As part of an ensemble cast that included Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and Lucille Ball, Leeds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as an aspiring actress in Stage Door (1937).
Som en del af et ensemble cast, der omfattede Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers og Lucille Ball, blev Leeds nomineret til en Oscar for bedste kvindelige birolle for sin præstation som en aspirerende skuespiller i Rivalinder (1937).