1998 Best Actress (feat. Joyce Eng)


This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back Gold Derby senior editor Joyce Eng to discuss the 1998 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Gwyneth Paltrow won for her performance in “Shakespeare in Love,” beating Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth,” Fernanda Montenegro in “Central Station,” Meryl Streep in “One True Thing,” and Emily Watson in “Hilary and Jackie.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Paltrow.

0:00 – 8:37 – Introduction

8:38 – 29:45 – Cate Blanchett

29:46 – 47:59 – Fernanda Montenegro

48:00 – 1:09:25 – Meryl Streep

1:09:26 – 1:27:24 – Emily Watson

1:27:25 – 1:49:15 – Gwyneth Paltrow

1:49:16 – 2:54:20 – Why Gwyneth Paltrow won / Twitter questions

2:54:21 – 3:00:39 – 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