I'll take
Best Actress 1996
Frances McDormand - Fargo
Marge Olmstead-Gunderson
Frances McDormand as Marge Olmstead-Gunderson, the
pregnant chief of police in
Brainerd,
Minnesota, investigating the murder of three people near her city. Throughout the film, Marge demonstrates great competence and ability in her police-work, and comes across as very polite, likable, and intelligent. In real life, McDormand has been married to Joel Coen since 1984, and has starred in several of the brothers' films.