--- title: Frances McDormand Had the Best Time at the 2018 Met Gala description: No one on earth is having more fun than Frances McDormand at the 2018 Met Gala right now. canonical: https://time.com/5268734/frances-mcdormand-met-gala/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-08T00:14:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:41.712Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: No One's Happier Than Frances McDormand at the Met Gala og:description: She is living on the red carpet og:url: https://time.com/5268734/frances-mcdormand-met-gala/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfffeeb3c47824edc/69892fbcfb4eac2a2c8968db/gettyimages-955755368.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: No One's Happier Than Frances McDormand at the Met Gala twitter:description: She is living on the red carpet twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfffeeb3c47824edc/69892fbcfb4eac2a2c8968db/gettyimages-955755368.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # No One on Earth Is Enjoying Life More Than Frances McDormand at the 2018 Met Gala Right Now by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 8, 2018 12:14 AM UTC  Frances McDormand, Pierpaolo Piccioli, and Anne Hathaway attend the Met Gala on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/WireImage) Frances McDormand, Pierpaolo Piccioli, and Anne Hathaway attend the Met Gala on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/WireImage)Dia Dipasupil—WireImage by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 8, 2018 12:14 AM UTC Two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand just gave the performance of her life, on the Met Gala 2018 red carpet of all places. As McDormand walked the red carpet in a custom Valentino gown alongside _Barbie_ actor Anne Hathaway and Valentino’s Piccioli Pierpaolo, the [_Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri_](http://time.com/5016723/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri-review/) star hammed it up to the fullest possible extent. Sashaying around in a teal, ruffly, cape gown overlay atop some sort of chartreuse pants number, her outfit was already a major Met Gala moment — until her face-obscuring headgear put the look over the top. This was an aesthstic departure for the actor, who typically sticks with a black gown at these affairs. Did McDormand capture the theme of the Catholic imagination? Questionable. Did it offer people a gateway to her soul? No, not from most angles. But when the poses are this good, it doesn’t matter. Knocking back [tequila](http://time.com/5186759/frances-mcdormand-allison-janney/), fighting for [inclusion riders](http://time.com/money/5185502/what-is-an-inclusion-rider-frances-mcdormand-oscars/), and wearing this masterpiece — this is the life of Frances McDormand. > [](https://twitter.com/yosoymichael/status/993642656231288832) > [](https://twitter.com/syn0dic/status/993642324411539457) > [](https://twitter.com/frazbelina/status/993641970273869824) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5268734/frances-mcdormand-met-gala/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5268734/frances-mcdormand-met-gala/"},"headline":"No One on Earth Is Enjoying Life More Than Frances McDormand at the 2018 Met Gala Right Now","datePublished":"2018-05-08T00:14:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:41.712Z","description":"No one on earth is having more fun than Frances McDormand at the 2018 Met Gala right now.","url":"https://time.com/5268734/frances-mcdormand-met-gala/","keywords":["Met Gala 2018","Newsfeed"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfffeeb3c47824edc/69892fbcfb4eac2a2c8968db/gettyimages-955755368.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfffeeb3c47824edc/69892fbcfb4eac2a2c8968db/gettyimages-955755368.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala","caption":"Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala","creditText":"Dia Dipasupil—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/met-gala-2018/","name":"Met Gala 2018"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5268734/frances-mcdormand-met-gala/","name":"No One on Earth Is Enjoying Life More Than Frances McDormand at the 2018 Met Gala Right Now"}}]}] ```