Kate Winslet to this internally decimated woman", and writing for "The Daily Telegraph", Sukhdev Sandhu considered her to be "absolutely fearless here, not just in her willingness to expose herself physically, but her refusal to expose her character psychologically". Winslet received significant awards attention for her performances in "Revolutionary Road" and "The Reader". She won a Golden Globe Award for each of these films, and for the latter, she was awarded the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actress. At age 33, she surpassed her own record as the youngest performer to garner six Oscar nominations. She also became the third
Kate Winslet an agoraphobic single mother, who falls in love with an escaped convict. Describing Adele's character as having "more vulnerability than strength", Winslet found her to be a departure from the strong-willed women she typically played. A scene in the film required her to make a pie, for which she drew on her baking experience from "Mildred Pierce". Critical reception for the film was negative; Chris Nashawaty of "Entertainment Weekly" criticised it as "mawkish and melodramatic" but commended Winslet for adding layers to her passive role. Winslet earned her tenth Golden Globe nomination for it. The novelty of playing a villainous