Consider this: Winning an Academy Award isn't always all it's cracked up to be, according to Melissa Leo.
The "Frozen River" star, who won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 2011 for "The Fighter," told The Guardian that the honor did not help her acting career.
"Winning an Oscar has not been good for me or my career," she said. "I didn't dream of it, I never wanted it, and I had a much better career before I won."
Leo, 65, also reflected on accidentally using profanity in her acceptance speech at the 2011 Oscars. "I'm still sorry I cursed," she told The Guardian, adding that she curses "all the time, but you cannot curse on network television."
Leo starred opposite Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in the 2010 David O. Russell sports drama "The Fighter," which also earned Bale the Oscar for best supporting actor. Leo's Oscar win was the first of her career after she had previously been nominated for best lead actress for "Frozen River" in 2009.
