Frances McDormand winning Best Actress | 69th Oscars (1997)

Oscar Wilde once pointed out that while we look to the dramatists to give romance to realism we asked the actress to give realism to romance the immensely talented women nominated tonight for Best Actress do just that and more the nominees for Best Performance by an actress in a leading role are Brenda Blethyn in secrets and lies Diane Keaton in Marvin's Room Frances McDorman in Fargo Kristin Scott Thomas in the English Patient Emily Watson in breaking the waves the Oscar goes to the Oscar goes to Frances McDorman it is impossible to maintain one's composure in this situation what am I doing here especially considering the extraordinary group of women with whom I was nominated three five women were fortunate to have the choice not just the opportunity but the choice to play such rich complex female characters and I congratulate producers like working title and Polygram for allowing directors to let allow in directors to make autonomous casting decisions based on qualifications and not just market value I encourage writers and directors to keep these really interesting female roles coming and while you're at it you can throw in a few for the men as well my family friends and colleagues here tonight and all around the world they know exactly who they are you know who you are and I hope you already know how much your support and your care means to me but I'm going to name three the co-writer director and producer of Fargo mr. Ethan Coen who helped make an actor of me his brother mr. Joel Coen who made a woman of me and our Moon and our son mr. Pedro McDormand Cohen who's made a real mother of me thank you for acknowledging our work you

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Length: 3min 40sec (220 seconds)

Published: Wed May 12 2010