About this episode
This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Letterboxd senior editor Mitchell Beaupre to discuss the 1986 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Marlee Matlin won for her performance in "Children of a Lesser God," beating Jane Fonda in "The Morning After," Sissy Spacek in "Crimes of the Heart," Kathleen Turner in "Peggy Sue Got Married," and Sigourney Weaver in "Aliens." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Matlin. 0:00 - 12:34 - Introduction 12:35 - 32:58 - Jane Fonda 32:59 - 52:55 - Sissy Spacek 52:56 - 1:16:08 - Kathleen Turner 1:16:09 - 1:45:34 - Sigourney Weaver 1:45:35 - 2:09:34 - Marlee Matlin 2:09:35 - 3:01:55 - Why Marlee Matlin won / Twitter questions 3:01:56- 3:08:34 - 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 Mitchell Beaupre 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