Frances McDormand winning Best Actress | 69th Oscars (1997) 

Wow that was very kind of her. Sorry to hear that about your father though.

She is beyond amazing!

WOW! I don't even know what to say behind that. Except to say that Frances McD is among the magic elite of Hollywood stars who are God's chosen. Thank you for sharing this. My heart thanks you as well. God bless.

How wonderful!

Through people's eyes you can see how good or bad someone is. My grandma used to tell me that and I think she was right. Frances has so shy and humble expressions. She has a BIG heart, is a very GREAT actress (The best after Meryl) and not obsessed with celebrity at all. I really love her....🥰

Yup!

She also had done it at BAFTA and at SAG's.

L e s b i a n

@@paulstevens6043 why because of her power walk?

@@beatricewoods8377 Everything. Her spirit.

Meeeee!!! Lol. All her 4 Oscar speeches have been on the mark and always fighting for the same thing. Equal opportunity in Hollywood to adequately bring out in film the diverse nature of real life. Respect to this lady. Love her. Especially in Burn After Reading!😂😂❤❤❤

Me! What a legendary person.

90% of the scenes in Nomadland were so short that it makes it easier to get an Oscar for acting. Plus the film industry is at an all-time low when it comes to quality films.. just look at how many completely forgettable movies have been made in the last 4-5 years. I liked Nomadland very much and thought Frances McDormand was very good in the film but considering the sheer lack of decent films made the last few years it makes it much easier to get nominated and even win an Academy Award. The film industry was 10x better in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s then it is today. Meryl Streep is in my personal opinion still the Best becuase she has been nominated 17 times back when it was much harder to get a nomination and and an actual Win.

@@patr70 tv is where the best work is being put in these days.

Present!

Well said, Frances!

Her husband and brother in law produced and directed the movie so that rang a bit false.

This year, it should be "...not just market value, sex or ethnicity."

So good

She was acting in Coen's movies before was involved with Joel

I am sure the fourth one will be there somewhere.

@@porkolabs Technically she did win her fourth this year because she was one of the producers of Nomadland, so she won an Oscar not only for Best Actress, but also for Best Picture.

Is she coming for Katherine hepburns crown

Both Frances McDormand and Katharine Hepburn share a lot of commonalities than you think. Apart from being the only women to win 3 or more Best Actress Oscars, their awards trajectories are virtually identical too! Both won their first Oscars early in their careers and the remaining 3 in each case (including the producing win for McDormand) all coming AFTER turning 60 (both won their 2nd Oscars at age 60, with the third one coming almost immediately after (McDormand's third acting win was 3 years after her 2nd, while Hepburn's 2nd and 3rd wins were in consecutive years)).

True, I adore her smile

She was hilarious when she won. She giggled like there's no tomorrow when Hepburn won. She was literally beaming when Theron won. Annie is a national treasure and a very good sport! Fun fact Keaton and McDormand were sisters in SGG! And a Reds reunion with the Jack to boot!

She doesn't take herself seriously.

She's an international treasure!

So many great Oscar-winning performance in the 90's. Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins, Jodi Foster, Hilary Swank, Frances McDormand, Kathy Bates

Unlike today where a standing ovation is given just for showing up...

@@fp5495 Because right now the ceremony is too long. By the time best actor/actress category come, people want to stand up and stretch lol

I just saw the movie and she doesn't do an extraordinary performance like I thought, and she only appears on screen in the middle of the movie

​​@@frederic3988 Al Pacino, Susan Sarandon, and Geoffrey Rush too..

YES! Jason Bell! I think she does the Billionaire Strut! (Vince McMahon & Conor McGregor both do it too!)

@@octoberfire13 I was thinking that. Did Conor copy the lady from Fargo?

*Even if she does nothing at awards shows she deserves the awards and we don't deserve her.*

The howling speech was Best Picture win. Best Actress speech was something about sword making. Also, the howling is in reference to the movie that just won Best Picture.

