Has Jolie gaffe ruined Winslet's Oscar chances?

By Ruth Doherty on Wednesday 28 January 2009

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Kate Winslet may have 'blown her chances' of an Oscar because she forgot Angelina Jolie's name in her Golden Globes acceptance speech, according to veteran film critic Barry Norman.

Norman, the BBC's film critic for 26 years, said the faux pas – where Winslet embarrassingly referred to Jolie as 'the other one' - will not go down well with Academy Award voters in Hollywood.

Discussing the Best Actress Oscar on ITV1's Loose Women, Barry said: 'I really, really hope that Kate Winslet gets it. I think they are all good performances but I think hers is the best.

'But I have a nasty feeling that she has blown her chances with that silly, silly speech at the Golden Globes.'

Although she was honoured at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the '5,000 Oscar voters, most of whom are American', might not be so kind, Norman warned.

'When push comes to shove, Americans will vote for the local boy or local girl rather than the foreigner in normal circumstances.

'It doesn't always work out like that, but I think in this case –"Who's the other one? Who's the other one?" - she forgot Angelina Jolie's name, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the king and queen of Hollywood.

'I have a feeling, and I hope I'm wrong, that enough voters will have been offended by this - unintentional though it was, because I know Kate well and she's a lovely girl, she really is a nice person and the insult was unintentional - but it could work against her and she might lose out for that reason.'

Winslet made the slip-up when she beat Angelina, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Kristin Scott Thomas to the Best Actress Golden Globe gong for her role in Revolutionary Road.

'I'm so sorry Anne, Meryl, Kristin - oh god, who's the other one... Angelina!' she gasped.

Norman said of her speech: 'I think she was tired and emotional. She had already won the Best Supporting Actress award and, I suspect, quite rightly and understandably, she went off with [husband] Sam Mendes, had a couple of glasses of champagne and then to her astonishment was named Best Actress as well. It just took her aback and she did this rather daft speech.'

Kate Winslet is, however, favourite to win the Best Actress Oscar, with Meryl Streep snapping at her heels for her role as a nun in Doubt.

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Surely the awards should be handed out to acknowledge genuine acting talent and nothing to do with speeches? If speeches affect them then the oscars are not worth as much as I thought and I hope Kate wouldn't care very much id she loses out for those reasons!
Comment by Lucy B on January 28 12:58

Sick of Kate Winslet-can't stand to see anything she is in -and yes she looked and sounded stupid making that speech!
Enough already
Comment by lisa on January 28 16:52

OK YES THE AWARDS SHOULD BE HANDED OUT FOR ACTING TALENT BUT BARRY NORMAN IS RIGHT - IT WAS A SILLY, SILLY SPEECH - WINSLET REALLY OVERACTED AND HAS NOW BECOME TO 'LUVVY' FOR WORDS. USE TO ADMIRE HER - NOW I CAN'T TURN NEWS OF QUICK ENOUGH WHEN SHE IS ACCEPTING AN AWARD. TOO MUCH.
Comment by lorely smith on January 28 21:51

Kate is an exceptional actress and worth ten of Angelina. I agree with Lucy B: if the Oscars voters are swayed to choose a lesser artiste just because a better (and generally very sensible) became flustered in her excitement... well, what's the point? Where's the integrity?
Comment by Jane on January 30 10:14