what award did melissa leo win?
Melissa Leo wins first Oscar for The Fighter. LOS ANGELES Melissa Leo won her first Academy Award on Sunday for her supporting role in The Fighter, a movie that propelled the 50-year-old actress into the mainstream for the first time in her career. All played real-life characters.
Brian Warmoth 02/27/2011. Melissa Leo sparked some pre-Oscar controversy with her last-minute advertisements in major Hollywood trades, but in the end, nothing could disrupt the Best Supporting Actress nominee's momentum from her wins at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Critics Choice Awards.