That seems to be changing this year with this brutal gem featuring Frances McDormand as a super-pissed, foul - mouthed mom
seeking justice for her murdered daughter.
In film, «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» garnered four trophies, including best drama, McDonagh for best screenplay, best actress for Frances McDormand as a mother
seeking justice for her murdered daughter, and best supporting actor for Sam Rockwell as the hot - tempered, dim - witted sheriff's deputy who is supposed to leading the investigation.
«Three Billboards,» with McDormand playing a grieving mother
seeking justice for her murdered daughter, took the most movie awards, with trophies for drama film, screenplay and supporting actor Sam Rockwell.
«Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» — a dark morality tale about a mother
seeking justice for her murdered daughter — also made a strong showing with seven nods, including for best picture, lead actress Frances McDormand and supporting actors Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson.
Not exact matches
But the most notable nominees are The Handmaid's Tale, a show about a woman's escape from a totalitarian society that practices ritualized rape, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, starring Frances McDormand as a mother
seeking vengeance and
justice for the rape and
murder of her
daughter.