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Kate Winslet stories: 24 news summaries

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 Kate Winslet 
 Wins $40K in 
 'Body Image' 
 Libel Suit 

Daily Mail lied in saying she lied about exercise, self-acceptance

Nov 3, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Kate Winslet is serious about positive body image—and her crusade is aimed at more than just the impressionable young women of the world. The actress has won $40,000 from the Daily Mail, which reported in January that Winslet lied when she said she was taking a break from... More »

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entertainment • diet • celebrity • lawsuit • exercise • Kate Winslet • women's issues

(Newser) - Liberal politicians in Britain are demanding that advertisers stop altering stars' images, including enhancing Keira Knightley's bust and trimming the muscle from Madonna's arms, reports the Independent. Such alternations put more pressure on teen girls already mortified about their looks, say Liberal Democrats, who are pushing for a bill banning... More »

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bulimia • anorexia • Britain • Madonna • advertisements • Liberal Democrats • King Arthur • Keira Knightley • Kate Winslet • The Duchess • perfection

(Newser) - The last Titanic survivor has died at age 97, with no memory of the disaster but pleased by the attention it brought her, the BBC reports. Millvina Dean was 9 weeks old when the ship sank in 1912 and claimed her father's life, but spared her mother and brother. The... More »

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James Cameron • Leonardo DiCaprio • shipwreck • Titanic • survivors • Kate Winslet

(Newser) - Steaming over an article that called her "the world's most irritating actress," Kate Winslet has sued a British tabloid for libel, the BBC reports. The Oscar winner was "distressed and embarrassed" by the Daily Mail's coverage of an interview in which she discussed her fitness regimen... More »

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entertainment • libel • lawsuit • fitness • Kate Winslet • actress • movie star • Daily Mail • Pilates • Elle

 Hef Wants Winslet in Playboy 

Actress won't go nude for films, but didn't mention magazines

Feb 23, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Kate Winslet may not want to get naked onscreen anymore—but Hugh Hefner thinks the oft-nude actress would look great in print, the Sun reports. The Playboy magnate offered the actress, who recently swore off disrobing for future roles, a cover spot, complete with a nude spread inside the magazine.... More »

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nudity • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • Kate Winslet • Oscars • nude

 Best and Worst of Oscar Night 

Funny and un-funny moments abound at ceremony

Feb 23, 09 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscar night was filled with highs and lows, from the predictably inspirational moments when Kate Winslet finally won and Heath Ledger’s family received his posthumous award, to the cheap shot of producers cutting to Angelina Jolie’s face during Jennifer Aniston’s presenter speech. More from the Los Angeles ... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Academy Awards • awards • award show • Jennifer Aniston • Heath Ledger • Ben Stiller • Sean Penn • Bill Maher • Joaquin Phoenix • movies • Jessica Biel • Pineapple Express • Kate Winslet • Hugh Jackman • Oscars • Bill Maher Grid

 Winslet: 
 No More Nudity 


Feb 19, 09 7:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Kate Winslet has never been shy about removing her clothes in film, from her breakthrough in Titanic to her current role in The Reader. But the 33-year-old tells Time that those days may be behind her. "I think I won't do it again," she says. "A) I... More »

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Hollywood • nudity • movies • Kate Winslet • actress

 Naked Stars Win 
 'Anatomy Awards' 

Oscar-nominated Winslet, Tomei among winners

Feb 19, 09 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Forget the Academy Awards: Nominated actresses Marisa Tomei and Kate Winslet have already nabbed an Anatomy Award for their skin-tillating roles, the New York Daily News reports. Celeb nudity site MrSkin.com awarded Tomei “Best Oscar-Nominated Nudity,” while Winslet can boast the “Lifetime Skinchievement Award.” Other... More »

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nudity • awards • celebrity • Kim Kardashian • Kate Winslet • nude • actress • Marisa Tomei • Anna Faris

OPINION

 Nate Silver Turns 
 Crystal Ball 
 on Oscars 

After number-crunching, Slumdog is tops

Feb 16, 09 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - FiveThirtyEight.com stats-cruncher extraordinaire Nate Silver shifts his sights from politics to the Oscars in New York magazine. He compiled data from 30 years of Academy Awards to discover the best predictors of success, and found that other awards (SAGs, Golden Globes) carry the most weight. Genre is also key;... More »

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Academy Awards • film • award show • Heath Ledger • predictions • Mickey Rourke • Kate Winslet • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire



 Winslet's 
 Oscar Bid 
 Battered by 
 Nazi Furor 


'Nazi porn' asks use to 'empathize with mass murderer'

Feb 15, 09 8:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Mounting criticism of The Reader as an apologia for the Nazis is seriously undermining Kate Winslet's chances for an Oscar, reports the Telegraph. Critics have blasted the film as "Nazi porn," and the author of a book on Hitler charged in a recent article in Slate that it... More »

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Academy Awards • Germany • concentration camp • award show • BAFTA • movies • Nazis • Kate Winslet • The Reader • films • Oscars

