About this episode
Kevin welcomes AwardsDaily founder Sasha Stone to discuss Roman Polanski's harrowing Holocaust drama 'The Pianist,' the likely runner-up in the 2002 Oscar race that lost to 'Chicago.' 0:00 - 1:05 - Introduction 1:06 - 26:21 - 'The Pianist' review 26:22 - 49:16 - Why 'The Pianist' lost Best Picture 49:17 - 1:10:28 - Shoulda been a contender 1:10:29 - 1:14:34 - Did 'The Pianist' deserve to win? Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Sasha Stone on Twitter and on her website: @AwardsDaily and awardsdaily.com Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich