Melissa Leo. Photo / AP
Melissa Leo is nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in
Frozen River
. She plays the part of Ray Eddy, an impoverished mother who becomes involved in a smuggling ring in an attempt to avoid losing her home. She won a Spotlight Award and the Florida Film Critics award for
Frozen River
, and was nominated for a Critics Choice, Screen Actors Guild and Satellite award.
Leo is possibly best known for her role on TV series
Homicide: Life on the Street
; she has also appeared on
Law and Order, The L Word, Cold Case, CSI
and
All My Children
. Her film credits include
21 Grams, Confes
s and
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada.
to read our review of
Frozen River.
Show sets new record after winning nine gongs.