Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. After appearing on several television shows and films in the 1980s, a regular on the television shows All My Children
All My Children and The Young Riders, in 1985 she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance on All My Children. Her breakthrough role came in 1993 as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard
Kay Howard on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street for the show's first five seasons (1993–97). Leo received critical acclaim for her performance as Ray Eddy in the 2008 film Frozen River, earning several nominations and awards, including an Academy Award
Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. In 2010, Leo won several awards for her performance as Alice Eklund-Ward in the film The Fighter, including the Golden Globe, SAG, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2013 she won the Emmy Award
Emmy Award for her guest-role on the television series Louie. She starred in the 2015 Fox event series Wayward Pines as Nurse Pam. She starred in Netflix's 2017 film The Most Hated Woman in America as American Atheists
American Atheists founder Madalyn Murray O'Hair.

Contents

1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography

4.1 Film 4.2 Television

5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links

Early life[edit] Leo was born in Manhattan, New York City, and spent her early life on the Lower East Side.[1] She is the daughter of Margaret (née Chessington), a California-born teacher, and Arnold Leo III, an editor at Grove Press, fisherman, and former spokesman for the East Hampton Baymen's Association. She has one brother, Erik Leo.[2] Her aunt is art historian Christine Leo Roussel.[3] Her parents divorced, and her mother moved them to Red Clover Commune, in Putney, Vermont. Leo began performing as a child with the Bread and Puppet Theater Company. She attended Bellows Falls High School in Bellows Falls, Vermont, and studied acting at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, and SUNY Purchase, but did not graduate, choosing to leave school and move to New York City
New York City to begin auditioning for acting jobs.[4][5][6][7][8] Leo spent summers at her father's house in Springs, a section of East Hampton, New York.[1][9] Career[edit] Leo's acting debut came in 1984, for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy at the 12th Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Ingenue/Woman in a Drama Series for All My Children. Following this, Leo appeared in several films, including the lead role as a straitlaced girl named Cookie who succumbed to prostitution in "Streetwalkin," A Time of Destiny, Last Summer in the Hamptons, and Venice/Venice. She also had several appearances on television, most notably her role as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard
Kay Howard on Homicide: Life on the Street until 1997. Three years later she reprised her role in the television movie, Homicide: The Movie. After a brief hiatus from acting, Leo's breakthrough came three years later in the Alejandro González Iñárritu film, 21 Grams
21 Grams released to critical acclaim. Leo appeared in a supporting role alongside Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro
Benicio del Toro and Clea DuVall. Leo shared a Best Ensemble Acting award from the Phoenix Film Critics Society in 2003 and the runner-up for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress.

Leo in January 2006

Leo appeared in supporting roles throughout the 2000s including the film Hide and Seek, the independent film American Gun, both in 2005, and a minor role in the comedy Mr. Woodcock. In 2006, she won the Bronze Wrangler at the Western Heritage Awards for Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada shared with Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones who also produced the film. In 2008, she won the Maverick Actor Award and also the Best Actress award at the Method Fest for Lullaby (2008). That same year Leo earned critical praise for her performance in the film Frozen River, winning several including the Best Actress award from the Independent Spirit Awards, the Spotlight award from the National Board of Review
National Board of Review and Best Actress nominations from the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Broadcast Film Critics Association, and Academy Awards. Critic Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert backed her for a win, stating, "Best Actress: Melissa Leo. What a complete performance, evoking a woman's life in a time of economic hardship. The most timely of films, but that isn't reason enough. I was struck by how intensely determined she was to make the payments, support her two children, carry on after her abandonment by a gambling husband, and still maintain rules and goals around the house. This was a heroic woman."[10] Following Frozen River, Leo continued to appear in several independent films and had a minor role in the 2008 film Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill with Al Pacino and her Hide and Seek co-star, Robert De Niro. Leo appeared in a series of films throughout 2009, including According to Greta, the title character in Stephanie's Image, True Adolescents
True Adolescents and Veronika Decides to Die.

Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo at 81st Academy Awards

In 2010, Leo received fame for her role in David O. Russell's The Fighter. Rick Bentley of The Charlotte Observer
The Charlotte Observer said "Both actors ( Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale) are very good, but they get blown off the screen by Melissa Leo, who plays their mother, Alice Ward. Leo's Oscar-worthy portrayal of Alice as a master manipulator goes beyond acting to a total transformation."[11] Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert referred to it as a "teeth-gratingly brilliant performance." Leo and several of the film's actors including her co-star Amy Adams
Amy Adams and Bale were nominated. For her performance Leo received several awards, including the Golden Globe, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Circle, Screen Actors Guild and culminating in her winning the Academy Award
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. While accepting her Oscar, Leo said "When I watched Kate two years ago, it looked so fucking easy!" She apologized afterwards for using profanity, admitting that it was "a very inappropriate place to use that particular word...those words, I apologize to anyone that they offend."[12][13] Prior to her win Leo had created some controversy by attempting to self-promote her Oscar campaign rather than rely on the marketing department of the studio. Leo personally bought ad space in Hollywood trade publications which was initially thought might backfire in a similar manner to previous Oscar contenders Chill Wills
Chill Wills and Margaret Avery.[14] Following her Oscar win, Leo appeared in the HBO
HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce alongside Kate Winslet, Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood and Guy Pearce. Her performance garnered an Emmy Award
Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Her next projects include the satirical horror film Red State, the independent comedy Predisposed with Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg currently in pre-production[15] and the crime thriller The Dead Circus
The Dead Circus based on the novel by John Kaye with Michael C. Hall
Michael C. Hall and James Marsden
James Marsden currently in development.[16] She guest-starred in an episode of the hit FX comedy Louie, which garnered her an Emmy win for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Leo appeared in the action-thriller Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen as the Secretary of Defense who was held hostage by terrorists in the White House and Oblivion as the main antagonist. Leo can be seen in a major role in Prisoners and in a minor role in The Equalizer. Leo can also be seen on the Fox series Wayward Pines
Wayward Pines as Nurse Pam. She reprised her role as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan in London Has Fallen, the sequel to Olympus Has Fallen. Personal life[edit] Leo lives in Stone Ridge, New York.[17] She has a son with actor and former boyfriend John Heard. Leo publicly denounced feminism in contentious statements made during a 2012 interview with Salon: "I don't think of myself as a feminist at all. As soon as we start labeling and categorizing ourselves and others, that's going to shut down the world. I would never say that."[18] She reiterated these sentiments in a 2017 interview.[19] Filmography[edit] Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes

1985 Always Peggy

1985 Streetwalkin' Cookie

1986 Deadtime Stories Judith "MaMa" Baer

1988 Time of Destiny, AA Time of Destiny Josie Larraneta

1992 Immaculate Conception Hannah

1992 Venice/Venice Peggy

1993 Ballad of Little Jo, TheThe Ballad of Little Jo Beatrice Grey

1994 Garden Elizabeth

1995 Last Summer in the Hamptons Trish

1997 Under the Bridge Kathy

1999 The 24 Hour Woman Dr. Suzanne Pincus

1999 Code of Ethics Jo DeAngelo

2000 Fear of Fiction Sigrid Anderssen

2003 21 Grams Marianne Jordan

2004 First Breath Detective Waxman

2004 From Other Worlds Miriam

2005 Hide and Seek Laura

2005 Runaway Lisa Adler

2005 No Shoulder Ruth

2005 Patch Maelynn

2005 Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, TheThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Rachel

