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Melissa Leo

Born in New York City, NY

After supporting roles in a handful of small films and a short stint on the soap opera All My Children, New York-born Melissa Leo gained prominence on the critically-acclaimed Barry Levinson-produced television drama Homicide: Life on the Streets. Read Full Biography

Year	Award	Category	Movie	Result
2011	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences	Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie	Mildred Pierce	Nominated
2010	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Best Supporting Actress	The Fighter	Won
2010	Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	The Fighter	Won
2010	National Society of Film Critics	Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)	The Fighter	Won
2010	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress	The Fighter	Won

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Melissa Leo On Winning An Oscar
by Kase Wickman
For Oscar-winning actress Melissa Leo, the experience of making a movie is almost as important as the end result. Take, for example, her new indie, ...

Melissa Leo On Losing 'Catching Fire' Role
by Kase Wickman
The long-awaited “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” has its Mags -- and it’s not Melissa Leo. “Lynn Cohen is Mags!” Elizabeth Banks, who play...

Melissa Leo, Christian Bale, Colin Firth And Natalie Portman Return To Oscars
by Sharon Knolle
All four of last year's acting winners -- Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Natalie Portman and Melissa Leo -- will return to present at the Oscar ceremony...