Mildred Pierce an affair with Monty and kills him when he refuses to divorce Mildred to marry her. Mildred initially confesses to Monty's murder in order to shield Veda from prosecution but ultimately gives her over to the authorities. "Mildred Pierce" was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (both Arden and Blyth), Best Screenplay and Best Black-and-White Cinematography (Ernest Haller). Crawford won the film's only Academy Award, as Best Actress. Director Todd Haynes filmed a five-part miniseries, with Kate Winslet as Mildred, Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon, and Evan Rachel Wood as Veda, in spring 2010 (with
Empire Award for Best Supporting Actress Empire Award for Best Supporting Actress The Empire Award for Best Supporting Actress is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry. The Empire Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of two ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 19th Empire Awards ceremony in 2014 (along with Best Supporting Actor) with Sally Hawkins receiving the award for her role in "Blue Jasmine". Winners are voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine. In the list below,