2005 American Gun Louise

2005 Confess Agnes Lessor

2006 Stephanie Daley Miri

2006 The Limbo Room KC Collins

2006 Hollywood Dreams Aunt Bee

2006 House is Burning, TheThe House is Burning Mrs. Miller

2006 Falling Objects Helga

2007 Bomb Sharon

2007 Midnight Son Rita

2007 Black Irish Margaret McKay

2007 Cake Eaters, TheThe Cake Eaters Ceci

2007 Racing Daylight Sadie Stokes/Anna Stokes

2007 I Believe in America Soto

2007 Mr. Woodcock Sally Jansen

2007 One Night Wendy

2008 Frozen River Ray Eddy

2008 Alphabet Killer, TheThe Alphabet Killer Kathy Walsh

2008 Lullaby Stephanie

2008 Night of the Living Jews[20] Jewish Mother zombie Low budget film

2008 Santa Mesa Maggie

2008 Ball Don't Lie Georgia

2008 This is a Story About Ted and Alice Alice

2008 Righteous Kill Cheryl Brooks

2008 Predisposed Penny

2009 According to Greta Karen

2009 Stephanie's Image Stephanie

2009 True Adolescents Sharon

2009 Veronika Decides to Die Mari

2009 Dear Lemon Lima Mrs. Howard

2009 Don McKay Marie

2009 Everybody's Fine Colleen

2010 Welcome to the Rileys Mrs. Lois Riley

2010 Dry Land, TheThe Dry Land Martha

2010 The Space Between Montine

2010 The Fighter Alice Eklund-Ward

2010 Conviction Nancy Taylor

2011 Red State Sarah Cooper

2011 The Sea Is All I Know Sara Short film

2012 Flight Ellen Block

2012 Why Stop Now Penny Bloom

2013 Olympus Has Fallen Ruth McMillan

2012 Francine Francine

2013 Oblivion Sally

2013 Lee Daniels' The Butler Mamie Eisenhower Scenes deleted

2013 Prisoners Holly Jones

2013 Charlie Countryman Kate Countryman

2014 The Ever After Unknown

2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn Bette Altmann

2014 The Equalizer Susan Plummer

2015 The Big Short Georgia Hale

2016 London Has Fallen Ruth McMillan

2016 Burn Country Gloria

2016 Snowden Laura Poitras

2017 Novitiate Reverend Mother

2017 The Most Hated Woman in America Madalyn Murray O'Hair

2017 The Parting Glass

Post-production

2018 Furlough Joan Anderson Completed

2018 The Equalizer
The Equalizer 2 Susan Plummer Post-production

TBA Unlovable Maddie Post-production

TBA The Ashram Chandra Post-production

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes

1984–1988 All My Children Linda Warner Contract cast member (1984–1985)

1985 Silent Witness Patti Mullen TV movie

1985 The Equalizer Irina Dzershinsky Episode: "The Defector"

1987 Spenser: For Hire Mary Hamilton Episode: "Mary Hamilton"

1988 Miami Vice Kathleen Gilfords Episode: "Bad Timing"

1989 Gideon Oliver Rebecca Hecht Episode: "Kennonite"

1989–1990 The Young Riders Emma Shannon Main cast member season 1: 24 episodes

1989 Nasty Boys Katie Morrisey TV movie

1990 The Bride in Black Mary Margaret TV movie

1991 Carolina Skeletons Cassie TV movie

1993, 2002, 2008 Law & Order Alice Sutton / Sherri Quinn / Donna Cheponis Episodes: "Sweeps", "Who Let the Dogs Out?", and "Personae Non Grata"

1993–1997 Homicide: Life on the Street Det. Sgt. Kay Howard Main cast member seasons 1–5: 77 episodes

1994 Scarlett Suellen O'Hara Benteen TV mini-series

1995 In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice Carol Manning TV movie

1998 Legacy Emma Bradford Episodes: "Emma" and "The Search Party"

2000 Homicide: The Movie Det. Sgt. Kay Howard TV movie

2004 Veronica Mars Julia Smith Episode: "Meet John Smith"

2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sybil Perez Episode: "Harvest"

2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Maureen Curtis Episode: "The Good Child"

2005 The L Word Winnie Mann Episodes: "Luminous", "Loyal", and "Lacuna"

2006 Shark Elizabeth Rourke Episode: "Pilot"

2007 Criminal Minds Georgia Davis Episode: "No Way Out"

2007 Cold Case Tayna Raymes '94–'07 Episode: "Thrill Kill"

2010–2013 Treme Toni Bernette Main cast member seasons 1–4: 36 episodes

2011 Mildred Pierce Lucy Gessler TV mini-series: 5 episodes

2012 Louie Laurie Episode: "Telling Jokes/Set Up"

2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Robin TV movie, segment: "Grace"

2014–2016 BoJack Horseman Diane's Mother (voice) 2 episodes

2015–2016 Wayward Pines Nurse Pam Pilcher 11 episodes

2016 Broad City Lori Episode: "Co-Op"

2016 All the Way Lady Bird Johnson TV movie

2017–present I'm Dying Up Here Goldie Herschlag 10 episodes

TBA LFE Julie TV movie; completed

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result

1985 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

All My Children

Nominated

2003 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress

21 Grams

Nominated

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Cast Won

2005 Bronze Wrangler Award Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Won

2008 Academy Award Best Actress

Frozen River

Nominated

Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Actress Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Actress Nominated

