From the star who never wins, a gushing thank-you speech that never ends.

AS she tearfully explained, she has a habit of not winning.

Which is probably why Kate Winslet was so determined to soak up every second of glory as she accepted her two Golden Globe awards.

Unfortunately she could barely get her words out for crying.

But that didn’t stop the 33-year-old British actress from delivering two of the most rambling, tearful and gushing speeches after winning best supporting actress and best actress awards at the Los Angeles ceremony.

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Kate Winslet wins and reveals the joys of blotting papers. Laura Dern wins and revisits her 1980s-hair past.

Here’s a rundown of the night’s backstage doings—and sayings:

5:20 p.m.: “I feel surprised…I feel relieved. I’ve been nervous all day,” says Winslet, who still looks jittery. One’s first major Hollywood award ever after a bajillion nominations will do that to one, apparently, and to Winslet, specifically.

• When Winslet accepted her award, she opened her purse, revealing to the camera what appeared to be two pieces of paper. Were they two acceptance speeches, one for The Reader and one for Revolutionary Road, for which she’s up for Best Drama Actress? Has the award-deprived Winslet come fully armed tonight? Yes, in a way. In the makeup department.

“They were blotting papers,” Winslet tells me. “It wasn’t a second speech. No further expectations.”

• Blotting papers are papers used to, yes, blot. If you must know the nitty-gritty details, they’re used to blot residue from your face. If your oily face has never heard of them, you’ve got company. “Somebody told me about them tonight,” blotting-paper convert Winslet reports.

Source:  E! Online

In Sunday’s Golden Globes, Kate wins the Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for The Reader.

Also the Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture for Revolutionary Road.

– Said she was “shocked” as she had “a habit of not winning things”.
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SOURCE:  BBC Ceefax, Sky News