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14 Jul, 2011

Emmy nomination

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Leo is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Lucy Gessler on Mildred Pierce.

27 Feb, 2011

Wins Oscar

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Leo wins Best Supporting Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards for portraying Alice Ward in The Fighter. She speaks on using an expletive in her acceptance speech.

I really don’t mean to offend, and probably a very inappropriate place to use that particular word. There’s a great deal of the English language that is in my vernacular.

Melissa Leo winning Best Supporting Actress | 83rd Oscars (2011)

25 Jan, 2011

Oscar nomination

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Leo is nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards for portraying Alice Ward in The Fighter.

What a thrill to share it with all of America right now. Love to my family.  Thank you guys so much.

Academy Award Nominations 2011

22 Jan, 2009

Oscar nomination

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Leo is nominated for Best Actress at the 81st Academy Awards for portraying Ray Eddy in Frozen River.

It’s delightfully surprising. I had no expectations. A very close friend called me, as I had no idea it was televised. It’s remarkable how many people are calling me. What does all of this mean? Four letters: W-O-R-K.

Oscar Nominations 2009