2022 Best Actress (feat. Sebastian Gronback)
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back his partner Sebastian Gronback to discuss the 2022 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Michelle Yeoh won for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” beating Cate Blanchett in “Tár,” Ana de Armas in “Blonde,” Andrea Riseborough in “To Leslie,” and Michelle Williams in “The Fabelmans.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Yeoh.
0:00 – 11:35 – Introduction
11:36 – 39:44 – Cate Blanchett
39:45 – 1:03:01 – Ana de Armas
1:03:02 – 1:23:19 – Andrea Riseborough
1:23:20 – 1:47:23 – Michelle Williams
1:47:24 – 2:16:44 – Michelle Yeoh
2:16:45 – 3:16:13 – Why Michelle Yeoh won / listener questions
3:16:14 – 3:19:55 – 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
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I love this lineup with the exception of Williams whose performance I indeed find “mannered” and grating. Thank you Kevin for praising Riseborough’s work in To Leslie. It’s a helluva performance and fully deserving of the nomination. In regards to the controversy surrounding her nomination I am sad that it has seemed to taint her reputation somewhat. It was a grassroots campaign that REALLY took off. Actors became passionate about her work once they saw To Leslie. Now, did some of them go to far in their zeal? No question. Frances Fisher imploring her fellow actors to put Riseborough’s name at #1 on their ballots certainly went a step too far. Still, Riseborough had nothing to do with this and her nomination should be celebrated not questioned.