Florida Film Critics Circle Award Best Actress Won

Gotham Awards Breakthrough Actor Won

Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Won

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actress Nominated

Marrakech International Film Festival
Marrakech International Film Festival Award Best Actress Won

National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actress Nominated

New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actress Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nominated

Satellite Award Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated

San Sebastián International Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival Award Best Actress Won

Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso Award Best Actress Won

Utah Film Critics Association Award Best Actress Won

Women Film Critics Circle Award Best Actress Won

Method Fest Independent Film Festival Award Best Actress

Lullaby

Won

2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival Award Best New York Narrative - Special
Special Jury

The Space Between

Won

Academy Award Best Supporting Actress

The Fighter

Won

Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Best Ensemble Won

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Cast Won

Best Supporting Actress Won

Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Capri
Capri Award Best Actress Won

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Won

Denver Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Won

Detroit Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Florida Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actress Won

Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Won

Houston Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Iowa Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress Won

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress Won

New York Film Critics Online Awards Best Supporting Actress Won

North Texas Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Won

Online Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Won

San Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Best Ensemble Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Won

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Won

Southeastern Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Toronto Film Critics Association
Toronto Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Utah Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble Nominated

Best Supporting Actress Won

2011 California
California Independent Film Festival Slate Award Best Actress

The Sea Is All I Know

Won

Rhode Island International Film Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival Award Best Actress Won

Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Mildred Pierce

Nominated

2012 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Louie

Won

Critics' Choice Television Award Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Nominated

2013 National Board of Review
National Board of Review Award Best Cast

Prisoners

Won

San Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best Ensemble Nominated

Satellite Award Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Nominated

2015 National Board of Review
National Board of Review Award Best Cast

The Big Short

Won

Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated

2016 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

All the Way

Nominated

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Melissa Leo interview retrieved 3/8/2015 ^ "Actress up for Oscar has longtime ties to Hamptons". Newsday.com. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2011-01-18.  ^ " Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo Biography (1960–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2011-01-18.  ^ Mother's California
California birth stated on the 68th Golden Globe Awards, January 16, 2011 ^ Ingrassia, Michele (January 25, 1990). "The Unlikely Bayman Arnold Leo forsook Manhattan
Manhattan years ago for the East End. Today, he's the single most powerful voice for that endangered species, the Long Island fisherman". Newsday.  ^ "Vermonter Nominated". Burlington Free Press. January 23, 2009. [permanent dead link] ^ Roger Ebert
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Melissa Leo drops F-bomb in Oscar Acceptance Speech". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2011.  ^ Vancouver Sun and wire services (February 27, 2011). "OSCARS: F-Bomb mars speech; Toy Story 3, In a Better World, Christian Bale, Social Network. King's Speech take awards". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved February 27, 2011.  ^ Melissa Leo's 'rogue' Oscar campaign. The Week (2011-02-11). Retrieved on 2013-07-13. ^ Vancouver Sun and wire services (March 2, 2011). " Jesse Eisenberg
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Academy Award
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

1936–1950

Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard (1936) Alice Brady
Alice Brady (1937) Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter (1938) Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel (1939) Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell (1940) Mary Astor
Mary Astor (1941) Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright (1942) Katina Paxinou
Katina Paxinou (1943) Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore (1944) Anne Revere
Anne Revere (1945) Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter (1946) Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm (1947) Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor (1948) Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge (1949) Josephine Hull (1950)

1951–1975

Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter (1951) Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame (1952) Donna Reed
Donna Reed (1953) Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint (1954) Jo Van Fleet
Jo Van Fleet (1955) Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone (1956) Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki (1957) Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller (1958) Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters (1959) Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones (1960) Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno (1961) Patty Duke
Patty Duke (1962) Margaret Rutherford
Margaret Rutherford (1963) Lila Kedrova
Lila Kedrova (1964) Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters (1965) Sandy Dennis (1966) Estelle Parsons
Estelle Parsons (1967) Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon (1968) Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn (1969) Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes (1970) Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman (1971) Eileen Heckart (1972) Tatum O'Neal
Tatum O'Neal (1973) Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman (1974) Lee Grant
Lee Grant (1975)

1976–2000

Beatrice Straight (1976) Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave (1977) Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith (1978) Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (1979) Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen (1980) Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton (1981) Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange (1982) Linda Hunt
Linda Hunt (1983) Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft (1984) Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston (1985) Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest (1986) Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis (1987) Geena Davis
Geena Davis (1988) Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker (1989) Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg (1990) Mercedes Ruehl
Mercedes Ruehl (1991) Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei (1992) Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin (1993) Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest (1994) Mira Sorvino
Mira Sorvino (1995) Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche (1996) Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger (1997) Judi Dench
Judi Dench (1998) Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (1999) Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden (2000)

