Frances McDormand has been reunited with her Oscar after it was stolen from her table inside the Governors Ball after-party, where she was celebrating her second career best actress win for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
The 60-year-old was spotted having her statue engraved at the the annual after-party before the golden trophy grew legs and walked away. She ended up leaving the party — empty handed! — with her husband, Joel Coen, but security personnel were eventually able to locate the statue and return it to the actress.
In a statement, Frances’s rep told People: “I can confirm that after a brief time apart, Frances and her Oscar were happily reunited last night. They celebrated their reunion with a double cheeseburger from In-N-Out.”
According to New York Times reporter Cara Buckley, a photographer snapped a picture of the suspect before retrieving the allegedly stolen Oscar.
The Los Angeles Police Department have since confirmed Terry Bryant, 47, was arrested late Sunday night for the alleged crime, and booked early Monday morning. He was charged with grand theft and police set a bail of $20,000.
Apparently, the multi-award winning actress has said to let him go.
Frances has been praised for breathing life into an otherwise uneventful oscars ceremony.
Taking to the stage with absolute gusto and grace to collect her Best Actress Oscar for her amazing performance as a grieving mother in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the veteran actress gave the best speech of the entire night (watch in the player above).
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“I’m hyperventilating a little bit. If I fall over, pick me up because I’ve got some things to say,” Frances began.
Before adding: “I want to thank every single person in this building and my sister Dorothy. I love ya, Dot.”
the Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri star won the award for Best Actress, beating out fellow nominees Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Margot Robbie (I, Tonya), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) and Meryl Streep (The Post).
But it was her call to action when she invited every female nominee in the room to stand up that truly blew us away.
“And now, I want to get some perspective. If I may be so honoured, to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight… Meryl [Streep] if you do it, everybody else will,” Frances, who is married to Joel Coen, explained as she placed her Oscar on the ground.
“The actors, the film makers, the producers, the directors, the writers, the cinematographers… ha ha ha… Come on,” Frances pleaded, as a sea of inspirational women took to their feet – including Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep.
Before she asked the female nominees to stand up, the two-time Academy Award-winner placed her Oscar on the ground.
The future is female! Meryl Streep was one of the first stars to take to her feet and applaud Frances’ call to action.
“OK everybody, look around because we all have stories to tell and projects to finance.”
“Don’t talk to us at the parties tonight. Invite us into your office in a couple of days, or you can come to ours and we’ll tell you all about them.”
“I have two words to tell you all tonight – inclusion, rider.”
In the current #MeToo climate, it was the perfect tribute and no doubt empowered women all around the world.
