2013 Best Actress (feat. Sophia Ciminello)

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back writer, editor, and podcaster Sophia Ciminello to discuss the 2013 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Cate Blanchett won for her performance in “Blue Jasmine,” beating Amy Adams in “American Hustle,” Sandra Bullock in “Gravity,” Judi Dench in “Philomena,” and Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Blanchett.

0:00 – 14:16 – Introduction

14:16 – 43:32 – Amy Adams

43:33 – 1:04:14 – Sandra Bullock

1:04:15 – 1:23:57 – Judi Dench

1:23:58 – 1:43:36 – Meryl Streep

1:43:37 – 2:08:38 – Cate Blanchett

2:08:39 – 3:05:50 – Why Cate Blanchett won / Twitter questions

3:05:51 – 3:14:49 – Who was the runner-up?

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