Favorite Frances McDormand Role/Performance

[Antonio]

FRANCES McDORMAND
1. Marge Gunderson in FARGO
2. Elaine Miller in ALMOST FAMOUS
3. Mrs. Pell in MISSISSIPPI BURNING
4. Sara Gaskell in WONDER BOYS
5. Dot in RAISING ARIZONA
6. Abby in BLOOD SIMPLE
7. Bunny in LONE STAR
8. Betty Weathers in SHORT CUTS
9. Doris Crane in THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE
10. Julie Hastings in DARKMAN

[notchreturns]

Frances McDormand
1.Marge Gunderson in Fargo
2.Abby in Blood Simple
3.Elaine Miller in Almost Famous
4.Sara Gaskell in Wonder Boys
5.Betty Weathers in Short Cuts
6.Mrs. Pell in Mississippi Burning
7.Doris Cranein The Man Who Wasn't There
8.Julie Hastings in Darkman
9.Dot in Raising Arizonia

[The Other]

I've only seen her in ALMOST FAMOUS, FARGO, and WONDER BOYS. She was great in all three, however she did not deserve to win the Oscar for FARGO over Emily Watson in BREAKING THE WAVES, but that's just my opinion.

I would say I enjoyed her the most as Elaine Miller in ALMOST FAMOUS, maybe it was because I enjoyed the flick more than the other two.

[bluntman86]

Let me just say that Frances McDormand is one of my favorite actresses but I just can't stand Fargo.It's probably the most overrated movie of the 90's.The Coen's only flaw in their genius career other than The Hudsucker Proxy and Miller's Crossing which I have not seen.All their other movies rule.

1.Doris Crane in The Man Who Wasn't There
2.Elaine Miller in Almost Famous
3.Abby in Blood Simple
4.Dot in Raising Arizona
5.Marge Gunderson in Fargo

[This message has been edited by bluntman86 (edited 06-20-2002).]

[ColinM]

Top Five Frances McDormand Performances
1) Marge Gunderson in in Fargo - deserved nomination
2) Ellaine Miller in Almost Famous - deserved nomination
3) Sara Gaskell in Wonder Boys
4) Betty Weathers in Short Cuts
5) Doris Crane in The Man Who Wasn't There

(Note: The Other was right. :) )

[max]

I liked her in everything but that awful women-in-prison film, PARADISE ROAD.

[The Other]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ColinM:
She certainly deserved her win and nomination...</font>

Get back to me once you've seen Breaking the Waves, then see who really deserved to win that year.

[max]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Get back to me once you've seen Breaking the Waves, then see who really deserved to win that year.</font>

I wasn't a fan of the movie. Watson's hysterics and Lars von Trier's hyperkinetic direction gave me a headache for days.

[movieDUDE68686]

Almost Famous, Wonder Boys, and the Man who Wasn't there