Oldman, McDormand win best actors at 90th Oscars
Los Angeles
March 5, 2017
Gary Oldman, for essaying former British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour", and Frances McDormand for her role as a
grieving mother in "Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri", won the best
actor and best actress in a leading role categories at the 90th Academy Awards
here.
McDormand, 60, pipped, among others, "The Post" star Meryl Streep,
who scored her 21st nomination and the 17th in this category at the Oscars.
She has won an Academy Award over two decades after first winning the honour
in 1996 for "Fargo".
In "Three Billboards...", she plays Mildred Hayes, a
mother grieving over her daughter's rape and murder.
McDormand left an
impact with her acceptance speech after she asked every female nominee in the
room to stand up, and asked male gatekeepers to ask them about their projects
and ideas not just at Oscar after-parties, but in office meetings following
awards season.
As her fellow nominees stood, she said: "We all have
stories to tell and projects we need financed." She urged stars to demand
inclusion riders -- requirements for gender or racial diversity -- in their
contracts.
Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster presented the Best Actress
trophy to McDormand, in a break from tradition that the previous year's Best
Actor winner presents the award.
As for Oldman, it was his second
nomination in the Actor in a Leading Role category. He was previously nominated
for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" in 2011.
While accepting the award,
Oldman said: "I've lived in America for the longest time, and I am deeply
grateful to her for the loves and the friendships I have made and the many
wonderful gifts it has given me. My home, my livelihood, my family, and now
Oscar."
He also thanked Churchill, who he said "has been marvelous
company on what can be described as an incredible journey".
Oldman, 59,
also took a moment to express gratitude to his 98-year-old mother.
Los Angeles
March 5, 2017
Gary Oldman, for essaying former British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour", and Frances McDormand for her role as a
grieving mother in "Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri", won the best
actor and best actress in a leading role categories at the 90th Academy Awards
here.
McDormand, 60, pipped, among others, "The Post" star Meryl Streep,
who scored her 21st nomination and the 17th in this category at the Oscars.
She has won an Academy Award over two decades after first winning the honour
in 1996 for "Fargo".
In "Three Billboards...", she plays Mildred Hayes, a
mother grieving over her daughter's rape and murder.
McDormand left an
impact with her acceptance speech after she asked every female nominee in the
room to stand up, and asked male gatekeepers to ask them about their projects
and ideas not just at Oscar after-parties, but in office meetings following
awards season.
As her fellow nominees stood, she said: "We all have
stories to tell and projects we need financed." She urged stars to demand
inclusion riders -- requirements for gender or racial diversity -- in their
contracts.
Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster presented the Best Actress
trophy to McDormand, in a break from tradition that the previous year's Best
Actor winner presents the award.
As for Oldman, it was his second
nomination in the Actor in a Leading Role category. He was previously nominated
for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" in 2011.
While accepting the award,
Oldman said: "I've lived in America for the longest time, and I am deeply
grateful to her for the loves and the friendships I have made and the many
wonderful gifts it has given me. My home, my livelihood, my family, and now
Oscar."
He also thanked Churchill, who he said "has been marvelous
company on what can be described as an incredible journey".
Oldman, 59,
also took a moment to express gratitude to his 98-year-old mother.
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