Recent Posts

• October 15, 2018And the Runner-Up Is

  L.A. Confidential (feat. Ashley Kus)

  Kevin welcomes one of his friends Ashley Kus (from the Record-Journal) to discuss Curtis Hanson’s film noir crime thriller ‘L.A. Confidential,’ the likely runner-up in the 1997 Oscar race that […]

• October 10, 2018And the Runner-Up Is

  Born on the Fourth of July (feat. Josh Parham)

  Kevin is joined by Next Best Picture writer and podcaster Josh Parham to talk about Oliver Stone’s Ron Kovic biopic ‘Born on the Fourth of July,’ the likely runner-up in […]

• October 3, 2018And the Runner-Up Is

  GoodFellas (feat. Amanda Spears)

  Kevin welcomes back Gold Derby colleague Amanda Spears to talk about Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic ‘GoodFellas,’ the likely runner-up in the 1990 Oscar race that lost to ‘Dances with Wolves.’ […]

• September 26, 2018And the Runner-Up Is

  Bugsy (feat. Chris Beachum)

  Kevin brings in Gold Derby managing editor Chris Beachum to talk about Barry Levinson’s gangster biopic ‘Bugsy,’ the likely runner-up in the 1991 Oscar race that lost to ‘The Silence […]

• September 19, 2018And the Runner-Up Is

  Howards End (feat. Tom O’Brien)

  Kevin Jacobsen welcomes back Gold Derby colleague and now Next Best Picture writer Tom O’Brien to talk about James Ivory’s sumptuous costume drama ‘Howards End,’ the likely runner-up in the […]

• September 12, 2018And the Runner-Up Is

  The Piano (feat. Karen Peterson)

  Kevin brings back writer and podcaster for AwardsCircuit, podcaster for Citizen Dame and The Watch and Talk and now Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic Karen Peterson about Jane Campion’s drama ‘The Piano,’ […]

• September 5, 2018And the Runner-Up Is

  Pulp Fiction (feat. Ryan McQuade)

  Kevin talks with InSession Film’s Ryan McQuade about Quentin Tarantino’s iconic crime dramedy ‘Pulp Fiction,’ the likely runner-up in the 1994 Oscar race that lost to ‘Forrest Gump.’ 0:00 – […]

• August 29, 2018And the Runner-Up Is

  Apollo 13 (feat. Daniel Howat)

  Kevin speaks with Screeners Podcast host and Next Best Picture writer Daniel Howat to discuss Ron Howard’s space action thriller ‘Apollo 13,’ the likely runner-up in the 1995 Oscar race […]

• August 22, 2018And the Runner-Up Is

  Fargo (feat. Erik Anderson)

  Kevin brings back the founder of AwardsWatch, Erik Anderson, to discuss Joel Coen’s comedic crime thriller ‘Fargo,’ the likely runner-up in the 1996 Oscar race that lost to ‘The English […]

• July 24, 2018And the Runner-Up Is

  Saving Private Ryan (feat. Joyce Eng)

  Kevin welcomes Gold Derby senior editor Joyce Eng to discuss Steven Spielberg’s war epic ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ the likely runner-up in the 1998 Oscar race that lost to ‘Shakespeare in […]