This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes former USA Today book editor Barbara VanDenburgh to discuss the 1988 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Jodie Foster won for her performance in "The Accused," beating Glenn Close in "Dangerous Liaisons," Melanie Griffith in "Working Girl," Meryl Streep in "A Cry in the Dark," and Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Foster.
0:00 - 10:20 - Introduction
10:21 - 36:00 - Glenn Close
36:01 - 1:01:38 - Melanie Griffith
1:01:39 - 1:24:15 - Meryl Streep
1:24:16 - 1:45:40 - Sigourney Weaver
1:45:41 - 2:09:00 - Jodie Foster
2:09:41 - 2:59:30 - Why Jodie Foster won / Twitter questions
2:59:31- 3:04:07 - Who was the runner-up?
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Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov
Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley
Artwork: Brian O'Meara
1961 Best Actress (feat. Juan Carlos Ojano)
1960 Best Actress (feat. Karen Peterson)
How Did They Win: Marcia Gay Harden ('Pollock')
For My Consideration: It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
On Second Thought: Belfast (2021)
On Second Thought: Promising Young Woman (2020)
1959 Best Actress (feat. Chris Feil)
On Second Thought: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
1958 Best Actress (feat. Baby Clyde)
1957 Best Actress (feat. Calum Reed)
1956 Best Actress (feat. Morgan Roberts)
On Second Thought: BlacKkKlansman (2018)
1955 Best Actress (feat. Dan Bayer)
1954 Best Actress (feat. Tomris Laffly)
1953 Best Actress (feat. Eoin Daly)
How Did They Win: Michael Caine ('The Cider House Rules')
For My Consideration: Gone Girl (2014)
1952 Best Actress (feat. Murtada Elfadl)
1951 Best Actress (feat. Lauren LaMagna)
1950 Best Actress (feat. Erik Anderson)
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