Academy Award nominee Amy Ryan has made her mark working with some of today’s most prolific directors, writers and actors. Whether in film, on television or on stage, Ryan continues to turn heads with chameleon-like character turns and compelling performances.
In October 2007, Ryan impressed audiences and critics alike, starring in Miramax’s Gone Baby Gone as Helene McCready, a drug-addict mother from Boston’s working-class Dorchester neighborhood, whose child is kidnapped. In this film directed by Ben Affleck, Ryan co-starred with Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris in what The New York Times called “a gutsy, sensational performance.” Her sympathetic portrayal of an otherwise despicable character was recognized with Academy Award, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Additionally, she won Best Supporting Actress awards from the National Board of Review, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (Critics’ Choice Awards), the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Boston Society of Film Critics, the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association and the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, among others.
In the fall of 2007, Ryan also appeared opposite Ethan Hawke in Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, directed by Sidney Lumet. Her work was recognized with Best Ensemble awards from IFP’s Gotham Awards, the New York Film Critics Online and the Boston Society of Film Critics, and she was nominated for a BFCA Critics’ Choice Award.
