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Geoffrey Rush (Best Actor)

Frances McDormand (Best Actress)

Juliette Binoche (Best Supporting Actress)

Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Best Supporting Actor)

1997

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Steve Buscemi, Joel Coen, and Frances McDormand

have a drink after Coen won Best Original Screenplay and

McDormand won Best Actress for the film "Fargo", 1997

Flick of the Day

Film: FARGO

Director: The Coen Brothers

Actors: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Kristin Rudrud

Year: 1996

Synopsis: A pregnant police officer tracks down a kidnapped woman.

Never before had I seen a crime drama like this before. The Coen brothers really know how to bring the weird and strange into a film. Oscar-winner Frances McDormand stars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant cop trying to figure out the circumstances surrounding a kidnapping. The cast also includes William H. Macy as the husband of the victim and Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare as the hilarious kidnappers. If you haven't seen this, you are truly missing out.

Quote of the Day

"Sir, you have no call to get snippy with me, I'm just doing my job here."

Frances McDormand as ''Marge', "Fargo", 1996

Did You Know...

... many actresses were considered for the roles of Thelma and Louise (writer and producer Callie Khouri desperately wanted to cast Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand, but that idea was nixed). A few were offered parts (Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathleen Turner, Cher, Debra Winger), but turned them down. Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep wanted to do a film together and they considered this, but ultimately decided on "Death Becomes Her".

Performance of the Day

Actor: FRANCES MCDORMAND

Film: "Friends with Money"

Character: Jane

Year: 2006

Super talented Frances McDormand plays quirky, odd-ball Jane in this charming film. She stars with Jennifer Aniston and fellow quirksters Catherine Keener and Joan Cusack. Her character Jane doesn't wash her hair, speaks her mind (even when it's not really appropriate), and loves her seemingly-gay husband. McDormand shines in a complex and dirty role.