1974 Best Actress (feat. Sophia Ciminello)

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back Oscar Wild cohost Sophia Ciminello to discuss the 1974 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Ellen Burstyn won for her performance in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” beating Diahann Carroll in “Claudine,” Faye Dunaway in “Chinatown,” Valerie Perrine in “Lenny,” and Gena Rowlands in “A Woman Under the Influence.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Burstyn.

0:00 – 13:33 – Introduction

13:34 – 37:46 – Diahann Carroll

37:47 – 1:03:26 – Faye Dunaway

1:03:27 – 1:22:03 – Valerie Perrine

1:22:04 – 1:55:41 – Gena Rowlands

1:55:42 – 2:13:24 – Ellen Burstyn

2:13:25 – 2:53:45 – Why Ellen Burstyn won / Twitter questions

2:53:46 – 2:59:46 – Who was the runner-up?

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