(Newser) - The Reader is an “incoherent, exculpatory film” that offers false redemption for "ordinary Germans" involved in the Holocaust through a tired trope and far too much nudity, Ron Rosenbaum writes in Slate. The industry has already erred deeply by nominating the film and Kate Winslet’s performance... More »

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Academy Awards • film • Holocaust • Kate Winslet • The Reader • Oscars • Best Picture • redemption • Stephen Daldry

Slumdog, Winslet Scoop
BAFTA Honors

Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon lag
as Oscars near

Feb 9, 09 2:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Kate Winslet and Slumdog Millionaire won big at last night's BAFTA ceremony—one more sign that the actress and film are steaming toward Oscar wins, reports the Independent. Here's the line up for the British awards:
  • Winslet won Best Actress for The Reader, competing against her own second nomination
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Hollywood • film • Heath Ledger • BAFTA • Mickey Rourke • Kate Winslet • Slumdog Millionaire • Frost/Nixon

OPINION

 Winslet Embraces 
 Hot Accessory: 
 Cleavage 

Telegraph's Fashion Director speculates on Winselet's outfit for BAFTA

Feb 5, 09 2:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Kate Winslet's new approach to awards-season fashion hasn't escaped notice, Hilary Alexander writes in the Telegraph. "Ms. Winslet’s breasts have become so important they are starting to take on a life of their own," the newspaper's fashion director observes. The double Golden Globe winner (supply your own... More »

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fashion • Narciso Rodriguez • award show • BAFTA • Kate Winslet • Revolutionary Road • The Reader

 Winslet Recalls Teen Trial: 
 Dad's Pay Phone 

Dad's tactics threw off her dating routine, actress says

Feb 4, 09 12:48 PM CST
(Newser) - When Kate Winslet was growing up, her dad knew how to keep her from gabbing on the telephone all night: He installed a pay phone in their house. "He would pick up the extension and sigh and tut down the line when I was talking to boyfriends," says... More »

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telephone • pay phones • Kate Winslet • The Reader

 Streep, Penn Win SAG Honors 


Jan 25, 09 9:48 PM CST
(AP) - Meryl Streep and Sean Penn took lead-acting honors tonight at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, she for Doubt and he for Milk. The prize for overall cast went to the rags-to-riches saga Slumdog Millionaire, while Heath Ledger and Kate Winslet took supporting honors for The Dark Knight and The Reader.... More »

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Alec Baldwin • awards • Tina Fey • award show • Meryl Streep • Heath Ledger • Sean Penn • Screen Actors Guild • Kate Winslet

 Top Celeb Power Couples 

Brangelina have some stiff competition

Jan 24, 09 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Brad and Angelina's Oscar nods have confirmed their status as Earth's top power couple, Ben Kaplan writes in the National Post. But they better watch out for these contenders:
  • Sacha Baron Cohen & Isla Fisher: Borat’s alter-ego has a Bruno film on way, and Fisher’s red locks
... More »

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Barack Obama • Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Tom Cruise • Michelle Obama • Katie Holmes • celebrity • Beyonce • Sacha Baron Cohen • Isla Fisher • couples • Jay-Z • Kate Winslet • Sam Mendes

 Brangelina Just
 Happy to (Both)
 Be Nominated 

Pitt's Benjamin Button scores 13 Oscar nods; Jolie scores for Changeling

Jan 22, 09 4:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Oscar was kind to Brangelina today, with both halves of the power couple landing nominations, People reports. Brad Pitt received a best actor nod for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, while Angelina Jolie is in the best actress running for Changeling. “I’m especially happy for David Fincher,... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Academy Awards • award show • Meryl Streep • Brangelina • Changeling • Kate Winslet • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • Oscars

(AP) - Heath Ledger has won the supporting-actor Golden Globe nearly a year after his death, earning the prize for his diabolical turn as the Joker in the Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight, the AP reports. The robot romance WALL-E won for best animated film today, while Kate Winslet won the... More »

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awards • award show • Bruce Springsteen • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Golden Globes • Kate Winslet

 Slumdog Wins Big  
 at Critics' Choice

Heath Ledger receives posthumous award

Jan 9, 09 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at the Critics' Choice Awards last night, taking home five trophies, including best film and best director (Danny Boyle), MTV News reports. Heath Ledger, meanwhile, continued his posthumous honors, picking up best supporting actor (and a standing ovation) for his turn as the Joker... More »

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awards • celebrity • award show • The Dark Knight • Meryl Streep • Heath Ledger • Sean Penn • foreign film • Anne Hathaway • Kate Winslet • The Reader • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire • Milk • Rachel Getting Married

analysis

 Hollywood, Lay Off the 'Burbs 

Hating on the suburbs is the cheapest, easiest move in art

Dec 28, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Revolutionary Road, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, “is the latest entry in a long stream of art that portrays the American suburbs as the physical correlative to spiritual and mental death,” Lee Siegel writes in the Washington Post. Everyone from Allen Ginsberg to Sylvia Plath has given... More »

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Hollywood • Leonardo DiCaprio • film • art • literature • Weeds • suburbs • Allen Ginsberg • Kate Winslet • Revolutionary Road

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