About this episode
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes podcaster and YouTuber Steffi Acain to discuss the 2007 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Marion Cotillard won for her performance in "La Vie en Rose," beating Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," Julie Christie in "Away from Her," Laura Linney in "The Savages," and Elliot Page in "Juno." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Cotillard. 0:00 - 13:30 - Introduction 13:31 - 36:05 - Cate Blanchett 36:06 - 1:00:18 - Julie Christie 1:00:19 - 1:18:50 - Laura Linney 1:18:51 - 1:44:00 - Elliot Page 1:44:01 - 2:09:51 - Marion Cotillard 2:09:51 - 3:02:56 - Why Marion Cotillard won / Twitter questions 3:02:57 - 3:08:00 - 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 Steffi Acain 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