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{{short description|American actor and producer (born 1957)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Frances McDormand
| image              = Frances McDormand 2015 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = McDormand in 2015
| birth_name         = Cynthia Ann Smith
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1957|6|23}}
| birth_place        = [[Gibson City, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
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| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|producer}}
| years_active       = 1982–present
| alma_mater         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]] ([[B.A.]])
* [[Yale University]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|M.F.A.]])
}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Joel Coen]]|1984}}
| children           = 1
| works              = [[Frances McDormand on screen and stage|Full list]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Frances McDormand|Full list]]
}}

'''Frances Louise McDormand''' (born '''Cynthia Ann Smith'''; June 23, 1957) is an American actress and film producer. In a [[Frances McDormand on screen and stage|career]] spanning over four decades, McDormand has received [[list of awards and nominations received by Frances McDormand|numerous accolades]], including four [[Academy Awards]], two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], and a [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]], making her one of the few performers to achieve the "[[Triple Crown of Acting]]". Additionally, she has received three [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTAs]], two [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]], four [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], and seven [[Critics' Choice Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/forget-the-egot-only-22-actors-have-accomplished-this-more-impressive-feat/2017/02/21/bdd85036-d782-11e6-9f9f-5cdb4b7f8dd7_story.html |title= Only 22 people had ever accomplished this feat. Now Viola Davis Joins the Club |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date= March 31, 2023 |archive-date= March 1, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170301074223/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/forget-the-egot-only-22-actors-have-accomplished-this-more-impressive-feat/2017/02/21/bdd85036-d782-11e6-9f9f-5cdb4b7f8dd7_story.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/26/frances-mcdormand-wins-best-actress-oscar-for-nomadland |title=Frances McDormand wins third best actress Oscar for Nomadland |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 26, 2021 |access-date=March 31, 2023 |last1=Pulver |first1=Andrew |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401010802/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/26/frances-mcdormand-wins-best-actress-oscar-for-nomadland |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/emmy-olive-kitteridge-hbo-1201598439/ |title=Emmys: Big Winner 'Olive Kitteridge' Was Passion Project for Frances McDormand |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106233320/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/emmy-olive-kitteridge-hbo-1201598439/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Recognized for her roles in small-budget independent films, McDormand's worldwide box office gross exceeds $2.2 billion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/95520401-Frances-McDormand#tab=summary |title=Frances McDormand - Career Summary |work=The Numbers |access-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-date=April 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409035204/https://www.the-numbers.com/person/95520401-Frances-McDormand#tab=summary |url-status=live}}</ref>

McDormand has been married to [[Joel Coen]] of the [[Coen brothers]] since 1984. She has appeared in several of their films, including ''[[Blood Simple]]'' (1984), ''[[Raising Arizona]]'' (1987), ''[[Miller's Crossing]]'' (1990), ''[[Barton Fink]]'' (1991), ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'' (1996), ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' (2001), ''[[Burn After Reading]]'' (2008), and ''[[Hail, Caesar!]]'' (2016). McDormand won three [[Academy Awards for Best Actress]] for playing a pregnant police chief in ''Fargo'' (1996), a grieving mother seeking vengeance in ''[[Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri]]'' (2017), and a widowed nomad in ''[[Nomadland]]'' (2020). For producing the last, she was also awarded the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]], making her the first person to win Academy Awards both as producer and performer for the same film. She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her roles in ''[[Mississippi Burning]]'' (1988), ''[[Almost Famous]]'' (2000), and ''[[North Country (film)|North Country]]'' (2005). McDormand is the second woman to win Best Actress three times (after [[Katharine Hepburn]], who went on to win a total of four), and the seventh performer to [[List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories|win three acting Oscars]].{{efn|name="oscars"|McDormand is after [[Katharine Hepburn]] (who has four in total), [[Walter Brennan]], [[Ingrid Bergman]], [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Meryl Streep]], and [[Daniel Day-Lewis]].<ref name=indiewire>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/04/frances-mcdormand-wins-oscar-best-actress-nomadland-1234632159/ |title=Frances McDormand Wins Best Actress: Third Career Oscar, Only Katharine Hepburn Won More |first=Chris |last=Lindahl |date=April 25, 2021 |work=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220025052/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/04/frances-mcdormand-wins-oscar-best-actress-nomadland-1234632159/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/actors-with-most-oscars-2018-2 |title=The 44 actors who have won multiple Oscars, ranked by who has won the most |first=Travis |last=Clark |date=April 26, 2021 |work=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430184424/https://www.businessinsider.com/actors-with-most-oscars-2018-2 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}

