Frances McDormand's Oscar Stolen At Afterparty

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Actress Frances McDormand, the Best Actress Oscar-winner who stole the show Sunday night with a rousing feminist acceptance speech, had the tables turned on her when her Oscar statue was stolen from her table at the Governors Ball afterparty.

Despite the purloined prize, McDormand’s night ended on a happy note when a photographer detained the would-be thief. According to TMZ, the statue was returned to McDormand, who asked that the thief not be charged. The Los Angeles Police Department, however, wasn’t inclined to be so charitable.

Terry Bryant, 47, was arrested booked on suspicion of grand theft, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Wendy Reyes. Bryant, an attendee at the Governors Ball at the Hollywood & Highland Center is being held with bail set at $20,000, Reyes said.

The incident unfolded when McDormand realized her statue was missing from her table, and she notified security.

"Somebody tried to steal my Oscar at the Governors Ball," she announced to a Los Angeles Times reporter. "Let me see someone try to pawn that!"

Wolfgang Puck’s photographer nabbed the alleged thief who allegedly photographed himself posing with the statue.

Following Oscar’s misadventure, a rep for McDormand told TMZ, "Fran and Oscar are happily reunited and are enjoying an In-N-Out burger together."

It’s little wonder McDormand’s cheerful mood couldn’t be dented by a little thing like theft. She earned her second Oscar Sunday night for her lead role in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

Her acceptance speech electrified the crowd and dominated headlines around the world. Upon winning, she took the stage at Dolby Theatre, plopped her Oscar on the ground and urged all the female nominees of the night to stand and be seen.

"If I may be so honored to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight," she said. As the women stood she called on everyone to "Look around, ladies and gentlemen because we all have stories to tell and projects we need financed. Don't talk to us about it at the parties tonight. Invite us into your office or you can come to ours, whichever suits you best. And we'll tell you all about them."

After the show, McDormand told reporters she sees a long-term transformation happening in Hollywood with more women filmmakers getting opportunities to tell their stories.

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Photo: Frances McDormand, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri", poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)