@@wytefoxx howling was a tribute to Michael WOLF Snyder, the sound mixer of the movie. He has died by suicide

@@wytefoxx It was actually a tribute to Michael Wolf Snyder, the sound designer of the film who had committed suicide a few months ago. Her howling was respecting a person we least care about but for Fran and Chloe, he meant a lot to them.

Copacetic Great quote:P

Copacetic lol. Who could ever forget that character? Not on screen long, but he made himself so memorable.

😂😂

YAHHHH

Oh yaaa? You betcha

And still relevant. Hollywood has lots of issues about castings and talent fees.

Yes!

EXACTLY. EXACTLY.

+magesticmaniacc I actually saved some of these Oscar winning moments as mp3., cause of the damn good music! Like this and Silence of the Lambs etc. :)

+raza shamsi The music is from the movie. It was composed by Carter Burwell. Great composer, he does the soundtrack for all the Coen brother movies.

What's the name of this music ?

Outstanding music!!

Tash21 she was an amazing actress and screen presence!

What about Cate Blanchett? Or are we only counting actresses in a leading role?

“...won best actress multiple times.” There you go.

@@assadarlingtoni she will win more and more. She's one of the greatest actor to ever set foot on this planet. Anyway, Cate doesn't need to prove anything anymore and an Oscar trophy is just a bonus and an Oscar trophy or 10 wouldn't define you as an actress. Cate is just out of this world.

@@elijahsackville-glucksburg i agree :3

I know. :-) That was fucking awesome!!

I really think she was just having trouble in heels.

+Moonpie Shane Yes, that speech actually has some sense which the others lack.

+quillber "Pitch Perfect" is spot on!!!

Breaking The Waves was heartshattering. One of the best breakout roles for an actress.

I think Emily Watson deserved more

I loved Fargo, but the character of Frances, didn't really impress me, I mean, we saw her after 30 minutos the film start, and she just performed a pregnant "sarcastic" chief, she spent her time, eating, driving, and just that... while Emily Watson, she was raped, she undress herself, she was beated, she was hated by a whole town, and she "talk" with God in her mind, Emily Watson's performance is 10 times better than Frances, and there's something funny, I saw her in 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, and in my opinion, she deserve it, we saw all her faces, she reminds me at Margot Channing, she had the balls for that role... what do you think?

@@ShamsiR1 so do I

+mickigoe Exaclty. It was polished, sensible and creative. Plus it actually has meaning.

+mickigoe great actress, fantastic performance, average speech.

She's at it again with those perfect speeches.

The Coens are Frances' lucky clover

Her husband and brother-in-law who both directed the film are from Minnesota so they must have helped her.

It's a very exaggerated Minnesota accent but it worked for the movie.

Live there for a couple years and People thereafter will hear the accent in your voice.

I don't think so, carey mulligan or viola davis will win

@Benjamin C maybe

@Benjamin C unlikely because the film was shit

@@AlexLopez-do3pi Vanessa deserves to win

i think carey should win it.. but vanessa probably will

@Neutral lmao trueee

You pulled a Final Destination here!

and so she did LOL what a crazy world!

completely agree. Emily Watson was excellent.

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+jesusfish Jennifer Lawrence did not just walk. She went down on her knees to get that Oscars trophy.

+Jon Sager Hahaha!

+Jon Sager 😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏

What cracked me up the most is at 1:16 when she enters to the stage, she struts in a very determined, strong-willed, proud of herself and somewhat angry manner. She's exceptional and exudes confidence when she walks across the stage but at first, I thought "Wait, why does she walks like she's going to kill someone ?" 👊👍 Nevertheless, Fargo is one of my favorite films ever and her character was very well played, she was a bubbly cop in an haunting environment. I loved her since Fargo and she made me laugh in Burn After Reading.

Ha! She did the same thing at the Golden Globes this year for Three Billboards.

10 years?

Don't know what I meant. Maybe 20 years later it's more.correct😂

elHEARTBREAKER Yeah!

fargo unforgettable film

And she won again for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

She didn't nothing extraordinary in that film thought

And again

The English Patient won Best Director and Picture. The Coen Bros. won the screenplay.

