In the 90th Academy Awards, Frances McDormand nabbed the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. She cemented her dominance this awards season for her fiery turn as a mother out for justice for her murdered daughter in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
The actress was nominated alongside The Shape of Water's Sally Hawkins, I, Tonya's Margot Robbie, Lady Bird's Saoirse Ronan, and The Post's Meryl Streep. McDormand, a five-time Oscar nominee, last won the prize in 1997 for her iconic role as police chief Marge Gunderson in “Fargo.”
Post receiving the award, Frances McDormand gave a powerful and emotional speech and encouraged her fellow nominees to stand up with her and make a change in the industry.
Watch the 60-year-old actress’ Oscar 2018 acceptance speech here:
Just after this amazing feat, her fans flooded Twitter with praise for her rousing speech. Check out some of the tweets:
