Conclave (feat. Daniel Montgomery)

About this episode

Kevin Jacobsen and guest Daniel Montgomery discuss the film 'Conclave' and its competition in the Best Picture race.

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes writer/editor Daniel Montgomery to talk about Edward Berger's "Conclave," the presumed runner-up in the 2024 Best Picture race that lost to "Anora." We also discuss all other Best Picture nominees and which film we think deserved to win the Oscar. 0:00 - 5:51 - Introduction 5:51 - 41:45 - "Conclave" review 41:46 - 1:06:52 - Why "Conclave" lost Best Picture / Why "Anora" won 1:06:53 - 2:31:23 - Assessing the other eight Best Picture nominees 2:31:24 - 2:36:31 - Shoulda been a contender 2:36:32 - 2:41:10 - Did "Conclave" deserve to win? 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 And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich Artwork: Brian O'Meara

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Jacobsen

Guest: Daniel Montgomery

Topics covered

• film review
• Best Picture nominees
• Oscar discussion
• runner-up analysis
• film awards

Keywords

• Conclave
• Anora
• Best Picture
• Oscar
• film review
• Daniel Montgomery
• Kevin Jacobsen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: And the Runner-Up Is

Books & works: Conclave, Anora, Best Picture, Oscar

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