English Patient won best picture, no Fargo.

With 20+ years perspective I think the consensus now is that Fargo was the better picture than the one that won (which I refuse to name because Weinstein pushed it.).

​@@garymussell6543the Academy way back then was very conventional. Even the voting members were gullible. Unlike now that members are liberals and cannot be influenced by campaigns and perks.

Me too.

SAME! Been two decades but I still can't believe Emily lost here :(

@@jeanricknunez7515 Me neither. But I read a few things as to why she didn't win- apparently she was "an outsider"! I am completely disappointed in this mentality. Now Oscars don't mean much to me..

@@handebarlas6248 is glenn close an "outsider" too ?

@@Alex-eh8fw I don't know what you mean. I am saying that I don't understand the "outsider" when it comes to giving an actor an award. An actor is an actor, no matter where they come from or whether they are a new face or not...This is not my wording, as I said I read it as the opinion of some film critics who sound as if they reflect the criteria as to how best actors and actresses are chosen.

She lost her nomination as a supporting actress for North Country.

@@antoniocervantes1773 I realise that darling but that’s not what I said.

She also won a fourth for Best picture for co-producing Nomadland.

kmpiano1 I agree with Armando. Even though I love Watson in "Breaking the Waves", I just don't see the Academy awarding her performance. So the next logical choice will be Blethyn (and it's a Mike Leigh movie!!)

I've got nothing against Frances, but Emily Watson really deserved that award, more than Frances, if you make a comparation, Emily's performance is stronger and hard-to-see, I love Frances, but her performance wasn't something subliminal for me... and I loved Fargo

@@christiansarrazin8564 that was really tough year. And like you said.... Emily Watson deserved that Oscar big time. Even Brenda Blethyn. But hey.... there is always just one winner, even just by 1 vote. And in this case , it was probably really close between those 3. And I can watch Fargo movie over and over and over again. That movie is just brilliant, every scene is a masterpiece. The English Patient won best movie...… just no. And if you know and remember SEINFELD tv show ( I don't know how old are you and where are you from) … there was one episode when Elaine Benes ( Julia Louise-Dreyfus ) had to go to see THE ENGLISH PATIENT movie , again, with her boss.... and she was like I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE , I CAN'T , IT'S TOO LONG, QUIT TELLING YOUR STUPID STORY ABOUT STUPID DESERT AND JUST DIE ALREADY , DIE !!! I felt same, watching it. Anyway....Juliette Binoche won an Oscar, well deserved, even movie was really boring.

@@ivanbrocko The English Patient is fine, just that. Fargo of course is a masterpiece but Mcdormand's Performance is not what I expect, I saw Fargo first than Breaking The Waves, but not everybody are open-mind, Oscars are racist, and Emily's Performance is so, not the typical young lady in problem, or the "marvelous" Marge. BUT Frances in Three Billboards, OMG!! She deserved it totally.

She has always been amazing.

Totally agree. Frances McDormand had less screen time than William H. Macy, and didn't appear on screen until over 45 min into the movie. I thought Emily Watson should have won for a truly amazing performance. Brenda Blethyn would have been my second choice that year.

She was electrifying in Angela and Hilary. One of the finest actresses ever. Don't forget her supporting turn in red dragon! Amazing performances.

She shoulve won with Frances

Excellent movie, very underrated.

Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves was amazing as well.

I would say that Frances didn't deserve this Oscar at all, considering Emily's outstanding performance. A Supporting Actress award would be okay.

+Christos Celluloidkid Would have been patronizing and obvious. Frances was the lead. But I agree with you about Emily.

Christos: You can't win best supporting actress if you're the star actress of the movie. Fargo had zero females with over five minutes of screen time, besides her.

