Melissa Leo
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...
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The things they say
March 02, 2011 4:00am EST"We did (TV movie) Mildred Pierce... She's delightful and curses like a sailor all the time. She was in my mind. It's Kate's fault." Oscar winner MELISSA LEO blames foul-mouthed Winslet for her Academy Awards expletive. Leo became the first star to say the 'F' word during an acceptance speech at the Oscars on Sunday (27Feb11).
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Fascinating fact
March 02, 2011 4:00am ESTU.S. TV host ELLEN DeGENERES placed a swear jar next to MELISSA LEO when the actress appeared on her show on Tuesday (01Mar11) and put a pair of tiny headphones on her Oscar statuette. Leo became the first star in the history of the Academy Awards to use the 'F' word during an acceptance speech when she let the expletive slip after winning the Best Supporting Actress prize.
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The things they say
March 01, 2011 4:00am EST"I find that shocking... How could that be the first time with the bunch of people I work with...? I grew up with it as a part of my vernacular and I accepted it, I brought my son up that way - but I also told him, 'Not in front of grandma.'" MELISSA LEO can't believe she's the first star to utter the 'F' word during the Oscars telecast. The Fighter actress let the expletive slip during her Best Supporting Actress acceptance speech on Sunday night (27Feb11).
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Goldberg not impressed with Franco & Hathaway at the Oscars
February 28, 2011 12:15pm ESTFour-time Oscars host Whoopi Goldberg was not impressed with James Franco and Anne Hathaway's presentation of this year's (11) Academy Awards - because they seemed to be out of place.
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Bale & Leo missed each other's Oscars speeches
February 28, 2011 12:15pm ESTOscars protocol prevented The Fighter co-stars Christian Bale and Melissa Leo from catching each other's acceptance speeches on Sunday night (27Feb11) - both stars were locked out of the Kodak Theatre auditorium.
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Leo curses on air as she takes home Best Supporting Actress Oscar
February 28, 2011 4:00am ESTMelissa Leo walked away with the first big prize at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday (27Feb11), when she was named Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Fighter.
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The King's Speech is golden with four top Academy Awards
February 28, 2011 4:00am ESTThe King's Speech ruled over the 2011 Academy Awards on Sunday (27Feb11), taking home four honours including Best Picture and Best Actor for the movie's star, Colin Firth.
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Oscar winner Leo apologises for offending with acceptance speech
February 28, 2011 4:00am ESTOscar winner Melissa Leo has apologised for any offence caused by her Best Supporting Actress acceptance speech after letting slip the F-word during Sunday's (27Feb11) live telecast.
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The things they say at the Oscars
February 28, 2011 4:00am EST"I would like to thank Her Majesty The Queen for not putting me in the Tower of London for using the Melissa Leo F-word. And I accept this on behalf of all the stutterers throughout the world. We have a voice, we have been heard, thanks to you, The Academy." THE KING'S SPEECH writer DAVID SEIDLER pokes fun at Best Supporting Actress winner MELISSA LEO for swearing at the Oscars as he claimed gold for Best Original Screenplay.
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10 Things You Need to Know About the 83rd Oscars
February 27, 2011 8:57pm ESTNo Banksy. Boo. But there was Autotune and Twilight. Yay?
