Frances McDormand wins Leading Actress BAFTA - The British Academy Film Awards: 2018 - BBC One

and the BAFTA goes to Frances McDormand [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I saw his a fella thank you British film people as Martin said I have a little trouble with compliance but I want you to know that I stand in full solidarity with my sister's tonight in black I also want to say that I'm going blank but I also want to say that I appreciate a well-organized act of civil disobedience and I am thrilled that activists all over the world have been inspired by the set decoration of the three billboards and Martin's film and have taken to the streets and let it be a part of the positive public discourse that's happening and I want to thank blueprint productions and film for and Fox Searchlight for carefully shepherding Martin's films gear most films because not only are they entertaining but they encourage a longer and broader cultural conversation so you know when I was a young actor in drama school I was told that I was not naturally gifted and I would have to work at it and so I did and along the way I was very fortunate to collaborate with filmmakers who started writing roles with me in mind Joel and Ethan Coen Jane Anderson and now Martin McDonagh and I deeply I'm deeply grateful to them for helping me realize my hidden potential who would have thought that Marge Gunderson would grow up to be Mildred Haze power to the people [Applause] [Music] you

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Keywords: BBC, iPlayer, british academy film awards, film awards, awards, bafta 2018, nominations, Joanna Lumley, Frances McDormand, Leading Actress, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Three Billboards, international womens day

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Length: 3min 20sec (200 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 19 2018