She put the "wins" in Winslet!
Everyone thought they would be talking about the late Heath Ledger's almost-guaranteed win at tonight's Golden Globes, but it is clear that the real star of the ceremony was actress Kate Winslet.
Winslet stunned Hollywood by winning two awards; Best Actress for Revolutionary Road and Best Supporting Actress for The Reader. Her win in the Best Actress category is particularly surprising, since Anne Hathaway's win at the Critic's Choice Awards last week made her a front-runner for the coveted Academy Award. Now, the heavy race, which will undoubtedly be enormously difficult to predict, is further in question.
The game-changing 33-year old coupled her double wins with two brilliant, emotional speeches that delivered the best quotes of the night. In her first speech for Supporting Actress, the Brit said "You have to forgive me, because I have a habit of not winning things".
However, her second speech is what really made me fall in love with her. Left babbling by her upset, a genuinely shocked Winslet found it difficult to thank all of those she wanted. For instance, in a moment that will definitely make headlines tomorrow morning, she forgot a key nominee in her category. "I'm so sorry," Winslet gasped. "Anne, Meryl, Kristen...oh God, who's the other one? Angelina!" Yes, she forgot Angelina Jolie's name, proving that not everyone is obsessed with Brangelina.
Winslet also evaded calls from producers to wrap her delightfully scattered speech: "'Please wrap up!' You have no idea how much I'm not wrapping up!"
She didn't. Winslet thanked everyone from Richard Yates, who wrote the novel the movie was based off of, and the wardrobe department. What was particularly touching was her tribute to Leonardo Dicaprio, who she starred with in Titanic eleven years ago, and her husband, who directed Revolutionary Road.
It would be very hard to find anyone who didn't fall for Kate as she unraveled during her acceptance speeches.
Congratulations to Kate Winslet, for receiving the recognition you so rightly deserve.
Picture from justjared.com
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