About this episode
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Offscreen Central editor-in-chief Kenzie Vanunu to discuss the 2008 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Kate Winslet won for her performance in "The Reader," beating Anne Hathaway in "Rachel Getting Married," Angelina Jolie in "Changeling," Melissa Leo in "Frozen River," and Meryl Streep in "Doubt." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Winslet. 0:00 - 10:38 - Introduction 10:39 - 35:36 - Anne Hathaway 35:37 - 1:08:15 - Angelina Jolie 1:08:16 - 1:30:41 - Melissa Leo 1:30:42 - 1:58:06 - Meryl Streep 1:58:07 - 2:20:22 - Kate Winslet 2:20:23 - 3:09:33 - Why Kate Winslet won / Twitter questions 3:09:34 - 3:15:01 - Who was the runner-up? Buy And the Runner-Up Is merch at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/and-the-runner-up-is?ref_id=24261 ! Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis ! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Kenzie Vanunu on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara