crawford in “Possessed,” Susan Hayward in “Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman,” Dorothy McGuire in “Gentleman’s Agreement,” and Rosalind Russell in “Mourning Becomes Electra.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Young.

0:00 – 6:39 – Introduction

6:40 – 25:19 – Joan Crawford

25:20 – 44:25 – Susan Hayward

44:26 – 1:00:04 – Dorothy McGuire

1:00:05 – 1:17:47 – Rosalind Russell

1:17:48 – 1:31:45 – Loretta Young

1:31:46 – 1:49:55 – Why Loretta Young won / Twitter questions

1:49:56 – 1:53:38 – 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