2001–present

Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Connelly (2001) Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones (2002) Renée Zellweger
Renée Zellweger (2003) Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett (2004) Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz (2005) Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson (2006) Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton (2007) Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz (2008) Mo'Nique
Mo'Nique (2009) Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo (2010) Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer (2011) Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway (2012) Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o (2013) Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette (2014) Alicia Vikander
Alicia Vikander (2015) Viola Davis
Viola Davis (2016) Allison Janney
Allison Janney (2017)

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Critics' Choice Movie Award
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble

2000s

2001

Gosford Park Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson, James Wilby

2002

Chicago Christine Baranski, Ekaterina Shchelkanova, Taye Diggs, Denise Faye, Colm Feore, Richard Gere, Deidre Goodwin, Queen Latifah, Lucy Liu, Susan Misner, Mýa, John C. Reilly, Dominic West, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood

2004

Sideways Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh

2005

Crash Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate

2006

Little Miss Sunshine Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear

2007

Hairspray Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Paul Dooley, Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brittany Snow, Jerry Stiller, John Travolta, Christopher Walken

2008

Milk Josh Brolin, Joseph Cross, James Franco, Victor Garber, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Denis O'Hare, Sean Penn, Alison Pill

2009

Inglourious Basterds Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Denis Ménochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor, Christoph Waltz, Martin Wuttke

2010s

2010

The Fighter Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee, Mark Wahlberg

2011

The Help Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel

2012

Silver Linings Playbook Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver

2013

American Hustle Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham

2014

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts

2015

Spotlight Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci

2016

Moonlight Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Alex R. Hibbert, Naomie Harris, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders

2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Abbie Cornish, Peter Dinklage, Woody Harrelson, John Hawkes, Lucas Hedges, Željko Ivanek, Caleb Landry Jones, Frances McDormand, Clarke Peters, Sam Rockwell, Samara Weaving

v t e

Critics' Choice Movie Award
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress

Mira Sorvino
Mira Sorvino (1995) Joan Allen
Joan Allen (1996) Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack (1997) Joan Allen
Joan Allen / Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates (1998) Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (1999) Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand (2000) Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Connelly (2001) Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones (2002) Renée Zellweger
Renée Zellweger (2003) Virginia Madsen
Virginia Madsen (2004) Amy Adams
Amy Adams / Michelle Williams (2005) Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson (2006) Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan (2007) Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet (2008) Mo'Nique
Mo'Nique (2009) Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo (2010) Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer (2011) Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway (2012) Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o (2013) Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette (2014) Alicia Vikander
Alicia Vikander (2015) Viola Davis
Viola Davis (2016) Allison Janney
Allison Janney (2017)

v t e

Primetime Emmy Award
Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman (1975) Beah Richards
Beah Richards (1988) Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst (1989) Swoosie Kurtz
Swoosie Kurtz (1990) Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst (1991) No award (1992) Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman (1993) Eileen Heckart (1994) Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper (1995) Betty White
Betty White (1996) Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett (1997) Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson (1998) Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman (1999) Jean Smart
Jean Smart (2000) Jean Smart
Jean Smart (2001) Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman (2002) Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate (2003) Laura Linney
Laura Linney (2004) Kathryn Joosten
Kathryn Joosten (2005) Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman (2006) Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch (2007) Kathryn Joosten
Kathryn Joosten (2008) Tina Fey
Tina Fey (2009) Betty White
Betty White (2010) Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow (2011) Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates (2012) Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo (2013) Uzo Aduba
Uzo Aduba (2014) Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack (2015) Tina Fey
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler (2016) Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy (2017)

