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Thief nabbed after attempting to steal Frances McDormand’s Oscar

Thief nabbed after attempting to steal Frances McDormand’s Oscar
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Thief nabbed after attempting to steal Frances McDormand’s Oscar
Just hours after winning her second best actress Oscar, Frances McDormand may have wanted to put up three billboards to find her golden statuette.McDormand was attending the Governor’s Ball after the 90th Academy Awards when she noticed her statue had disappeared from her table. TMZ reports the 60-year-old thespian alerted event security personnel who in turn found the would-be thief with the Oscar in his hands. Security officers held the crook until police arrived, but the actress asked for the man to be let go, according to New York Times reporter Cara Buckley. It seemed the act of theft was no harm no foul for McDormand, who took home the award for her performance in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." A representative for the actress later told TMZ, "Fran and Oscar are happily reunited and are enjoying an In-N-Out burger together."

Just hours after winning her second best actress Oscar, Frances McDormand may have wanted to put up three billboards to find her golden statuette.

McDormand was attending the Governor’s Ball after the 90th Academy Awards when she noticed her statue had disappeared from her table. TMZ reports the 60-year-old thespian alerted event security personnel who in turn found the would-be thief with the Oscar in his hands.

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(L-R) Actor Sam Rockwell, winner of the Best Supporting Actor award for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri', actor Frances McDormand, winner of the Best Actress award for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri', actor Allison Janney, winner of the Best Supporting Actress award for 'I, Tonya' and actor Gary Oldman, winner of the Best Actor award for 'Darkest Hour,' pose in the press room during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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(L-R) Actor Sam Rockwell, winner of the Best Supporting Actor award for ’Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’, actor Frances McDormand, winner of the Best Actress award for ’Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’, actor Allison Janney, winner of the Best Supporting Actress award for ’I, Tonya’ and actor Gary Oldman, winner of the Best Actor award for ’Darkest Hour,’ pose in the press room during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.

Security officers held the crook until police arrived, but the actress asked for the man to be let go, according to New York Times reporter Cara Buckley.

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It seemed the act of theft was no harm no foul for McDormand, who took home the award for her performance in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." A representative for the actress later told TMZ, "Fran and Oscar are happily reunited and are enjoying an In-N-Out burger together."