Only two other movies, The Shape of Water and Lady Bird, won more than one award during the night. McDormand plays the hard-bitten Mildred, a woman filled with anger at the local police’s inability to catch whoever was responsible for the rape and murder of her daughter. I was not expecting Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to be the big winner of the night, but it was with four wins. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) Directed by Martin McDonagh Genres - Crime, Drama Release Date - (USA - Limited) Run Time - 115 min. Many were also surprised it lost for writer/director Martin McDonagh’s screenplay, although it is a couple of issues with that screenplay that may be the reason it didn’t win the biggest award. No, Mildred may not be able to force the chief to work harder on her daughter’s months-old murder case.
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit. But those three old, unused and forgotten billboards just east of Ebbing, Missouri, might be just the ticket to really get their attention. With Frances McDormand, Caleb Landry Jones, Kerry Condon, Sam Rockwell. In the end it didn’t get the big gong, although it did win for the exceptionally strong performance of Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: Directed by Martin McDonagh. While The Shape Of Water had made the early running, Three Billboards gained momentum through the Award season and seemed like it might cruise to a victory. For many Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri seemed to be the smart bet to win the Best Picture Oscar.