1955 Best Actress (feat. Dan Bayer)

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Next Best Picture’s Dan Bayer to discuss the 1955 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Anna Magnani won for her performance in “The Rose Tattoo,” beating Susan Hayward in “I’ll Cry Tomorrow,” Katharine Hepburn in “Summertime,” Jennifer Jones in “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing,” and Eleanor Parker in “Interrupted Melody.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Magnani.

0:00 – 8:55 – Introduction

8:56 – 31:52 – Susan Hayward

31:53 – 55:19 – Katharine Hepburn

55:20 – 1:13:42 – Jennifer Jones

1:13:43 – 1:36:47 – Eleanor Parker

1:36:48 – 1:55:53 – Anna Magnani

1:55:54 – 2:23:43 – Why Anna Magnani won / Twitter questions

2:23:44 – 2:30:33 – 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