SubscribeDoes Kate Winslet want an Oscar? 'You bet your [expletive] [expletive] I do!'
Over the course of her relatively brief but illustrious career, Kate Winslet has amassed five Academy Award nominations — supporting for "Sense and Sensibility" (1995), lead for "Titanic" (1997), supporting for "Iris" (2001), lead for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004), and lead for "Little Children" (2006) — but, believe it or not, she has never gone home with an Oscar!
This year, Kate the Great has two opportunities to correct the record: She stars in "The Reader" and "Revolutionary Road." Based on her track record, chances are she'll be nominated for at least one performance, and possibly both (one in lead, one in supporting). If this proves to be the case, and she again goes home empty-handed, Winslet will either tie or surpass the late Deborah Kerr (six) as the losing-est actress in Oscars history.
This background makes it all the more fun to read Krista Smith's profile of Winslet in the December edition of Vanity Fair. During the interview that shaped the piece, Smith apparently asked Winslet whether all of the attention surrounding her big year has made her particularly hungry for an Oscar this time around. Winslet's response? Priceless.
"Do I want it? You bet your [expletive] [expletive] I do! I think that people assume that I don't care or don't want it or don't need it or something. It's hard to be there five times, and I'm only human, you know?"
Nice to see a little fire in the belly! Now will someone get this woman an Oscar?!
Photo: Kate Winslet. Credit: China Daily.
Scott Feinberg is a film industry awards analyst. He boasts one of the best track records at projecting the Academy Awards, including a 21 for 24 effort in 2006, first among all pundits according to OscarCentral and Variety. Feinberg, who studied film at Yale University and Brandeis University, is the founder of 
I enjoy her performances. and love her reply! At least she's being honest, and not phony as the others that state that they don't care about the Oscars or whether they win one. Regardless of what they say, or how cool they act towards the awards, they all secretly would love to win one too. Kudos to Kate for not caring who knows, that she would be thrilled to win the prestigious award, and don't care who knows how she feels! I love it!
Posted by: sue | November 10, 2008 at 01:04 PM
Respect for Kate for being terribly honest about this. That's a virtue not many in show business possess.
Posted by: BloodyMary | December 01, 2008 at 07:40 AM