On television, McDormand produced and starred as the titular protagonist in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Olive Kitteridge (miniseries)|Olive Kitteridge]]'' (2014), which won her the Primetime Emmy Awards for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series|Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series]].<ref name="www.emmys.com">{{Cite web |title=Frances McDormand |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/frances-mcdormand |access-date=February 22, 2021 |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |language=en |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508223300/https://www.emmys.com/bios/frances-mcdormand |url-status=live}}</ref> She had previously been nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie]] for her work in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] film ''[[Hidden in America]]'' (1996). On stage, McDormand made her Broadway debut in a revival of ''[[Awake and Sing!]]'' (1984). She went on to win the [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play]] for her role as a troubled single mother in ''[[Good People (play)|Good People]]'' (2011).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations/2011 |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/2011/category/any/show/any/ |access-date=February 22, 2021 |publisher=[[Tony Awards]] |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428013253/https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/2011/category/any/show/any/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She was previously nominated for her performance as [[Stella Kowalski]] in the 1988 revival of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.<ref name="tonyawards.com">{{Cite web |title=Nominations/1988 |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1988/category/any/show/any/ |access-date=April 27, 2021 |publisher=[[Tony Awards]] |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428013256/https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1988/category/any/show/any/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life and education ==
McDormand was born Cynthia Ann Smith on June 23, 1957, in [[Gibson City, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.biography.com/actor/frances-mcdormand | title=Frances McDormand (1957-) | date=March 5, 2018 | work=Biography | access-date=February 23, 2022 | archive-date=February 23, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223193148/https://www.biography.com/actor/frances-mcdormand | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite web|title=Frances McDormand's Difficult Women|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/magazine/frances-mcdormand-difficult-women-career-surge.html|work=The New York Times|first=Jordan|last=Kisner|date=October 3, 2017|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125413/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/magazine/frances-mcdormand-difficult-women-career-surge.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She was adopted at one and a half years of age by Noreen (Nickelson) and Vernon McDormand and renamed Frances Louise McDormand.<ref name="NYT"/> Her adoptive mother was a nurse and receptionist while her adoptive father was a [[Disciples of Christ]] pastor; both were originally from Canada.<ref name="adoptive-mother">{{cite news | url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/naked-ambition-20031025-gdwlg8.html | title=Naked ambition | work=[[The Age]] | location=Melbourne, Australia | date=October 25, 2003 | access-date=May 25, 2019 | archive-date=December 29, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229132305/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/naked-ambition-20031025-gdwlg8.html | url-status=live }}</ref> McDormand has said that her biological mother - whom she has proudly described, along with herself, as "[[white trash]]" - may have been one of the parishioners at Vernon's church.<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="adoptive-mother" /> She has a sister, Dorothy A. "Dot" McDormand, who is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister and chaplain,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disciples.org/dns/releases97/97b21.htm |title=Disciples "PK" wins best actress' award. Disciples News Service Release. 31 March 2007 |publisher=Disciples.org |access-date=July 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302090821/http://www.disciples.org/dns/releases97/97b21.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2008 }}</ref> as well as a brother, Kenneth, both of whom also were adopted by the McDormands, who had no biological children.