You're a man and you felt moved? So what...? Congrats!?

i agree. and sam rockwell, who was the best thing in the movie.

after seeing three bilboards outside ebbing missouri, i initially found the movie underwhelming, maybe its the hype attached to the movie or something. but then i reflected on the families in ireland who have lost loved ones via murder and whose bodies have never been found and how the police give up on them. Frances Mcdormand did a fantastic job of displaying the anger and grief of a person whose had her daughter taken from her in the most violent way possible. the film thread a difficult line between the darkness of the subject matter and the dark humour. it was beautifully shot film. i dont think its a perfect film. in bruges is still Martin Mcdonagh best film. the rest are overhyped. and like a lot of irish people im getting a bit fed up of seeing Brendan Gleeson in everything.

Mark Daly no, Three Billboards is a masterpiece and the best movie of Martin McDonagh

we will agree to disagree then. But rockwell and mcdormand were superb in it. i think it will two time oscar winner frances mcdormand on 4th March and Sam Rockwell for best supporting actor. In bruges is martin mcdonagh best film. The rest were overhyped. and i have seen all them i couldnt see what all the fuss with the gaurd but i will concede that i thought Don Cheadle sparring with Brendan Gleeson was terrific. Calvary was overblown in the hype department. three billboards was beautiful to look at with great performances with Mcdomand and Rockwell. i i think this best stuff of the year stuff is nonsense. my pick for best for best film was manchester by the sea. but that went home empty handed. 2015s best film was inside/out. a masterpiece on every level.

The performances in Three Billboards are amazing, but the movie itself is super uneven and choppy. Do not even get me started on how sloppy the screenplay is. Margot, Sally, or Saoirse deserve to win this year, but Frances was also fantastic. It was a tremendous year for outstanding performances by women.

msminmichigan They were in Raising Arizona together. She played his best friend’s wife.

Jesus. Brenda's performance in Secret & Lies was at least 10x better than sum of Emily and Frances's performance. It is disgusting shame no one else mentions the fact

+Jeff Brown How open-minded of you. Thank god you don't have a vote.

Channel: Also thank, "him," that I have a good sense of humor. I think you're missing that part, at least momentarily?! This is just my way of saying this is an awesome movie.

+Jeff Brown With that I certainly agree. Never seen anything quite like it.

I hated the film fargo

Adam Maclada If you haven't already, take a gander at Vanishing Point (1971). Many people think it's a car movie, but really it's not.

Another class act, KST

LOL

Let's see. She lost against andra day yet

Dennis Caouki Who do you think will be nominated? Frances McDormand- Three Billboards Sally Hawkins- The Shape Of Water Margot Robbie-I, Tonya Saoirse Ronan- Ladybird Meryl Streep- The Post

Kev Low Exactly those 5 are my predictions too

Your perdiction was right

She was aaaaamazing in Three billboards!!!!!! #1 Well done!!!

Seriously 😂😂 da fuck

lol she not deserved the oscaar in that year. Blenda and Emilw were far better than her

And her fourth as well for Best Picture.

She's also great 8n "Women Talking"!

I wish she won the award

And who's here after 2021?!!!

amazing

if you think that movie is one of the greatest then i think you need to stop putting LSD ontop your twinkies because that movie blowed.A masterpiece is a movie like goodfellas

that was holly hunter in raising arizona

oh i forgot she was in that sorry

McDormand is in it as well.

And she stole every scene she was in, which is hard to do when your costars are Holly Hunter and N Cage! McDormand is great in everything she touches.

+Jeff Brown Spencer Tracy came very close to that in Captains Courageous, 1937. But there are shorter performances in the lead category: Lionel Barrymore in A Free Soul, 1931; David Niven in Separate Tables, 1958; Simone Signoret in Room at the Top, 1959; Patricia Neal in Hud, 1963; Marlon Brando in The Godfather,1972; and Geoffrey Rush in Shine, 1996.

+Jeff Brown LOL, I saw this movie after she won the Oscar, so I thought she was gonna be in the movie right from the start. So there's the opening scene with the amazing score, car in the snow, and I was like Oh here she comes... oh no, that's not her. Okay, next scene. Here she is! ... Still no...

Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook also appeared about 20 to 25 minutes into the movie

Also Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs.

Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line, she enters the picture after 30 minutes

Vincent Knight watched billboards already?