The Reader (2008 film) date and had his name removed from the credit list. Rudin differed with Harvey Weinstein "because he didn't want to campaign for an Oscar along with "Doubt" and "Revolutionary Road", which also stars Winslet." Winslet won the Best Actress Academy Award for "The Reader". Marc Caro wrote, "Because Winslet couldn't get Best Actress nominations for both movies, the Weinstein Co. shifted her to supporting actress for "The Reader" as a courtesy..." but that it is "... up to [the voters] to place the name in the category that they think is appropriate to the performance", resulting in her receiving more
Kate Winslet in it. While filming, an off-hand comment from the director Diarmuid Lawrence about the likeness between her and the actress who played her mother prompted Winslet to lose weight. She next took on the role of the young daughter of a bankrupt middle-aged man (played by Ray Winstone) in the television sitcom "Get Back" (1992–93). She also had a guest role in a 1993 episode of the medical drama series "Casualty". Winslet was among 175 girls to audition for Peter Jackson's psychological drama "Heavenly Creatures" (1994), and was cast after impressing Jackson with the intensity she brought to her part.