Oscar-winner, Frances McDormand had her statuette stolen at the Governors’ ball, a post-show party by a man who allegedly snatched it from her table b
Oscar-winner, Frances McDormand had her statuette stolen at the Governors’ ball, a post-show party by a man who allegedly snatched it from her table before he was arrested. 6o year old Frances McDormand won the best actress for her role as a rage-filled mother seeking justice for her murdered daughter in Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.’
According to New York Times writer, Cara Buckley, who was at the event and live-tweeted the drama said a photographer working for celebrity chef, Wolfgang Puck who was providing the catering for the party, stopped the man named Terry Bryant and seized the Oscar, before the thief disappeared back into the ball. The actress had set the statuette down and was chatting when it disappeared, according to Buckley, who added that the actress had said to “let him go.”
The thief, Terry Bryant
Frances McDormand was seen crying emotionally outside the Governors Awards ball after giving up the search for the statuette on the premises. It was the second time she had bagged the best actress statuette following her win for ‘Fargo’ 21 years earlier. McDormand’s acceptance speech was one of the most memorable moments of the award show as she delivered a rallying cry for the #MeToo movement, which seeks to end harassment and gender double-standards, as she accepted her Oscar.
Placing her statuette on the stage, an animated McDormand asked all women nominated across categories to stand up and be counted.
“Look around, ladies and gentlemen, because we all have stories to tell and projects we need financed. Don’t talk to us about it at the parties tonight. Invite us into your office in a couple days, or you can come to ours, whichever suits you best, and we’ll tell you all about them,” she said.