Because McDormand's father specialized in restoring congregations,<ref name="adoptive-mother" /> he frequently moved their family, and they lived in several small towns in [[Illinois]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Tennessee]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jan/26/culture.awardsandprizes |title=I'd love to play a psycho killer. film.guardian.co.uk. 26 January 2001 |work=The Guardian |date=February 14, 2001 |access-date=July 29, 2010 |location=London |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202064726/http://film.guardian.co.uk/oscars2001/storynav/0,7677,437576,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> before settling in [[Monessen, Pennsylvania]], where McDormand graduated from [[Monessen High School]] in 1975. She attended [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]] in [[West Virginia]], earning a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[theater]] in 1979. In 1982, she earned a [[Master of Fine Arts]] degree from the [[Yale School of Drama]]. She was a roommate of actress [[Holly Hunter]] while living in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docslide.net/documents/newsday-fast-chat-holly-hunter.html|title=Fast Chat: Holly Hunter|publisher=Newsday|date=July 13, 2008|access-date=August 13, 2018|archive-date=August 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813210401/https://docslide.net/documents/newsday-fast-chat-holly-hunter.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
===1980s: Early work and breakthrough===
McDormand's first professional acting role was in [[Derek Walcott]]'s play ''In a Fine Castle'' also known as ''The Last Carnival'', which was funded by the [[MacArthur Foundation]] and performed in [[Trinidad]]. In 1984, she made her film debut in ''[[Blood Simple]]'', the first film by her husband [[Joel Coen]] and brother-in-law [[Ethan Coen]]. In 1985, McDormand appeared in [[Sam Raimi]]'s ''[[Crimewave]]'', as well as an episode of ''[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|Hunter]]''. In 1987, she appeared as eccentric friend Dot in ''[[Raising Arizona]]'', starring [[Holly Hunter]] and [[Nicolas Cage]]. In addition to her early film roles, McDormand played Connie Chapman in the fifth season of the television police drama ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', and appeared in a [[List of The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) episodes|1986 episode]] of ''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''. In 1988, she played Stella Kowalski in a stage production of [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', for which she was nominated for a [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play]].<ref name="tonyawards.com"/> McDormand is an associate member of the [[experimental theater]] company [[The Wooster Group]]. In 2002, "the game and talented" McDormand performed as Oenone in the Wooster Group's production of an "exhilarating dissection" of Racine's tragedy ''[[Phèdre]]'' entitled ''To You, the Birdie!'', at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York.<ref>Ben Brantley (2002). "Theater Review: Racine's Pale Queen, Struggling With Racket Sports". ''The New York Times''. February 19, 2002.</ref>

After appearing in several theatrical and television roles during the 1980s, McDormand gradually gained renown and critical acclaim for her dramatic work in film.<ref name="ImagineFashionStoryMedium">{{cite news|url=http://www.imaginefashion.com/ladies-gentlemen/story-medium-frances-mcdormand|title=''Story Medium''|access-date=April 20, 2011|archive-date=May 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514183637/http://www.imaginefashion.com/ladies-gentlemen/story-medium-frances-mcdormand|url-status=live}} Imagine Fashion. Interview with Frances McDormand (2011).</ref> In 1989, she was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Mississippi Burning]]'' (1988).<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE 61ST ACADEMY AWARDS|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 5, 2014 |archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001817/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989|url-status=live}}</ref> Cast alongside [[Gene Hackman]] and [[Willem Dafoe]], McDormand was singled out for praise, with [[Sheila Benson]] in her review for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' writing, "Hackman's mastery reaches a peak here, but McDormand soars right with him. And since she is the film's sole voice of morality, it's right that she is so memorable."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-18-ca-766-story.html|title=RCritic's Notebook: Some 'Burning' Questions|first=Sheila|last=Benson|date=December 18, 1988|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601230046/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-12-18/entertainment/ca-766_1_mississippi-burning|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1990s: ''Fargo'' and worldwide recognition===
[[File:COEN Brothers (cannesPH).jpg|thumb|left|McDormand has frequently collaborated with the [[Coen brothers]], including ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'', for which she won her first [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]]]

