Finally!

At last! 6th time lucky and finally Ms. Winslet gets the Oscar she has longed deserved. I haven’t seen either of her current movies (it’s on my to-do list) but there couldn’t really have been any doubt that she wouldn’t win.

She has been one of my favourite actresses since I saw her first movie; Heavenly Creatures. It was directed by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) and so I will always have a soft spot for him too. For those who haven’t heard of or seen it – you must!

Her acceptance speech was so good and it made me cry. I would have to say her speech was the second best of the night after Dustin Lance Black, who wrote the screenplay for the movie Milk. Inspiring on so many levels and straight from the heart, his speech surpassed all.