Every Best Actress Oscar Movie Winner Of The 21st Century Ranked
12. Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Who should have won: Margot Robbie - I, Tonya.
In the space of just three years, Frances McDormand won two Best Actress Oscars, and the performances they honoured contrast each other in such a way they create a perfect glimpse into the full range of her remarkable talents.
In her first win of the century, McDormand plays Mildred Hayes, a grieving mother on a quest for justice that turns her into both a despised and beloved anti-hero, whose violent means of protest never overcome McDormand's anguished portrayal of loss and mourning.
Mildred is a character both tragic and often hilarious, laced with a dry wit that brilliantly counters her explosive rage. McDormand makes her a force, at once strong-willed and privately aware nothing will ever allow her to overcome her pain.