In 1990, McDormand teamed again with director [[Sam Raimi]] for ''[[Darkman]]'', in which she co-starred alongside [[Liam Neeson]]. The film was a critical and commercial success, with film critics [[Gene Siskel]] and [[Roger Ebert]] giving the film "two thumbs up" on the TV program ''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|At the Movies]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://siskelebert.org/?p=457 |title=Darkman, The Witches, Wild at Heart, Pump Up the Volume, My Blue Heaven (1990) |access-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111212543/https://siskelebert.org/%3Fp%3D457/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 24, 1990 |last=Siskel |first=Gene |author-link=Gene Siskel |title=RAIMI'S 'DARKMAN' INTENSE, FRESH ADVENTURE |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-08-24-9003110520-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com|archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116051904/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-08-24-9003110520-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, she appeared in the Coen brothers' ''[[Miller's Crossing]]'' and starred in the political thriller ''[[Hidden Agenda (1990 film)|Hidden Agenda]]'' alongside [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], which was met with further critical acclaim, and won the [[Jury Prize]] at the [[1990 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/162/year/1990.html |title=Hidden Agenda |website=Festival de Cannes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106051246/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/162/year/1990.html
|archive-date=November 6, 2012 |access-date=August 14, 2016}}</ref> The following year, McDormand appeared alongside [[Demi Moore]] and [[Jeff Daniels]] in the romantic comedy ''[[The Butcher's Wife]]''. In 1992, she co-starred in the television film ''[[Crazy in Love (film)|Crazy in Love]]'' with [[Holly Hunter]] and [[Gena Rowlands]]. In 1993, McDormand co-starred in [[Robert Altman]]'s  ensemble film ''[[Short Cuts]]'', based on stories by [[Raymond Carver]]. The film was critically acclaimed, with the cast receiving a special [[Venice Film Festival|Volpi Cup]] for Best Ensemble at the [[50th Venice International Film Festival]], as well as a Special Ensemble Award at the [[51st Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/jeLh1TAE-y8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210314114831/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeLh1TAE-y8 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |title=Golden Globes 1994 "Shortcuts" Special Award |via=Youtube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeLh1TAE-y8 |publisher=AwardsShowNetwork |date=Apr 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1996, McDormand starred as pregnant police Chief Marge Gunderson in ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'', written and directed by the [[Coen brothers]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/frances-mcdormand-interview-magazine/ |title=Cameron Crowe, Frances McDormand interview, ''Interview Magazine'', October 2000. |access-date=October 19, 2014 |archive-date=April 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401082914/http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/frances-mcdormand-interview-magazine/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She garnered widespread critical acclaim for her performance, and won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE 69TH ACADEMY AWARDS|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1997|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 5, 2014 |archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009125122/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1997|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=https://sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/3rd-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=www.sagawards.org|archive-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501174923/https://sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/3rd-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> Roger Ebert called ''Fargo'' "one of the best films I've ever seen" and asserted that McDormand "should have a lock on an Academy Award nomination with this performance, which is true in every individual moment, and yet slyly, quietly, over the top in its cumulative effect."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fargo-1996|title=Fargo|work=RogerEbert.com|publisher=Ebert Digital LLC|first=Roger|last=Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert|date=March 8, 1996|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207144410/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fargo-1996|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, the character of Marge Gunderson as portrayed by McDormand was ranked the 33rd greatest screen hero by [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-heroes-villians/|title=AFI's 100 YEARS...100 HEROES & VILLAINS|website=[[American Film Institute]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009123717/https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-heroes-villians/|archive-date=October 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1996, McDormand played [[Edward Norton]]'s psychiatrist Dr. Molly Arrington in the legal thriller ''[[Primal Fear (film)|Primal Fear]]'', and appeared alongside [[Chris Cooper]] in the neo-Western mystery film ''[[Lone Star (1996 film)|Lone Star]]''.

In 1997, McDormand received a [[49th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie]] for her role as Gus in the television film ''[[Hidden in America]]'' (1996).<ref name="www.emmys.com"/> That same year, she co-starred alongside [[Glenn Close]] in [[Bruce Beresford]]'s war drama ''[[Paradise Road (1997 film)|Paradise Road]]''. In 1998, McDormand played the strict but loving nun Miss Clara Clavel in the family film ''[[Madeline (1998 film)|Madeline]]''.

===2000s: Established actress===
In 2001, McDormand was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her portrayal of an overbearing mother in ''[[Almost Famous]]'' (2000).<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE 73RD ACADEMY AWARDS|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2001|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 5, 2014 |archive-date=May 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501233317/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2001|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="www.goldenglobes.com">{{Cite web|title=Frances McDormand|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/frances-mcdormand|access-date=February 22, 2021|website=www.goldenglobes.com|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213220720/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/frances-mcdormand|url-status=live}}</ref> For her role in ''[[Wonder Boys (film)|Wonder Boys]]'' (2000), she won Best Supporting Actress from the [[Florida Film Critics Circle]] and the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]]. For her roles in both films, she won the [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Broadcast Film Critics Association]] award for Best Supporting Actress.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Armstrong|first1=Mark|title=Broadcast Critics Eat Crowe|url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/40898/broadcast-critics-eat-crowe|publisher=E! Online UK|access-date=September 9, 2014|date=December 19, 2000|archive-date=January 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105004251/http://www.eonline.com/news/40898/broadcast-critics-eat-crowe|url-status=live}}</ref> McDormand starred as [[Billy Bob Thornton]]'s wife Doris Crane in the Coen Brothers' film noir ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' (2001). In 2002, she starred alongside [[Robert De Niro]] in the crime drama ''[[City by the Sea]]'', and as free-spirited record producer Jane in ''[[Laurel Canyon (film)|Laurel Canyon]]'', which earned her an [[Independent Spirit Award]] nomination for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female|Best Supporting Female]].<ref name=spiritawards>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/history/|title=A year-by-year look back at the history of the Spirit Awards|work=www.filmindependent.org|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=February 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226030116/https://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/history/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she played [[Diane Keaton]]'s sister Zoe in the romantic comedy ''[[Something's Gotta Give (film)|Something's Gotta Give]]''. In 2005, McDormand co-starred alongside [[Charlize Theron]] in the true life drama ''[[North Country (film)|North Country]]'', which earned her Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE 78TH ACADEMY AWARDS|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2006|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=www.oscars.org|archive-date=October 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001074434/https://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/78th-winners.html|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, she also appeared alongside Theron in the science fiction action film  ''[[Æon Flux (film)|Æon Flux]]''.

