A Woman Robbed: Halle Berry and Drew Barrymore

About this episode

The episode discusses the Oscar buzz and performances of Halle Berry and Drew Barrymore in TV movies that were not eligible for Oscars.

Listen to this PREVIEW of the 33rd episode of A Woman Robbed, a special bonus series you can hear on the And the Runner-Up Is Patreon exclusive feed! A Woman Robbed is a series in which Kevin is joined by a special guest in discussing women who had significant Oscar buzz heading into the nominations but were ultimately robbed/snubbed/omitted from the Best Actress lineup. In this episode, Kevin speaks with Chelsea Eichholz about two performances from TV movies that weren't eligible for Oscars: Halle Berry ("Introducing Dorothy Dandridge") and Drew Barrymore ("Grey Gardens"). We discuss their performances, talk about what would've happened if they were eligible, and reveal whether we would have nominated them. You can listen to the full episode of A Woman Robbed by going to patreon.com/andtherunnerupis and contributing at the $5 per month tier. Clips included in this episode: "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge" - HBO

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Jacobsen

Guest: Chelsea Eichholz

Topics covered

• Oscar buzz
• Best Actress snubs
• TV movie performances
• Halle Berry
• Drew Barrymore
• film history

Keywords

• Halle Berry
• Drew Barrymore
• Oscar snubs
• Best Actress
• TV movies
• film history
• A Woman Robbed

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Grey Gardens

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