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WATCH: Best Actress Frances McDormand brings the house down with her ‘inclusion rider’ speech at Oscars 2018

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The 90th Academy Awards, which was held on March 4, was a night to remember. For some celebrities, it was a very first time of experiencing the wins. One of the prestigious awards of the night, Best Actress, went to Frances McDormand for her brilliant performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Best Actress Frances McDormand brings the house down with her 'inclusion rider' speech at Oscars 2018

WATCH: Best Actress Frances McDormand brings the house down with her ‘inclusion rider’ speech at Oscars 2018

Frances McDormand, known for her amazing speeches, took the stage with full confidence. She started off by saying, "Okay, so I'm hyperventilating a little bit. If I fall over, pick me up cause I've got some things to say. So I think this is what Chloe Kim must have felt like after doing back-to-back 1080s in the Olympic halfpipe. Did you see that? Okay, that's what it feels like.

"I want to thank Martin McDonagh, look what you did. We are a bunch of hooligans and anarchists but we do clean up nice. I want to thank every single person in this building. And my sister Dorothy. I love you, Dot. And I especially want to thank my clan, Joel and Pedro "McCoen." These two stalwart individuals were well-raised by their feminist mother. They value themselves, each other and those around them. I know you are proud of me and that fills me with everlasting joy."

Then, Frances McDormand asked every female nominee to stand with her in solidarity before she closed her epic speech. "And now I want to get some perspective. If I may be so honoured to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight, the actors—Meryl, if you do it, everybody else will, c'mon—the filmmakers, the producers, the directors, the writers, the cinematographer, the composers, the songwriters, the designers. C'mon! Okay, look around everybody. Look around, ladies and gentlemen, because we all have stories to tell and projects we need to be financed. Don't talk to us about it at the parties tonight. Invite us into your office in a couple days, or you can come to ours, whatever suits you best, and we'll tell you all about them. I have two words to leave with you tonight, ladies and gentlemen: 'inclusion rider.'"

For the uninitiated, comedian and actress Whitney Cummings took to her Twitter account to explain 'inclusion rider'. She said that it was something actors put into their contracts to ensure gender and racial equality in hiring on movie sets.

Also Read: "Put the kettle on, I’m bringing Oscar home," Gary Oldman gives a moving speech after winning Best Actor for Darkest Hour


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