[[File:Frances McDormand, cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|McDormand on the set of ''[[Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day]]'' in 2007]]

In 2007, McDormand won an Independent Spirit Award for her supporting role in [[Nicole Holofcener]]'s dark comedy ''[[Friends with Money]]'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmindependent.org/spiritawards/sa_2007_winners_press_release.php |title="Little Miss Sunshine" pulls up to take the crown at 2007 Film Independent's Spirit Awards |work=Film Independent Spirit Awards |date=February 24, 2007 |access-date=August 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227155904/http://filmindependent.org/spiritawards/sa_2007_winners_press_release.php |archive-date=February 27, 2007}}</ref> She also voiced the role of the principal Melanie Upfoot in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Girls Just Want to Have Sums]]", which aired on April 30, 2006. In 2008, McDormand starred in the romantic comedy ''[[Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day]]'' alongside [[Amy Adams]] as governess Guinevere Pettigrew, and the black comedy ''[[Burn After Reading]]'', which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]].<ref name="www.goldenglobes.com"/>

===2010s: Continued success and critical acclaim===
In 2011, she appeared alongside [[Sean Penn]] in ''[[This Must Be the Place (film)|This Must Be the Place]]'', and alongside her ''Burn After Reading'' co-star [[John Malkovich]] in the action movie ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'', playing the [[US government]]'s [[National Intelligence Director]] [[Charlotte Mearing]]. She returned to the stage in the [[David Lindsay-Abaire]] play ''[[Good People (play)|Good People]]'', in a limited engagement on Broadway from February 8, 2011, to May 29, 2011.<ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/147422-Good-People-Play-of-Aspiration-and-Escape-With-Frances-McDormand-and-Tate-Donovan-Begins-on-Broadway " 'Good People', Play of Aspiration and Escape, With Frances McDormand and Tate Donovan, Begins on Broadway"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213013810/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/147422-Good-People-Play-of-Aspiration-and-Escape-With-Frances-McDormand-and-Tate-Donovan-Begins-on-Broadway |date=February 13, 2011}} ''Playbill'', February 8, 2011</ref><ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149046-Broadways-Good-People-Gets-Final-Extension-Shifting-Dates-of-Master-Class "Broadway's 'Good People' Gets Final Extension, Shifting Dates of 'Master Class{{'"}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501011225/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149046-Broadways-Good-People-Gets-Final-Extension-Shifting-Dates-of-Master-Class |date=May 1, 2011}} ''Playbill'', March 22, 2011</ref> Her performance won her the [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play]].<ref>Jones, Kenneth and Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150437-2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Book-of-Mormon-Earns-14-Nominations "2011 Tony Nominations Announced; 'Book of Mormon' Earns 14 Nominations"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914233343/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150437-2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Book-of-Mormon-Earns-14-Nominations |date=September 14, 2011}} playbill.com, May 3, 2011</ref> In the animated film ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]'' (2012), McDormand voiced [[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Captain Chantel Dubois|Captain Chantel Dubois]] and also sang a version of the French song "[[Non, je ne regrette rien]]". That same year, she co-starred in [[Wes Anderson]]'s ensemble film ''[[Moonrise Kingdom]]'', and alongside [[Matt Damon]] in ''[[Promised Land (2012 film)|Promised Land]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gerhardt|first=Tina|date=December 31, 2012|title=Matt Damon Exposes Fracking in Promised Land|url=http://www.progressive.org/matt-damon-exposes-fracking-in-promised-land|work=[[The Progressive]]|access-date=December 31, 2012|archive-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826055310/http://www.progressive.org/matt-damon-exposes-fracking-in-promised-land|url-status=live}}</ref> Although primarily recognized for her roles in independent films she has gained a box office gross of $2.2 billion. helped by her appearances in ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Europe's Most Wanted''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/95520401-Frances-McDormand#tab=summary|title=Frances McDormand - Career Summary|work=The Numbers|access-date=March 29, 2021|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409035204/https://www.the-numbers.com/person/95520401-Frances-McDormand#tab=summary|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2014, [[HBO]] aired a four-part miniseries based upon the series of short stories by [[Elizabeth Strout]], ''[[Olive Kitteridge (miniseries)|Olive Kitteridge]]'', co-produced by and starring McDormand.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/arts/frances-mcdormand-true-to-herself-in-hbos-olive-kitteridge.html|title=Frances McDormand, True to Herself in HBO's ''Olive Kitteridge''|first=Frank|last=Bruni|date=October 15, 2014|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308203448/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/arts/frances-mcdormand-true-to-herself-in-hbos-olive-kitteridge.html|url-status=live}}</ref> For her performance in the title role, she won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=https://sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=www.sagawards.org|archive-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501174923/https://sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> With her Emmy win, McDormand became the twelfth actress in history to achieve the "[[Triple Crown of Acting]]", for competitive Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award wins in acting categories. As a co-producer on ''Olive Kitteridge'', McDormand also won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series]].<ref name="www.emmys.com"/> In 2015, McDormand voiced Momma Ida in the [[Pixar]] animated film ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]''.

