And the Oscar (Finally) Goes To...Kate Winslet
Last year, Cate Blanchett was the recipient of dual Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. This year I believe that my favorite actress of all time, Kate Winslet, will receive two Academy Award nominations as well.
At only 33 years old, she has already been nominated 5 times:
- Sense & Sensibility (1995, Best Supporting Actress)
- Titanic (1997, Best Actress)
- Iris (2002, Best Supporting Actress)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Best Actress)
- Little Children (2006, Best Actress)
And in Revolutionary Road (directed by her husband, American Beauty's Sam Mendes), Winslet is a malcontent suburban housewife in the 50's married to Leonardo DiCaprio. Fair warning to Titanic fans...this is NOT going to be a pleasant reunion of Jack and Rose.
That Kate Winslet has yet to win an Oscar is inexplicable, but at least the Academy recognizes her talent time and again. I still contend that one of her best performances to date was in her very first film, 1994's Heavenly Creatures. If you have not seen this fascinating and aesthetically pleasing little indie gem from Peter Jackson, I highly recommend that you add it to your Netflix queue immediately.
Oooooh I hope Kate Winslet wins something - I absolutely love her!
And, I hadn't read anything about Revolutionary Road before, I'm not sure how I missed it, but now I'm looking forward to seeing it!
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