Written and directed by Martin McDonagh ( In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths), the film stars Oscar-winner Frances McDormand as a woman who, after months pass without movement towards finding her daughter’s killer, commissions three billboard signs leading into her small town that single out the town’s chief of police William Willoughby ( Woody Harrelson). Let's think about that.We at Collider are happy to debut a batch of exclusive new images from Fox Searchlight’s upcoming darkly comedic drama Three Billboards Outisde Ebbing, Missouri. I come out of the woods every few years and you invite me to the party, but there’s a lot of young ones coming up, and they need door stops too. She ended her SAG Award speech earlier this year with a plea to award voting bodies: "I also want to say, this is really great and I thank you. It should be noted, however, that McDormand has previously called for award programs to honor more young actors. She was previously given the honor for 1997's Fargo and she was nominated for Mississippi Burning (1989), Almost Famous (2001), and North Country (2005). This wouldn't be McDormand's first win at the Academy Awards. McDormand's performance was nearly universally praised by critics, and, like Rockwell, she's already garnered the Golden Globe, BAFTA Award, and SAG award for the role. His win at the SAG awards is most notable because, historically, there's a strong correlation between the SAG actor winners and Oscar winners.īased on past awards history from this year, McDormand will likely also be the Best Lead Actress winner. Both Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell are nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category, though if you're taking bets on who will take home the statuette, Rockwell has the leg up based on his previous wins for his role at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. In addition to being nominated for Best Picture, it is also nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh), Best Film Editing (Jon Gregory) and Best Original Score (Carter Burwell). Handout/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images The film also features Sam Rockwell as a racist police officer, Peter Dinklage as a friend and (unrequited) love interest to Mildred, and John Hawkes as Mildred's abusive ex-husband and the father of her daughter. After months have passed without the police finding the perpetrator, Mildred takes out ads on three large billboards to shame Sheriff Bill Willoughby (Woody Harrelson) into doing more investigation into the crime.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which is nominated for a whopping seven Academy Awards, centers around a distressed mother, Mildred (Frances McDormand) whose daughter was raped and murdered months before in their small Missouri town.
Luckily, there are ways to buy or rent the movie through online services before the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Unfortunately, if you want to stream Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ( executive producer: Rose Garnett) you're going to have to pay a price - none of the top subscription services are currently offering Martin McDonagh's drama for free. The Academy Awards are fast approaching with the big show airing on Sunday, March 4 at 8 p.m.