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 Winslet had two critically acclaimed roles in 2008. After reading Justin Haythe's screenplay for "Revolutionary Road", an adaptation of Richard Yates's debut novel, Winslet recommended the project to her husband at the time, the director Sam Mendes, and her "Titanic" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. The film traces the tribulations of a young married couple in 1950s suburban America. Winslet was attracted to the idea of playing a woman whose aspirations had not been met, and she read "The Feminine Mystique" to understand the psychology of unhappy housewives from the era. Mendes encouraged DiCaprio and Winslet to spend time together, and she