1957 Best Actress (feat. Calum Reed)


This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Categorically Oscars host Calum Reed to discuss the 1957 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Joanne Woodward won for her performance in “The Three Faces of Eve,” beating Deborah Kerr in “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison,” Anna Magnani in “Wild Is the Wind,” Elizabeth Taylor in “Raintree County,” and Lana Turner in “Peyton Place.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Woodward.

0:00 – 8:09 – Introduction

8:10 – 27:08 – Deborah Kerr

27:09 – 48:53 – Anna Magnani

48:54 – 1:09:19 – Elizabeth Taylor

1:09:20 – 1:30:04 – Lana Turner

1:30:05 – 1:46:20 – Joanne Woodward

1:46:21 – 2:13:46 – Why Joanne Woodward won / Twitter questions

2:13:47 – 2:20:31 – 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