1954 Best Actress (feat. Tomris Laffly)

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes film critic Tomris Laffly to discuss the 1954 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Grace Kelly won for her performance in “The Country Girl,” beating Dorothy Dandridge in “Carmen Jones,” Judy Garland in “A Star Is Born,” Audrey Hepburn in “Sabrina,” and Jane Wyman in “Magnificent Obsession.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Kelly.

0:00 – 10:04 – Introduction

10:05 – 32:01 – Dorothy Dandridge

32:02 – 1:05:54 – Judy Garland

1:05:55 – 1:26:37 – Audrey Hepburn

1:26:38 – 1:45:52 – Jane Wyman

1:45:53 – 2:00:48 – Grace Kelly

2:00:49 – 2:24:07 – Why Grace Kelly won / Twitter questions

2:24:08 – 2:28:01 – 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