Frances McDormand has Best Actress Oscar ‘stolen’ at afterparty

Frances McDormand reportedly had her Best Actress Oscar statuette stolen at an afterparty.

The actress is said to have taken her prize to the Governors Ball where she had it engraved, but was seen crying outside of the party after realising it was missing.

According to USA Today, McDormand left the party without the award, but was later reunited with it after security managed to track it down.

“Fran and Oscar are happily reunited and are enjoying an In-N-Out burger together,” McDormand’s rep, Simon Halls, told the publication.

Meanwhile New York Times reporter Cara Buckley tweeted that security at the bash were searching for a man believed to have grabbed the Oscar “and ran out with it”.

“Wolfgang Puck’s photographer stopped him, got the Oscar back, and the guy disappeared back into the ball. Apparently Frances has said to let him go,” Buckley alleged.

McDormand won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, using her speech to call for better representation for women in Hollywood.

“And now I want to get some perspective. If I may be so honoured to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight, the actors – Meryl, if you do it, everybody else will, c’mon – the filmmakers, the producers, the directors, the writers, the cinematographer, the composers, the songwriters, the designers. C’mon!” she said.

“Okay, look around everybody. Look around, ladies and gentlemen, because we all have stories to tell and projects we need financed.

“Don’t talk to us about it at the parties tonight.

“Invite us into your office in a couple days, or you can come to ours, whatever suits you best, and we’ll tell you all about them.

She ended her speech: “I have two words to leave with you tonight, ladies and gentlemen: inclusion rider.”

Standard Online has contacted McDormand’s representatives for comment.