1956 Best Actress (feat. Morgan Roberts)
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This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes writer and podcaster Morgan Roberts to discuss the 1956 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Ingrid Bergman won for her performance in "Anastasia," beating Carroll Baker in "Baby Doll," Katharine Hepburn in "The Rainmaker," Nancy Kelly in "The Bad Seed," and Deborah Kerr in "The King and I." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Bergman. 0:00 - 7:21 - Introduction 7:22 - 27:29 - Carroll Baker 27:30 - 45:02 - Katharine Hepburn 45:03 - 1:05:10 - Nancy Kelly 1:05:11 - 1:23:29 - Deborah Kerr 1:23:30 - 1:38:08 - Ingrid Bergman 1:38:09 - 2:06:56 - Why Ingrid Bergman won / Twitter questions 2:06:56 - 2:11:28 - Who was the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Morgan Roberts 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
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