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
Empire Award for Best British Actress being Best British Actor and Best British Director). Winners were voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine. Since its inception, the award has been given to six actress. Kate Winslet had received the most awards in this category with five awards and was nominated on six occasions, more than any other actress. Kate Winslet was the last winner in this category for her role in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". In the list below, winners are listed first in bold, followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards