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Oscars: Melissa Leo says her campaign wasn’t a campaign

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Supporting actress winner Melissa Leo was thrust into the headlines this season after she took out trade-paper advertisements touting her performance in ‘The Fighter.’ It was an unorthodox move — particularly for a front-runner — but Leo was unapologetic when questioned about it backstage after she won. When a reporter asked if she felt vindicated, she volleyed back, tersely: ‘There’s nothing to vindicate. There was no campaign. It was a photo in a magazine.’

— Steven Zeitchik

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