Profile
Famous as :
ActressBirth Name :
Melissa Chessington LeoBirth Date :
September 14, 1960Birth Place :
New York City, New York, USAClaim to fame :
As Det. Sgt. Kay Howard in TV series "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993-1997)
Academy Awards, USA
2009
Got nomination for Oscarcategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Frozen River (2008)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Got nomination for BFCA Awardcategory Best Actress for Frozen River (2008)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Got nomination for CFCA Awardcategory Best Actress for Frozen River (2008)
Daytime Emmy Awards
1985
Got nomination for Daytime Emmycategory Outstanding Ingenue/Woman in a Drama Series for All My Children (1984) (TV)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2008
Won FFCC Awardcategory Best Actress for Frozen River (2008)
Gotham Awards
2008
Won Gotham Breakthrough Awardfor Frozen River (2008)
Independent Spirit Awards
2009
Won Independent Spirit Awardcategory Best Female Lead for Frozen River (2008)
Marrakech International Film Festival
2008
Won Marrakech International Film - Best Actressfor Frozen River (2008)
Method Fest
2008
Won Method Fest - Best Actressfor Lullaby (2008)
2008
Won Maverick Actor AwardNational Board of Review, USA
2008
Won Spotlight Awardfor Frozen River (2008)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2004
Won PFCS Awardcategory Best Ensemble Acting for 21 Grams (2003)
shared with Benicio Del Toro; Clea DuVall; Eddie Marsan; Sean Penn
San Sebastian International Film Festival
2008
Won Silver Seashellcategory Best Actress for Frozen River (2008)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2009
Won Virtuoso AwardSatellite Awards
2008
Got nomination for Satellite Awardcategory Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for Frozen River (2008)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2009
Got nomination for Actor Awardcategory Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Frozen River (2008)
Western Heritage Awards
2006
Won Bronze Wranglercategory Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
shared with Tommy Lee Jones; Dwight Yoakam; January Jones
