Jacki Weaver

Actress Jacki Weaver, a Best Supporting Actress nominee for "Animal Kingdom," arrives at the 83rd Academy Awards nominations luncheon on Feb. 7, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Jacki Weaver and Joel Edgerton in a scene from the movie "Animal Kingdom." Weaver's role in the film, as the matriarch of an Australian crime family, earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Actress Jacki Weaver on stage at the Virtuosos Award Tribute during the 26th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at the Lobero Theater on Feb. 4, 2011, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Director Phillip Noyce and actress Jacki Weaver attend a luncheon honoring Jacki Weaver's Academy Award nomination at Typhoon Restaurant on Feb. 4, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif.

Actors Jacki Weaver, Hailee Steinfeld, John Hawkes and Lesley Manville, from left, pose at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011.

Actress Jacki Wever arrives at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

From left, director David Michod, Sony Corporation Chairman/CEO/President Sir Howard Stringer, Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chairman Amy Pascal, actress Jacki Weaver, producer Liz Watts, Sony Pictures Classics co-president/co-founder Tom Bernard and Sony Pictures Classics co-president/co-founder Michael Barker arrive at the 36th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards at the InterContinental Hotel on Jan. 15, 2011, in Century City, Calif.

Actress Jacki Weaver arrives at the 36th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards on Jan. 15, 2011, in Century City, Calif.

Actress Jacki Weaver poses with Best Supporting Actress award for "Animal Kingdom" during the 36th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards at the InterContinental Hotel on Jan. 15, 2011, in Century City, Calif.

Actress Jacki Weaver poses at the 2011 DPA Golden Globes Gift Suite at the L'Ermitage Hotel on Jan. 15, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Actors Jacki Weaver and Marian Frizelle perform during a photo call for the stage production of "Steel Magnolias" at the Seymour Center on June 4, 2009, in Sydney, Australia.

Actress Jacki Weaver (Ruby) performs during a dress rehearsal of Reg Cribb's "Ruby's Last Dollar" at the Playhouse Theatre on June 17, 2005, in Sydney, Australia.