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Acting · age 69

Frances McDormand

Best rated: Fargo (8.1)

Films
39
Avg rating
6.86
Peak run
2017’21
Oscar wins
3 of 6
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The career

Frances McDormand, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2017 to 2021, 7.48567819851990199520002005201020152020Fargo 8.1The Butcher's Wife 5.4Career avg 6.86

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Frances McDormand's career barcodecoolhot
198439 films2022
Current formLast 5: 7.24 vs career 6.86 (+0.38)
  1. WIsle of Dogs2018 · 7.8+0.9
  2. WNomadland2020 · 7.3+0.4
  3. WThe Tragedy of Macbeth2021 · 7.1+0.2
  4. WThe French Dispatch2021 · 7.1+0.2
  5. WWomen Talking2022 · 6.90.0
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Frances by the numbers

Average
6.86
37 rated films
Vote weighted
6.92
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.73
rating spread
Career
39y
1984 to 2022
Total votes
5.75M
across every film
Best
8.1
Fargo
Worst
5.4
The Butcher's Wife
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2022Women Talking posterWomen TalkingScarface Janz6.986,175
2021The Tragedy of Macbeth posterThe Tragedy of MacbethLady Macbeth7.145,208
2021The French Dispatch posterThe French DispatchLucinda Krementz7.1171K
2020Nomadland posterNomadlandFern7.3223K
2018Isle of Dogs posterIsle of DogsInterpreter Nelson7.8215K
2017Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri posterThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMildred8.1617K
2016Hail, Caesar! posterHail, Caesar!C.C. Calhoun6.3151K
2015The Good Dinosaur posterThe Good DinosaurMomma6.7143K
2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted posterMadagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedCaptain Chantal Dubois6.8222K
2012Moonrise Kingdom posterMoonrise KingdomMrs. Bishop7.7385K
2012Promised Land posterPromised LandSue Thomason6.641,250
2011Transformers: Dark of the Moon posterTransformers: Dark of the MoonMearing6.2461K
2011This Must Be the Place posterThis Must Be the PlaceJane6.739,140
2008Burn After Reading posterBurn After ReadingLinda Litzke7.0381K
2008Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day posterMiss Pettigrew Lives for a DayMiss Pettigrew7.030,880
2006Friends with Money posterFriends with MoneyJane5.833,709
2005North Country posterNorth CountryGlory7.348,060
2005Æon Flux posterÆon FluxHandler5.4138K
2003Something's Gotta Give posterSomething's Gotta GiveZoe6.8141K
2002City by the Sea posterCity by the SeaMichelle6.127,932
Better together?

Frances McDormand's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Frances McDormand

14 nominations, 10 wins

Awards record

  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2023
    Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2021
    Frances McDormand
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2021
    Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers
    Won
  • Best Actress · BAFTA Film Awards 2021
    Frances McDormand
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2018
    Frances McDormand
    Won
  • Best Actress, Drama · Golden Globe Awards 2018
    Frances McDormand
    Won
  • Best Actress · Critics Choice Awards 2018
    Frances McDormand
    Won
  • Female Actor in a Leading Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2018
    Frances McDormand
    Won
  • Best Actress · BAFTA Film Awards 2018
    Frances McDormand
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2006
    Frances McDormand
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2001
    Frances McDormand
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actress · Critics Choice Awards 2001
    Frances McDormand
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1997
    Frances McDormand
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1989
    Frances McDormand
    Nominated

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