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A man has been arrested for trying to steal Frances McDormand's Oscar at an aftershow ball

A man tried to steal Frances McDormand's best actress Oscar award at an aftershow ball, according to a tweet from a New York Times reporter.

  • A man has been arrested for trying to steal Frances McDormand's best actress Oscar award at an aftershow ball, according to multiple outlets.
  • An LAPD spokesperson told Deadline that
  • USA Today reported Sunday night that McDormand was eventually "reunited" with her award after "a scary post-show celebration separation."
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A man has been arrested for trying to steal Frances McDormand's best actress Oscar award at an aftershow ball, according to multiple news outlets.

USA Today reported Sunday night that McDormand was eventually "reunited" with her award after "a

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Variety notes that Bryant, while in possession of the Oscar, posted a video with it on Facebook. In the video he kisses the trophy repeatedly and says, "

McDormand won the best actress award for her performance as a grieving mother in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." (The film was nominated for six other Oscars, including best picture. McDormand's costars, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell, both received nominations for best supporting actor, and Rockwell won the film's only other Oscar for best supporting actor.)

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