Gina Wilhelm Actress – German Actress Award Given to Winslet
In that movie she plays a woman with a secret Nazi past.
Congratulations!
Radio, Television, Live Stage, Plays and Musical Theatre
Gina Wilhelm Actress – German Actress Award Given to Winslet
In that movie she plays a woman with a secret Nazi past.
Congratulations!
Gina Wilhelm Actress – Kate Winslet Gets Her Oscar
After much speculation and handicapping (I think I’ve posted at least 10 times about various aspects of the awards season alone), the Oscars were handed out last night, and Kate Winslet finally won hers.
The 33-year-old actress had been nominated on five previous occasions, so was giddy to have finally won.
She won for her performance in “The Reader,” in which she played a woman on trial for Holocaust crimes.
Some had said that she would get an Oscar because it was time or because she had to age several years in the film and because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences loves to reward movies about the Holocaust.
On the other hand, she was up against Meryl Streep, fresh off her record-setting 15th nomination and always tough competition.
Additionally, as reported here, there was some concern that her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes ceremony might have gotten her in trouble with Oscar voters.
In that speech, she forgot fellow nominee Angelina Jolie’s name. She also acted like it actually mattered to her, a British actress, that she had gotten an award.
Some have said that the British are supposed to act like they’re above receiving honors and that American voters wouldn’t want to reward her for her excitement..
Apparently, though, the voters liked her just fine. She continued to be giddy with last night’s win.
Gina Wilhelm Actress – Kate Winslet Wins Bafta Award
Kate Winslet’s march to the Oscars continues. The 33-year-0ld actress won a Bafta award for best lead actress for her work in “The Reader.”
She had also been nominated for a lead actress award for “Revolutionary Road.”
This is the sixth award she has won for her performance in “The Reader.”
Other winners at the Baftas included Penélope Cruz for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.”
“Slumdog Millionaire,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Heath Ledger, and “The Wrestler” also picked up Bafta awards.
Gina Wilhelm Actress – Has Kate Winslet “Blown Her Chances” at an Oscar?
Now that the Oscar nominations have come out, everyone is trying to figure out who’s going to win.
Film critic Barry Norman thinks that Kate Winslet may have blown her chances at a win with her flustered Golden Globe acceptance speech.
In the speech, Winslet recognized the other women who were nominated in her category. Unfortunately, she forgot the name of Angelina Jolie.
In accepting the Golden Globe, Winslet said “I’m so sorry Anne, Meryl, Kristin – oh god, who’s the other one… Angelina!”
Norman feels that between the unintended slight towards Jolie, Hollywood “royalty,” and the fact that Winslet isn’t American, she may very well have ruined her shot at winning the Oscar.
Though probably not connected, oddsmakers have shortened the odds that Meryl Streep will win the Oscar for her performance in “Doubt.”
Gina Wilhelm Actress – SAG Award Winners Announced
The Screen Actors Guild awards were announced January 25th, and some very familiar faces were again recognized for their outstanding work.
Meryl Streep received an Actor award for her leading performance in “Doubt.” Followers of this blog will remember that Streep has already achieved an Oscar milestone, having received a record 15 nominations.
Her SAG win could portend well for an Oscar.
However, the same could hold true for Kate Winslet, who already won Golden Globes for both lead actress and supporting actress and won a SAG award this weekend for her supporting performance in “The Reader.”
The twist here is that her Golden Globe for “The Reader” was for supporting actress. Her lead actress award was for “Revolutionary Road.”
For the Academy Awards, she received only a lead actress nomination (not one in each category), and that was for her “supporting” role in “The Reader.”
When the Oscars are handed out, the actresses will be competing in the same category.