Frances McDormand wins Oscar for best actress, honors all women in film in ultra-powerful moment

“If I fall over pick me up, because I’ve got some things to say,” Frances McDormand began in her acceptance speech for Best Actress at the Oscars.

It’s been a simultaneously traumatic and empowering year for women in film. And McDormand didn’t shy away from addressing the current climate in Hollywood — both in her prescient performance, and on the night of her big win itself.

She put down her coveted trophy for “perspective,” she said, opening up her arms to the audience and asking, “If I may be so honored: Can I have all the female nominees stand up with me?”  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Frances McDormand wins Oscar for best actress, honors all women in film in ultra-powerful moment