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    Frances McDormand stressed that she stood in solidarity with the #MeToo movement as she won the Best Leading Actress award at the BAFTAs on Sunday (18.02.18)

    The 60-year-old star claimed the prize for her performance in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri', and as she collected her award on stage, Frances took a moment to explain why she wasn't following many of her fellow stars in wearing an all-black outfit for the bash at the Royal Albert Hall in London


    She said: "As Martin [McDonagh] said, I have a little trouble with compliance [gestures to her dress]. But I want you to know I stand in full solidarity with my sisters tonight in black.

    "I also want to say that I appreciate a well-organised act of civil disobedience."

    The acclaimed actress subsequently spoke out in support of those campaigners who have recently taken the concept of the film and used it to further their own causes.

    Frances - whose award win comes shortly after three billboards demanding justice for the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 were driven through the streets of London - explained: "I'm thrilled that activists all over the world have been inspired by the set decoration of 'Three Billboards' in Martin's film and have taken to the streets and let it be a part of the positive public discourse that's happening."

    Meanwhile, she also paid tribute to the various people who have helped her en route to her BAFTA success.

    Frances said: "When I was a young actor in drama school, I was told I was not naturally gifted and that I'd have to work at it. And so, I did.

    "Along the way, I was fortunate to collaborate with film-makers with me in mind. And I'm deeply grateful to them for helping me realise my hidden potential."

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