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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