About this episode
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back writer Andrew Carden to discuss the 1973 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Glenda Jackson won for her performance in "A Touch of Class," beating Ellen Burstyn in "The Exorcist," Marsha Mason in "Cinderella Liberty," Barbra Streisand in "The Way We Were," and Joanne Woodward in "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Jackson. 0:00 - 15:03 - Introduction 15:04 - 41:05 - Ellen Burstyn 41:06 - 59:28 - Marsha Mason 59:29 - 1:23:26 - Barbra Streisand 1:23:27 - 1:42:38 - Joanne Woodward 1:42:39 - 1:59:08 - Glenda Jackson 1:59:09 - 2:37:23 - Why Glenda Jackson won / Twitter questions 2:37:23 - 2:45:24 - 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 Andrew Carden 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