A man who apparently swiped Frances McDormand’s Oscar trophy boasted about it on Facebook, claiming he won it for music, before being arrested on suspicion of felony grand theft.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement: “Best Actress winner Frances McDormand and her Oscar were happily reunited after a brief separation at last night’s Governors Ball.
Onlookers asked to touch the statuette and offered congratulations, apparently unaware the Oscar belonged to McDormand.
“After some brief time apart, Frances and her Oscar were happily reunited.