In 2017, McDormand starred in ''[[Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri]]'' as Mildred Hayes, a grieving mother who rents three roadside billboards to call attention to her daughter's unsolved rape and murder. Her performance garnered enormous critical acclaim, and she won her second [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] (her statuette was stolen briefly following the awards ceremony),<ref>{{cite news |last=Melas |first=Chloe |author-link=Chloe Melas |title=Frances McDormand's Oscar stolen (and returned) |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/05/entertainment/frances-mcdormand-stolen-oscars/index.html |date=March 5, 2018 |access-date=March 5, 2018 |publisher=[[CNN]] |archive-date=March 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307115926/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/05/entertainment/frances-mcdormand-stolen-oscars/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Frances McDormand|url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=Frances+McDormand|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=www.awards.bafta.org|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427130450/http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=Frances+McDormand|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grobar|first1=Matt|title='Three Billboards' Star Frances McDormand Expresses Gratitude For Tectonic Shift In Entertainment Industry|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/frances-mcdormand-golden-globe-best-actress-drama-1202237657/|date=January 7, 2018|work=Deadline|access-date=January 7, 2018|archive-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108070910/http://deadline.com/2018/01/frances-mcdormand-golden-globe-best-actress-drama-1202237657/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=https://sagawards.org/nominees/nominees-and-recipients/24th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=www.sagawards.org|archive-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501174923/https://sagawards.org/nominees/nominees-and-recipients/24th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> During that year's awards season, she drew significant media attention for her feminist provoking acceptance speeches which came with the advent of the [[Time's Up (organization)|Time's Up]] and [[Me Too movement]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/03/04/frances-mcdormand-brings-the-metoo-moment-the-oscars-needed/|title=Frances McDormand brings #MeToo moment the Oscars needed|first=Martha|last=Ross|work=The Mercury News|date=March 5, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2022|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930214845/https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/03/04/frances-mcdormand-brings-the-metoo-moment-the-oscars-needed/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, McDormand voiced Interpreter Nelson in Wes Anderson's stop-motion animated film ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]''. The following year, she voiced [[God]] in the six-episode [[Amazon Studios|Amazon]]/[[BBC Studios]] series ''[[Good Omens (TV series)|Good Omens]]'', starring [[Michael Sheen]] and [[David Tennant]].

