And the Runner-Up Is

Host Kevin Jacobsen welcomes his close friend Mallory Daley to talk about Alfonso Cuarón's bold space thriller 'Gravity,' the runner-up in the 2013 Oscar race that lost to '12 Years a Slave.' 0:00 - 1:19 - Introduction 1:20 - 34:07 - 'Gravity' review  34:08 - 53:00 - Why 'Gravity' lost Best Picture 53:01 - 1:07:07 - Shoulda been a contender 1:07:08 - 1:19:58 - Did 'Gravity' deserve to win? Go to F...

Host Kevin Jacobsen welcomes Michael Domanico from the Not Her Again podcast to talk about Richard Linklater's experimental coming of age film 'Boyhood,' the runner-up in the 2014 Oscar race that lost to 'Birdman.' 0:00 - 1:15 - Introduction 1:16 - 32:50 - 'Boyhood' review  32:51 - 51:33 - Why 'Boyhood' lost Best Picture 51:34 - 1:01:06 - Shoulda been a contender 1:01:07 - 1:12:18 - Did 'Boyhood'...

Host Kevin Jacobsen is joined by his Gold Derby colleague Amanda Spears to talk about Alejandro G. Iñárritu's epic revenge western 'The Revenant,' which got star Leonardo DiCaprio his overdue Oscar but lost Best Picture to a decidedly more understated film 'Spotlight.' Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com  to vote for which film you think deserved to win Best Picture. 0:00 - 1...

Surprise! 'The Oscar Almost Went To' has now become 'And the Runner-Up Is.' Host Kevin Jacobsen explains why in the introduction. This week, Kevin is joined by his Gold Derby colleague Charlie Bright to talk about Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land,' which lost Best Picture in the most insane upset in Oscar history to 'Moonlight.' Go to FilmTrophies.com or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com  to vote for w...

In the inaugural episode of The Oscar Almost Went To, host Kevin Jacobsen welcomes his podcasting co-host from You've Got Treemail, Sebastian Gronback, to discuss Martin McDonagh's 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,' which lost the 2017 Best Picture race to 'The Shape of Water.' Go to FilmTrophies.com  or email at filmtrophies@gmail.com to vote for which film you think deserved to win Bes...