1956 Best Actress (feat. Morgan Roberts)

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes writer and podcaster Morgan Roberts to discuss the 1956 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Ingrid Bergman won for her performance in “Anastasia,” beating Carroll Baker in “Baby Doll,” Katharine Hepburn in “The Rainmaker,” Nancy Kelly in “The Bad Seed,” and Deborah Kerr in “The King and I.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Bergman.

0:00 – 7:21 – Introduction

7:22 – 27:29 – Carroll Baker

27:30 – 45:02 – Katharine Hepburn

45:03 – 1:05:10 – Nancy Kelly

1:05:11 – 1:23:29 – Deborah Kerr

1:23:30 – 1:38:08 – Ingrid Bergman

1:38:09 – 2:06:56 – Why Ingrid Bergman won / Twitter questions

2:06:56 – 2:11:28 – 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