===2020s: ''Nomadland'' and further critical success===
In 2020, McDormand produced and starred in [[Chloé Zhao]]'s ''[[Nomadland]]'', playing Fern, a [[nomad]] in the American West. McDormand received universal acclaim for her performance, winning her third Academy Award for Best Actress and her second BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and earning nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. As a producer on the film, McDormand also won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Academy Award]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|BAFTA Award]], and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe Award]] for Best Picture.<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE 93RD ACADEMY AWARDS|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=www.oscars.org|archive-date=March 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315124455/https://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners|url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2021-nominations-winners|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=www.awards.bafta.org|date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309145035/https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2021-nominations-winners|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nomadland|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/nomadland|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=www.goldenglobes.com|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508072006/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/nomadland|url-status=live}}</ref> Her wins for ''Nomadland'' made her the first person in history to win Academy Awards both as producer and performer for the same film, the second woman in history to win Best Actress three times,<ref name=indiewire/> and the seventh performer overall to [[List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories|win three competitive Academy Awards in acting  categories]].{{efn|name="oscars"}} In 2021, McDormand received further critical acclaim for her performances as [[Lady Macbeth]] in Joel Coen's ''[[The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021 film)|The Tragedy of Macbeth]]'' and Lucinda Krementz in Wes Anderson's ''[[The French Dispatch]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/tragedy-of-macbeth-denzel-washington-frances-mcdormand-nyff-premiere-1235074067/|title=The Tragedy of Macbeth' Lands Fair — Not Foul — Standing Ovation for Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand at NYFF World Premiere|first=Angelique Jackson|last=Ramin Setoodeh|work=Variety|date=September 25, 2021 |access-date=September 25, 2021|archive-date=October 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031002254/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/tragedy-of-macbeth-denzel-washington-frances-mcdormand-nyff-premiere-1235074067/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, McDormand produced and appeared in ''[[Women Talking (film)|Women Talking]]''. The film was met with critical acclaim and was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] at the [[95th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 95th Academy Awards |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023 |access-date=January 24, 2023 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124173734/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception and acting style==
Throughout her career spanning over four decades, McDormand has appeared in a wide variety of projects on the screen and stage, portraying various characters for which she has frequently received critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Frances McDormand|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frances-McDormand|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-date=January 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110182656/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frances-McDormand|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYT"/><ref>{{cite web|title=The 10 Best Frances McDormand Performances of All Time|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g36202335/frances-mcdormand-movies-ranked/|work=Esquire|first=Justin|last=Kirkland|date=April 24, 2021|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-date=September 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923215129/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g36202335/frances-mcdormand-movies-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' remarked that she is "long considered one of our greatest living performers" and that "she grounds every performance with an innate truthfulness. McDormand makes you believe every person she plays is a flesh-and-blood human who continues living out their life once the cameras stop rolling."<ref>{{cite web|title=Frances McDormand's 10 Best Roles, From Fargo to Nomadland|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/frances-mcdormand-10-best-roles-from-fargo-to-nomadland|work=Vogue|first=Keaton|last=Bell|date=April 23, 2021|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-date=November 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106233534/https://www.vogue.com/article/frances-mcdormand-10-best-roles-from-fargo-to-nomadland|url-status=live}}</ref> In his review of ''[[Laurel Canyon (film)|Laurel Canyon]]'' (2002), film critic [[Roger Ebert]] wrote "In almost all of her roles, McDormand embodies an immediate, present, physical, functioning, living, breathing person as well as any actor ever has, and she plays radically different roles as easily as she walks... How she does it is a mystery, but she does, reinventing herself, role after role. McDormand is ascendant."<ref>{{cite web|title=Laurel Canyon|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/laurel-canyon-2003|work=rogerebert.com|first=Roger|last=Ebert|date=March 28, 2003|access-date=October 7, 2022|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928201325/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/laurel-canyon-2003|url-status=live}}</ref> In his review of ''[[Nomadland]]'' (2020), film critic [[Leonard Maltin]] refers to McDormand as "one of the finest actresses on the planet," stating "because [Fern] is played by McDormand, there is no better way to establish a connection between her and us in the audience. We know she is genuine; there is no artifice here."<ref>{{cite web|title=Nomadland: Worth Waiting For|url=https://leonardmaltin.com/nomadland-worth-waiting-for/|work=leonardmaltin.com|first=Leonard|last=Maltin|date=February 18, 2021|access-date=September 25, 2021|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925235728/https://leonardmaltin.com/nomadland-worth-waiting-for/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
McDormand has been married to director [[Joel Coen]] since 1984. In 1995, they adopted a son from [[Paraguay]] when he was six months old. The family lives in [[Marin County, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/02/movies/the-prime-of-frances-mcdormand.html|title=The Prime Of Frances McDormand|first=Karen|last=Durbin|date=March 2, 2003|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230013046/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/02/movies/the-prime-of-frances-mcdormand.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/44636563|title=Everything We Know About Frances McDormand and Joel Coen's Son, Pedro|first=Nesa|last=Kamrun|date=March 11, 2018|work=POPSUGAR Celebrity|access-date=September 18, 2019|archive-date=March 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309102853/https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Who-Pedro-Coen-44636563|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Ian |last = Nathan |title = The Complete Coens |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date = January 2008|page=173 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marinij.com/2019/11/10/joel-coen-frances-mcdormand-sue-bolinas-neighbors-2/amp/|title = Joel Coen, Frances McDormand sue Marin neighbors|date = November 10, 2019}}</ref>

