Question: What directed the 1956 film featuring the Best Supporting Actress from "Butterflies Are Free"?

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Octavia Spencer: Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1972) is an American actress and author.  She made her film debut in the 1996 drama film "A Time to Kill".  Her breakthrough came in 2011, when she starred as Minny Jackson in the period drama film "The Help", for which she won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA, and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress.  She had a critically acclaimed performance in Ryan Coogler's drama "Fruitvale Station" (2013), for which she received the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.  Spencer has received acclaim for her work in the films "Smashed" (2012), "Snowpiercer" (2013), "Get on Up" (2014), "The Divergent Series" (2015-2016), "Zootopia" (2016) and "The Shape of Water" (2017).  In 2017, she received Academy Award, Golden Globe, and SAG nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as mathematician Dorothy Vaughan in the drama "Hidden Figures".

Blythe Danner: Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress.  She won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Izzy Huffstodt on "Huff" (2004–2006), and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in "Butterflies Are Free" (1969–1972).  Danner was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for portraying Marilyn Truman on "Will & Grace" (2001–2006), and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her roles in "We Were the Mulvaneys" (2002) and "Back When We Were Grownups" (2004).  For the latter, she was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film.

The Bad Seed (1956 film): The Bad Seed is a 1956 American psychological horror-thriller film with elements of melodrama and film noir, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, and Eileen Heckart.

Empire Award for Best Supporting Actress: The Empire Award for Best Supporting Actress is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry.  The Empire Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of two ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 19th Empire Awards ceremony in 2014 (along with Best Supporting Actor) with Sally Hawkins receiving the award for her role in "Blue Jasmine".  Winners are voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine.

National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress: The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (also known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Supporting Actress) (] ), is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1984 to an actress for the best performance in a supporting role within Indian cinema.  The National Film Awards were established in 1954 and are presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India.  The National Film Awards instituted the "Best Supporting Actress" category in 1984 as the "Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Supporting Actress".

Kimiko Yo: Kimiko Yo (余 貴美子 , Yo Kimiko , born 12 May 1956) is a Japanese actress.  She was given Best Supporting Actress awards at the 2004 and the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival ceremonies.  She won the award for best supporting actress at the 32nd and at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for "Departures" and "Dear Doctor" respectively.

Maisie Williams: Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams (born 15 April 1997) is an English actress.  She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy television series "Game of Thrones" in 2011, for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, the Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television and Best Young Actor, and the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.  In 2016, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Eileen Heckart: Eileen Heckart (March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American actress of film, stage, and television.  Primarily known as a character actress, her career spanned nearly 60 years.  She first became known for her role as schoolteacher Rosemary Sydney in the original 1953 cast of William Inge's play "Picnic" on Broadway.  She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the overprotective mother of a blind adult son in "Butterflies Are Free" (1972), a role she originated on Broadway before playing it in the film.

BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress: The British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual award given to the Best Supporting Actress in a British film.  The award was introduced at the 2008 ceremony.  Previously, there had been a single award given for Best Supporting Actor/Actress starting in 2003.

Diane Ladd: Diane Ladd (born November 29, 1932) is an American actress, film director, producer and author.  She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles.  For the 1974 film "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore", she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.  She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for "Alice" (1980–81), and to receive Academy Award nominations for "Wild at Heart" (1990) and "Rambling Rose" (1991).  Her other film appearances include "Chinatown" (1974), "Ghosts of Mississippi" (1996), "Primary Colors" (1998), "28 Days" (2000), and "American Cowslip" (2008).  Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern, with her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern.

Supporting paragraphs: The Bad Seed (1956 film) Eileen Heckart
Answer: Mervyn LeRoy