Hooray, Melissa Leo won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar this evening for a great performance in The Fighter.

This is Melissa’s first Academy Award.

She was nominated two years back for Frozen River, a movie we enjoyed immensely.

Kirk Douglas presented the award to Melissa.

And the other nominees were:

* Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
* Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
* Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
* Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

  83rd Oscars