==Acting credits and awards==
{{Main|Frances McDormand on screen and stage|List of awards and nominations received by Frances McDormand}}
[[File:Frances McDormand 20220915.jpg|thumb|225px|right|McDormand in 2022]]

McDormand has received numerous accolades, including three [[BAFTA Awards]], two [[Golden Globe Awards]], two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], four [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], and one [[Tony Award]]. She has received three [[Academy Awards for Best Actress]] for her performances in ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'' (1996), ''[[Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri]]'' (2017), and ''[[Nomadland]]'' (2020). For producing the latter, she was also awarded the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]], making her the first person in history to win Academy Awards both as producer and performer for the same film.<ref name=indiewire/>

She has received eight [[Academy Award]] nominations total (six for acting, two for producing), for the following films:
*[[61st Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]], nomination, for ''[[Mississippi Burning]]'' (1988)
*[[69th Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], win, for ''Fargo'' (1996)
*[[73rd Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]], nomination, for ''[[Almost Famous]]'' (2000)
*[[78th Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]], nomination, for ''[[North Country (film)|North Country]]'' (2005)
*[[90th Academy Awards]], [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], win, for ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017)
*[[93rd Academy Awards]], [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], win, for ''Nomadland'' (2020)
*93rd Academy Awards, [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], win, for ''Nomadland'' (2020)
*[[95th Academy Awards]], [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], nomination, for ''[[Women Talking (film)|Women Talking]]'' (2022)

McDormand's most acclaimed films, according to the review-aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Frances McDormand |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/frances_mcdormand |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114141919/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/frances_mcdormand |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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* ''[[Blood Simple]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Raising Arizona]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Mississippi Burning]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Darkman]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Hidden Agenda (1990 film)|Hidden Agenda]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Short Cuts]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Primal Fear (film)|Primal Fear]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Lone Star (1996 film)|Lone Star]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Wonder Boys (film)|Wonder Boys]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Almost Famous]]'' (2000)
* ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Burn After Reading]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Moonrise Kingdom]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Hail, Caesar!]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Nomadland]]'' (2020)
* ''[[The French Dispatch]]'' (2021)
* ''[[The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021 film)|The Tragedy of Macbeth]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Women Talking (film)|Women Talking]]'' (2022)
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==See also==
* [[List of American film actresses]]
* [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations]]
* [[List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories]]
* [[List of actors with two or more Academy Award nominations in acting categories]]
* [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Oldest winners 3|List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees — Oldest winners for Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
* [[List of Primetime Emmy Award winners]]
* [[List of Golden Globe winners]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Academy Award Best Picture Producers}}
{{AcademyAwardBestActress 1981-2000}}
{{BAFTA Best Film recipients}}
{{BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role}}
{{Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress}}
{{Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress}}
{{Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actress}}
{{Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress}}
{{Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress}}
{{DramaDesk PlayOutstandingActress 2001-2025}}
{{EmmyAward MiniseriesLeadActress}}
{{Empire Award for Best Actress}}
{{Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress}}
{{Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Golden Globe Award Best Actress Motion Picture Drama}}
{{IFTA Award for Best International Actress}}
{{IndependentSpiritBestFemaleLead 1985–1999}}
{{IndependentSpiritBestSupportingFemale 2000-2020}}
{{London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year}}
{{Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{National Board of Review Award for Best Actress}}
{{National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress}}
{{Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress}}
{{San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress}}
{{San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress}}
{{Satellite Award Best Actress Motion Picture}}
{{Satellite Award Best Actress Television Miniseries or Film}}
{{ScreenActorsGuildAward FemaleLeadMotionPicture 1994–2000}}
{{ScreenActorsGuildAward FemaleTVMiniseriesMovie 2010–2029}}
{{Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress}}
{{St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress}}
{{TonyAward PlayLeadActress 2001-2025}}
{{TFCA Award for Best Actress}}
{{Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress}}
{{Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress}}
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{{Triple Crown of Acting winners}}
{{Berlin International Film Festival jury presidents}}
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