Moment Gary Oldman saved Frances McDormand's stolen Oscar: Best Actor winner reunited actress with statue swiped by celeb-obsessed thief in Oscar afterparty high
Moment Gary Oldman saved Frances McDormand's stolen Oscar: Best Actor winner reunited actress with statue swiped by celeb-obsessed thief in Oscar afterparty high
Frances McDormand became the first actress to be presented with the Best Actress trophy twice in one night on Sunday, first at the Oscars ceremony and then again after the trophy was swiped at the Governor's Ball.
There was no need to fear however as Gary Oldman handed over the award after it was given to him by the man who managed to stop the would-be thief.
That man, Terry Bryant, has now been arrested and charged with felony grand larceny for the incident Officer Norma Eisenman told DailyMail.com.
The 60-year-old star had just picked up her Oscar for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri went it went missing shortly after she had it engraved at the official after party for the ceremony.
Photos show her making her way through the room with security looking for the golden man, who was later found and returned to her before she headed off to the Vanity Fair party.
He was apprehended by security while leaving the Governor's Ball after a photographer did not recognize him as a winner from the show and followed him when he saw him holding the statue.
Bryant, who is a resident of Los Angeles, handed over the trophy without resistance per an incident report filed in the investigation and was turned over to police.












