Lead or Supporting No. 26: Frances McDormand in Fargo

[Sab227 Joined: Dec 29th, 2012 Topics: 114 Posts: 802 View Predictions]

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This is a campanion poll to go along with my love or loath poll for her win in this movie. After watching the movie again after a while it still remains one of my favourites of all time but I truly forgot how small screentime Frances has in this movie. Obviously she is the protagonist but she has the least screentime while the two main antagonists Stave Buscemi and William H. Macy have a lot more screen time than her, so in my opinion she is supporting but Indont mind her win in lead. What do you all think?

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[Dan Jo Joined: Aug 16th, 2017 Topics: 6 Posts: 834 View Predictions]

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Whenever she’s on screen it feels like she owns it in spite of her screentime. I don’t mind she’s leading.

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[estrelas Joined: Jul 25th, 2018 Topics: 2 Posts: 3929 View Predictions]

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Fargo is definitely an ensemble movie, so everyone kinda feels supporting. But she definitely has the character that stays with you the most and her performance was really good. I would say she’s lead but I would’ve been totally OK with a supporting placement.

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 9 Posts: 4445 View Predictions]

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It’s weird for a lead character to appear 30mn into the movie but I don’t mind her placement

FYC :

Best Actress - Viola Davis, Frances McDormand
Best Actor - Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman
Best Supporting Actor - Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman
Best Picture - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloé Zhao
SAG Ensemble - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Cinematography - Nomadland

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[gabspss Joined: Sep 10th, 2018 Topics: 114 Posts: 1553 View Predictions]

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I think she’s lead alongside William H. Macy. Buscemi is supporting.

All three actors should’ve been nominated, honestly.

It's about the chaotic editing in Moulin Rouge!

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[Magnus Joined: Jan 20th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 475 View Predictions]

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I’m tempted to say they’re all supporting, but I haven’t watched it in a while.

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[Hoster1 Joined: Aug 8th, 2016 Topics: 4 Posts: 2471 View Predictions]

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Borderline, it would be fine either way.

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 5012 View Predictions]

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Despite only appearing after half an hour, she is an unmistakable lead for the rest of the film. Leading two thirds of a movie is lead in my book. Macy is also lead.

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[Dan Backslide Joined: Apr 24th, 2016 Topics: 63 Posts: 5681 View Predictions]

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She and Macy are leads.

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[M: The Original Joined: Aug 5th, 2014 Topics: 61 Posts: 6793 View Predictions]

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Bassett wrote:

It’s weird for a lead character to appear 30mn into the movie but I don’t mind her placement

She comes in after the first hour and the movie is only 90 minutes.

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[Dan Jo Joined: Aug 16th, 2017 Topics: 6 Posts: 834 View Predictions]

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M: The Original wrote:

She comes in after the first hour and the movie is only 90 minutes.

Didn’t Reese Witherspoon also appeared 30 mins later in Walk the Line and won in Leading?

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 5012 View Predictions]

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M: The Original wrote:

She comes in after the first hour and the movie is only 90 minutes.

You mean half-hour right? A whole hour before Marge makes her first appearance is a gross exaggeration.

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[Dan Backslide Joined: Apr 24th, 2016 Topics: 63 Posts: 5681 View Predictions]

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I’d also like to note that Anthony Perkins doesn’t appear until like a half hour into Psycho, but everyone regards him as the film’s lead.

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 9 Posts: 4445 View Predictions]

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Dan Backslide wrote:

I’d also like to not that Anthony Perkins doesn’t appear until like a half hour into Psycho, but everyone regards him as the film’s lead.

His placement is often considered as category fraud. His insane screen presence can justify him being Lead but his screentime sure doesn’t

FYC :

Best Actress - Viola Davis, Frances McDormand
Best Actor - Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman
Best Supporting Actor - Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman
Best Picture - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloé Zhao
SAG Ensemble - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Cinematography - Nomadland

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 9 Posts: 4445 View Predictions]

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Dan Jo wrote:

Didn’t Reese Witherspoon also appeared 30 mins later in Walk the Line and won in Leading?

Walk The Line is considerably longer than Fargo (a whole hour longer) so it doesn’t matter as much

FYC :

Best Actress - Viola Davis, Frances McDormand
Best Actor - Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman
Best Supporting Actor - Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman
Best Picture - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloé Zhao
SAG Ensemble - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Cinematography - Nomadland

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