Kate Winslet: Oscars Best Actress Award

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The Oscar Best Actress race has basically come down to two contenders— Kate Winslet for The Reader and Meryl Streep for Doubt.

The funny thing is most of the comment about each actress has barely focused on their acting in these films. It’s been about their entire careers as reports by the Rolling Stone magazine:

Kate Winslet should win for The Reader. Why? Not because she was excellent (she was) as the former SS guard who feels guilty about her illiteracy as a metaphor for her guilt about aiding in the murder of Jews. But because The Reader represents her sixth acting nomination with no wins. That’s right. Winslet scored nods for Sense and Sensibility, Titanic, Iris, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Children and now The Reader. At 33, she’s the youngest actress to pull off that record. So the reasoning goes that Winslet deserves the Oscar as a career achievement award. At 33? I mean, isn’t this a bit early to worry that Winslet won’t get another (and better) movie to take to victory?

I think Winslet is practically dying to win the Best Actress award and she’ll probably win this time! An early congratulations, Kate!

More about Kate Winslet, she’s born in Berkshire, England on October 5, 1975. Winslet is a mother of 2: She has a daughter, Mia Honey, 8 from her first marriage. Winslet and her husband, Sam Mendes have a son, 5, Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes.

Don’t forget to tune into ABC at 8pm E.T./ 5pm P.T. on February 22nd, this Sunday to watch the Oscars live!

I threw in some photos of Kate and Leonardo DiCaprio at their UK Premiere for their new flick “Revolutionary Road” although she’s nominated for The Reader but I thought some of our female readers would want to add some Leo to Kate.

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