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Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Katina Paxinou
Katina Paxinou (1943) Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead (1944) Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury (1945) Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter (1946) Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm (1947) Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby (1948) Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge (1949) Josephine Hull (1950) Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter (1951) Katy Jurado
Katy Jurado (1952) Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly (1953) Jan Sterling
Jan Sterling (1954) Marisa Pavan
Marisa Pavan (1955) Eileen Heckart (1956) Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester (1957) Hermione Gingold
Hermione Gingold (1958) Susan Kohner
Susan Kohner (1959) Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh (1960) Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno (1961) Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury (1962) Margaret Rutherford
Margaret Rutherford (1963) Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead (1964) Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon (1965) Jocelyne LaGarde (1966) Carol Channing
Carol Channing (1967) Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon (1968) Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn (1969) Karen Black/ Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton (1970) Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret (1971) Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters (1972) Linda Blair
Linda Blair (1973) Karen Black
Karen Black (1974) Brenda Vaccaro
Brenda Vaccaro (1975) Katharine Ross
Katharine Ross (1976) Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave (1977) Dyan Cannon
Dyan Cannon (1978) Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (1979) Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen (1980) Joan Hackett
Joan Hackett (1981) Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange (1982) Cher
Cher (1983) Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft (1984) Meg Tilly
Meg Tilly (1985) Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith (1986) Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis (1987) Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver (1988) Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts (1989) Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg (1990) Mercedes Ruehl
Mercedes Ruehl (1991) Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright (1992) Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder (1993) Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest (1994) Mira Sorvino
Mira Sorvino (1995) Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall (1996) Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger (1997) Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave (1998) Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (1999) Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson (2000) Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Connelly (2001) Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (2002) Renée Zellweger
Renée Zellweger (2003) Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman (2004) Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz (2005) Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson (2006) Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett (2007) Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet (2008) Mo'Nique
Mo'Nique (2009) Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo (2010) Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer (2011) Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway (2012) Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence (2013) Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette (2014) Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet (2015) Viola Davis
Viola Davis (2016) Allison Janney
Allison Janney (2017)

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Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead

Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page (1985) Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini (1986) Sally Kirkland
Sally Kirkland (1987) Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster (1988) Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell (1989) Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston (1990) Judy Davis
Judy Davis (1991) Fairuza Balk
Fairuza Balk (1992) Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd (1993) Linda Fiorentino (1994) Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue (1995) Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand (1996) Julie Christie
Julie Christie (1997) Ally Sheedy
Ally Sheedy (1998) Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank (1999) Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn (2000) Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek (2001) Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore (2002) Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron (2003) Catalina Sandino Moreno
Catalina Sandino Moreno (2004) Felicity Huffman
Felicity Huffman (2005) Shareeka Epps (2006) Ellen Page
Ellen Page (2007) Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo (2008) Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey Sidibe (2009) Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman (2010) Michelle Williams (2011) Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence (2012) Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett (2013) Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore (2014) Brie Larson
Brie Larson (2015) Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert (2016) Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand (2017)

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New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress

Dyan Cannon
Dyan Cannon (1969) Karen Black
Karen Black (1970) Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn (1971) Jeannie Berlin (1972) Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese (1973) Valerie Perrine
Valerie Perrine (1974) Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin (1975) Talia Shire
Talia Shire (1976) Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek (1977) Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton (1978) Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (1979) Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen (1980) Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne (1981) Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange (1982) Linda Hunt
Linda Hunt (1983) Christine Lahti
Christine Lahti (1984) Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston (1985) Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest (1986) Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave (1987) Diane Venora (1988) Lena Olin
Lena Olin (1989) Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh (1990) Judy Davis
Judy Davis (1991) Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson (1992) Gong Li
Gong Li (1993) Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest (1994) Mira Sorvino
Mira Sorvino (1995) Courtney Love
Courtney Love (1996) Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack (1997) Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow (1998) Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener (1999) Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden (2000) Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren (2001) Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Clarkson (2002) Shohreh Aghdashloo
Shohreh Aghdashloo (2003) Virginia Madsen
Virginia Madsen (2004) Maria Bello
Maria Bello (2005) Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson (2006) Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan (2007) Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz (2008) Mo'Nique
Mo'Nique (2009) Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo (2010) Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain (2011) Sally Field
Sally Field (2012) Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence (2013) Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette (2014) Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart (2015) Michelle Williams (2016) Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish (2017)

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Screen Actors Guild Award
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest (1994) Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet (1995) Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall (1996) Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger / Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart (1997) Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates (1998) Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (1999) Judi Dench
Judi Dench (2000) Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren (2001) Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones (2002) Renée Zellweger
Renée Zellweger (2003) Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett (2004) Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz (2005) Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson (2006) Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee (2007) Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet (2008) Mo'Nique
Mo'Nique (2009) Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo (2010) Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer (2011) Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway (2012) Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o (2013) Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette (2014) Alicia Vikander
Alicia Vikander (2015) Viola Davis
Viola Davis (2016) Allison Janney
Allison Janney (2017)

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