Why Kate Winslet Needs to Stop Being so Modest
Kate Winslet’s “Why, me?” routine at the Golden Globes is unnecessary when she’s already won three previously – no male actor would be so humble
12 Jan 2016
Himself, my resident film critic, told me that the best reason to see the recent Steve Jobs movie was Kate Winslet’s performance as a dowdy marketing executive. So complete is Winslet’s transformation that it takes you a while to identify the woman behind the owlish specs.
Kate Winslet and Michael Fassbender in “Steve jobs”.
No great shock, then, when the British star’s name was read out at the Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress. Unfortunately, it seemed to come like a bolt from the blue for Winslet, who stood shocked and breathless at the podium. “I’m really extremely surpised and overwhelmed,” she quailed. “Oh, sorry, just take a minute. Sorry. Is this really happening? Is this really happening?”
Yes, dear Kate, it is.
Kate Winslet accepting her golden globe.
Here’s the thing. You are the most gifted actress of your generation, a rare chameleon, forsooth; Britain’s answer to Meryl Streep. You have won an Oscar, three previous Golden Globes, several Baftas and an entire mantelpiece of glittering trophies. Tearful expressions of astonishment every time you win an award no longer come across as charmingly modest.
They just look ridiculous. You are 40 years’ old. You look bloody marvellous. You have an astonishing track record. No male actor of your stature would stand there doing a “What… little me? Are you quite sure?” routine. They would take it as their due.
So should you.
Kate Winslet’s “Why, me?” routine at the Golden Globes is unnecessary when she’s already won three previously – no male actor would be so humble
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